Happy as a Lamb

A fun way to explore emotions with 2–5-year-olds through play

Author: Teresa Bellón and Mama Makes Books Series: Choose Your Mood Board Books

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A positive and energetic way for 2-to-5 year olds to recognise their emotions and lift their mood. The fun, animated characters cleverly and simply visualise different emotions so children can identify their own. There are cues underneath the puzzle pieces which encourage children to express their feelings fostering good mental health through play.

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These Choose Your Mood Puzzle Books are a fun, interactive way for young children to recognise their emotions and feelings, using double-sided puzzle pieces that fit together for extra fun. Teresa Bellón's characters cleverly and simply visualise the moods and feelings so children can identify their own. There are cues underneath the puzzle pieces encouraging children to express positive feelings, or turn negative feelings into more positive ones, and the puzzle pieces offer parents and carers a tool to open conversations to foster good mental health through play. Are you as HAPPY as a lamb, or as GRUMPY as a goat? Happy as a Lamb focuses on emotions those physical, reactive emotions, such as joy, anger, sadness, excitement and fear. Its companion Brave as a Lion focuses on feelings such as feeling brave, shy, tired or upset. The cues encourage children to imitate an animal jump around like a spring lamb or roar like a lion using humour, exercise, mindfulness or breathing techniques to turn negative feelings into a more positive mindset. AGES: 2 to 5 AUTHOR: Mama Makes Books is a small, independent publishing company founded in 2020, producing books for newborns to eight-year-olds. We make books with love for children and the planet. We know that the early years matter and want our books to add value to children's lives. We endeavour to be a carbon-neutral company, ethical, sustainable, charitable and inclusive. Teresa Bellón is a Spanish illustrator with bold, bright, humorous style. She is influenced by Nordic and Portuguese artists, as well as her own city of Madrid. She has illustrated many books from baby books to Pablo Picasso in the bestselling Little People, Big Dreams series (Frances Lincoln). SELLING POINTS: . An on-trend theme with high demand . Each book focuses on 10 emotions or feelings . The books are fun and physical! . Humorous, animated characters visually express the emotion to enable young children to identify their own . The sturdy puzzle pieces are interchangeble from book to book

Critic Reviews

A really clever board book ... enabling communication about feelings which feels fun and has a toy-esque quality that children will love ... Highly recommend.

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With a unique and interactive puzzle-piece feature and sweet illustrations, this is a fun and playful board book that encourages healthy conversations around emotions and communication.

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About the Author

Teresa Bellón is a Spanish illustrator with bold, bright, humorous style. She is influenced by Nordic and Portuguese artists, as well as her own city of Madrid. She has illustrated many books from baby books to Pablo Picasso in the bestselling Little People, Big Dreams series (Frances Lincoln).