Theo's Mood: A Book of Feelings

by Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Maryann Cocca-Leffler (Illustrator)

Overview

The Best Children's Books of the Year 2014, Bank Street College

On "Mood Monday," students describe their moods after the weekend. But Theo doesn't know what to say because he has a new baby sister and is feeling so many emotions all at once.

It's Mood Monday and Miss Cady's class is sharing how they feel after the weekend. But Theo doesn’t know whether he’s in a good mood or a bad mood. He has a new baby sister, and he isn’t just happy like Eric who got a new bike or sad like April who lost her dog. As Theo’s classmates discuss all their feelings, he realizes he’s not in a good mood or a bad mood—he’s both those things!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807577844
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	03/01/2023
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Maryann Cocca-Leffler has been a passionate disability rights advocate since the birth of her daughter Janine. Maryann is also an award-winning author and illustrator of over sixty books for children, including We Want to Go to School!, Same Way Ben, and Theo's Mood. She lives and works on the coast of Maine.

Maryann Cocca-Leffler has been a passionate disability rights advocate since the birth of her daughter Janine. Maryann is also an award-winning author and illustrator of over sixty books for children, including We Want to Go to School!, Same Way Ben, and Theo's Mood. She lives and works on the coast of Maine.

Editorial Reviews

The Best Children's Books of the Year 2014, Bank Street College

"Cocca-Leffler's friendly mixed-media illustrations telegraph each child's emotions clearly, and her story underscores the idea that good and bad moods aren't mutually exclusive."—Publishers Weekly

"The situations his classmates describe are all easily relatable for preschoolers, and the bold, playful illustrations make the moods recognizable and the characters distinct."—Foreword Reviews

"It's refreshing to see that his classmates are supportive and help him to understand that mixed emotions are part of being a big brother. It's also refreshing that the children are encouraged to express their feelings, both positive and negative."—School Library Journal

"Both the text and the bright, expressive illustrations focus squarely on Theo and his friends, with a developmentally appropriate, low priority on the baby…Cocca-Leffler once again demonstrates her understanding of small children and the complexities of their emotions."—Kirkus Reviews

"The new-brother storyline adds a nice framework to the typical grocery list of feelings, and the storyline helpfully results in each mood's getting more than one possible motivation."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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