When I Feel Sad
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2002 · Est. 2 min read-aloud

When I Feel Sad

By Cornelia Maude Spelman, Kathy Parkinson (Illustrator)

Part of the The Way I Feel series

A little guinea pig learns that sadness is temporary.

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24 pages· 234 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud
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A little guinea pig navigates the cloudy feeling of sadness when left out or unheard. As she encounters others' sadness, she discovers that these feelings don't last forever. Will she find comfort and joy again?

From the publisher

Sometimes I feel sad. I feel sad when someone won’t let me play, or when I really want to tell about something and nobody listens. When someone else is sad, I feel sad, too…Sad is a cloudy, tired feeling. Nothing seems fun when I feel sad. Children will take comfort in this story. Readers will recognize similiar experiences in their own lives as this little guinea pig describes feeling sad when someone is cross or when something bad happens. Eventually our heroine realizes that feeling sad doesn’t last forever.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
24
Words
234
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD450L
Themes & topics
Books about feelings and emotionsBooks about social themesBooks about mice, hamster, guinea pigs, etc.Books about emotionsBooks about sadness
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
1.9
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
66806
Publication
Published
January 1, 2002
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780807588994

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