The Feel Good Book
by Todd Parr
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Author: Todd ParrEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-05-01
ISBN: 0316155659
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Book Reviews of The Feel Good Book
Book Review: THE FEEL GOOD BOOK
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a Kindergarten teacher, and I use "The Feel Good Book" for a Health lesson. This book is so motivating, and it's excitingly colorful with fantastic pictures that go along with the mentioned feeling on that page. The illustrations look child drawn and really catch your eye. If possible, the children and I act out the gesture after reading each page. For example, the second page states that "Eating carrots with a bunny feels good"; the students and I would pretend to eat carrots and smile. If the children know the words that I am reading, I allow them to join me (children love to read along with a teacher!). After the book is read, we recall and retell what made the characters in the book feel good. I then ask them what makes them feel good. They are to hold that thought in their mind and write it on paper and draw/color a supporting illustration. I then collect all of the student's papers, and put together our class' very own feel good book!
Summary of The Feel Good Book
In an ideal world, a primer on feeling good just wouldn't be necessary.But thankfully, the jubilantly goofy Todd Parr knows that we could all use a tipor two from time to time, no matter how old we are.Just as he did in Do's andDon'ts, The OkayBook, and his other titles (16 and counting), Parr keeps it supersimple, with fat lines, bold colors, and a repetitively cheery, often sillymessage. His words get some smiles here and there ("Brushing your hair with alion feels good," "Making sounds like a monkey feels good"), but it's thevibrant, uncluttered, kid-style illustrations and the way that Parr juxtaposesthem with the text that makes this book such fun. "Making a new friend"accompanies a fat, happy pig holding hands with a skunk sporting a thin redsmile; "Watching your grandma and grandpa dance feels good" sits above a coupleof funky, freaky grandparents doing a dance that can only be described as "theKeith Haring."Parr closes the book a little philosophically, with a handwritten "Love, Todd"note: "It feels good to think about all the things that make you feel good.Rubbing my dog's tummy makes me feels good--and him, too. What things make youfeel good?" In a kids' book, it's easy for simple to become simplyinsubstantial, but Parr's enthusiasm carries the day--and if you can bemade to feel good, you will. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul HughesIn an ideal world, a primer on feeling good just wouldn't be necessary. But thankfully, the jubilantly goofy Todd Parr knows that we could all use a tip or two from time to time, no matter how old we are.
Just as he did in Do's and Don'ts, The Okay Book, and his other titles (16 and counting), Parr keeps it super simple, with fat lines, bold colors, and a repetitively cheery, often silly message. His words get some smiles here and there ("Brushing your hair with a lion feels good," "Making sounds like a monkey feels good"), but it's the vibrant, uncluttered, kid-style illustrations and the way that Parr juxtaposes them with the text that makes this book such fun. "Making a new friend" accompanies a fat, happy pig holding hands with a skunk sporting a thin red smile; "Watching your grandma and grandpa dance feels good" sits above a couple of funky, freaky grandparents doing a dance that can only be described as "the Keith Haring."
Parr closes the book a little philosophically, with a handwritten "Love, Todd" note: "It feels good to think about all the things that make you feel good. Rubbing my dog's tummy makes me feels good--and him, too. What things make you feel good?" In a kids' book, it's easy for simple to become simply insubstantial, but Parr's enthusiasm carries the day--and if you can be made to feel good, you will. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes
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