Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs: A Kid’s Menu of Feelings by Marc Nemiroff and Jane Annunziata
Short Summary
Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs: A Kid’s Menu of Feelings by Marc Nemiroff and Jane Annunziata is a fun, practical guide to help children recognise, understand, and manage a wide range of emotions. Written by psychologists, it uses creative food-themed analogies and simple strategies to help kids handle feelings in healthy ways.
Age Group
Suitable for children aged 4 to 8 years.
Topics Discussed
Feelings
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What this book is about
- Shy Spaghetti and Excited Eggs is written by two child psychologists, making it both engaging and developmentally sound.
- Uses cooking and food metaphors to describe a variety of emotions, from shyness and nervousness to excitement and fear.
- Goes beyond naming emotions by offering practical suggestions for managing them – for example, drawing a picture when feeling angry to help release the emotion.
- Provides parents and carers with ready-to-use strategies for supporting their child’s emotional regulation.
- Encourages children to recognise what they’re feeling, understand why, and choose a helpful action to deal with it.
- Large format with vibrant illustrations makes it appealing for group reading or one-on-one conversations.
- A versatile tool for home or classroom use, supporting emotional literacy and resilience.
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