Mixed Feelings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
From acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck comes a validating and heartfelt feelings book like none other.
This exploration of mixed and wide-ranging emotions is presented in illustrated vignettes and beautifully articulate text. Each spread portrays a specific scenario involving a child and a phrase that reminds readers (young and old) that not all feelings can be summed up in a single word, or occur singularly. The text “Mostly happy but a little sad” accompanies a child leaving for the beach, but waving goodbye to his dog. “Like I’m trying hard to have fun” shows a child at a loud party, covering their ears. In her trademark style and funny-because-it’s-real approach, Finck has created a deeply insightful book on feelings that validates the way we all experience the world.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sure, it's possible to experience unbridled enthusiasm, raw anger, and absolute bliss. But many emotions, Finck (You Broke It!) smartly asserts through minimal text and a series of squiggly-inked, spot-colored vignettes, are a mixed bag. On an opening page, one child is "mostly happy" to be heading out for what looks like a beach day, "but a little sad" about leaving the family dog behind. Another kid feels "stuck inside" as a storm rages outdoors, but is also "getting cozy" thanks to a couch pillow fort. Yet another is "mad at so many things" (people, animals, a sweater, and even a chair)—"and maybe also a little bit hungry." Some spreads play off the central premise by focusing on the jumble of fleeting feelings we all experience, including "just in the mood to pretend to be a horse" and a fervent "like no one ever listens to me." Life, the book assures, is like that: even when one may not "know the words" for a feeling, emotions come and go and blend together. But each one is valid, and discerning them can be part of the experience. Characters are portrayed with a range of skin tones. Ages 3–5.
