Emotions in
Motion
by Rose Stanley, illustrated by Lisa Allen (Starfish Bay Children’s Books)
PB
RRP $14.99
ISBN
9780994100290
Reviewed
by Leigh Owen
Emotions in
Motion
is a picture concept book suitable for sharing with 4-8 year olds. On each
double page spread an emotion is assigned a colour, a face and a feeling. Rose
Stanley’s descriptions of feelings are particularly insightful and imaginative:
Confusion feels like walking in a maze of
trees that all look the same.
Ten
emotions, both positive and negative, are covered.
Lisa
Allen’s illustrations are simple yet show some delightful details that children
will love to spot (look out for the dragon).The sweet line-drawn characters
clearly convey facial expressions and colour washes are either soft or vibrant,
to complement each feeling.
There
are exercises and discussion points in the back of the book; however, a more
natural approach would be to talk about each concept as read. The use of the
‘colour wheel’ at the end of the book doesn’t seem to add value to the core
topic of emotions. Also the colour for ‘Peace’ is somewhat inaccurate – that
is, stated as bright, sky blue but more of pastel green in the main illustration and wheel. This might be confusing for children still
learning their colours.
The
value of this book lies it its capacity to promote discussion in which children
can verbalise their own feelings and begin to understand the strange and
sometimes overwhelming forces that are emotions.
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