num_pages: 32
description: Freewheeling! Full of feelings! Traveling near and far. HONK if you see me. I'm a moody moody car! Hop in and ride along as our auto-friends personify the twists and turns of feelings. This rhyming picture book shares various expressive classic cars and invites readers to figure out the emotions from excited to angry and more behind the facial expressions. This is a playful approachable way to teach kids about feelings and emotions and to develop an essential skill as kids travel along in their social world.An answer key in the back to help readers identify all of these moody moody cars; included are a 1956 Jaguar XK-0 a 1948 Delahaye a 1959 Buick Electra a 1965 A.C. Cobra a 1938 Delage Coupe a 1956 Buick Centurion a 1955 Indianapolis a 1938 Bugatti 57SC a 1939 Buick Model 40 and a 1929 DuPont LeMans. Why Kids Need Moody Moody CarsYoung children deal with many of the same emotions that adults do. Children get angry sad frustrated nervous happy or embarrassed but they often don't have the words to talk about how they're feeling. Instead they sometimes act out these emotions in very physical and inappropriate ways. Parents and teachers can use Moody Moody Cars to help their children understand and express their emotions in healthy ways. Being able to read emotions in ourselves and others is like having a GPS for life.Research tells us that children who are better at understanding facial expressions of emotions are One study found that children's ability to interpret facial emotions at five years of age predicts how well they do socially and academically--even four years later (Izard et al. 2001).Research also shows that talking about feelings practicing labeling them and discussing their causes can help children increase their understanding of emotions in themselves and others (Yuill &amp; Little 2018).In this quirky joyful picture book classic automobiles come alive to express a range of feelings from excited to angry. Young readers their parents and teachers can simply admire some really cool cars or they can also dive deeper into the engine of emotional understanding that helps drive us all toward personal well-being healthy relationships and educational progress.
language: English
title: Moody Moody Cars
publisher: Magination Press