For this week’s Butler Bookshelf, we’re looking at picture books about feelings. These stories in our collection tackle the realities of emotions, and give young readers a blueprint for how to deal with their own feelings. Our feature pick is The Boy and the Flame by Beatrice Blue. Lucien loves staying in his room, where nothing ever changes. But when he meets a glowing ember that grows into a flame, it travels with him through the seasons, and shows him that change is a natural part of life, and is something to be celebrated, not feared.

Check out more picture books about feelings and emotions below!

The Boy and the Flame
Beatrice Blue
The Quarto Group/Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
Available now!

Bear Worries
Natalia Shaloshvili
The Quarto Group/Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
Available now!

Because of a Shoe
Julie Fogliano
Illustrated by Marla Frazee
Random House Children’s Books/Alfred A. Knopf
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Men Cry
Joan Turu
Charlesbridge
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The Cloud that Stuck
Karen Krossing
Illustrated by Dorothy Leung
Charlesbridge
Available now!