Title: Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day

Author: Jaime Lee Curtis

Illustrator: Laura Cornell

Genre: Mood & Emotion Book

Theme(s): Understanding moods/emotions & SEL

Opening line/Sentence: “Today I feel silly.”

Brief Book Summary: A young girl talks about the various moods that she feels and why she is feeling a particular way. The young girl's mother is present in most of the scenarios and she is there to help and support the young girl.

Response to two professional reviews: The Kirkus and Coghlan reviews both talked about the main character just wants her feelings to be validated, understood, and made clear that everyone feels a wide variety of emotions every day. The mother is in many of the scenarios posed in the book to comfort and validate how the little girl is feeling at a particular moment. Through the rhyming and different illustrated faces that the little girl makes throughout the story helps the reader understand how she expresses her emotions.

Tell Me Framework:

Like(s): Throughout the story the young girl's feelings are validated and she is taught that it is alright to feel what she is feeling.

Dislike(s): In some of the illustrations there is so much going on that it sometimes is distracting and takes away from the story.

Pattern(s): The last word in each sentence on a page rhymes with either the last word in the following sentence or every other sentence.

Puzzle(s): How old is the young girl in the book supposed to be?

Consideration of Instruction Application: An activity that can be done while reading the book is the use of thought provoking questions like, show me the type of face that you would make if you felt angry, sad, happy, confused, silly, etc? This will get the children engaged during the read aloud and makes them think about what they might look like if they are feeling a certain emotion and to be more interactive the teacher could even give each child a small mirror to see themselves in. A teacher can also create an emotion chart for each child in the classroom and every day they can either draw how they are feeling or put a sticker next to the mood/emotion they are feeling.

This book is tricky. It's so important to help kiddos identify feelings and it highlights some great emotions. They wheely thing at the end that the children can move is great. But some of the topics were inappropriate for young children (boyfriends? Crushes? Do we need to introduce that?) and at the same time the language was way too young for elementary school age children. My preschooler was confused by a number of pages. I don't love it as much as some books that introduce feelings, but overall it's handy to have in the mix.

I would consider this book one of my all time favorites. It's no more than a children's book with an awesome message- It's okay to feel crazy feelings!!! :) I'm also drawn to the cute little curly haired redhead, I see my future little girl looking similar to this bubbly child.

This is a fun and educational book that shows the thoughts and feelings of a little girl and how these emotions feel. I think this is a great book to use in the classroom when discussing emotions as this can open the floor to conversations on how best to work through our feelings or things that may make us feel a certain way.

Christian gave me this book for Christmas after we were engaged as a gag gift. When Christian called my dad to let my dad know he was going to propose, my dad's reply was "You do know she's really moody, right?" My kids love to read it too and I really like the illustrations. And if you notice, my avitar comes from this book.

Author Jamie Lee Curtis and Illustrator Laura Cornell, create a book that helps children understand and grasp what they might be feeling inside. The book follows a little girl in her day to day life. She starts of her day feeling silly and ready for anything. Then the next day, it gets a little little bad and sad. I mean her best-friend tattled! The little girl’s routine is never the same! As the days go by, she starts to realize that no matter the feeling’s she has everything will be okay! The main theme throughout the book is, being able to recognize what you are feeling inside. Personally, I enjoyed the book because it was hilarious. It was also very relatable because let’s face it, we are all kind of moody. I like the fact that with each page’s mood, the illustration would match that feeling. For example, when she was mad, most of the page was a moody red. I would recommend this book because it is relatable to all ages. The book could also be used in instruction when a class is learning about feelings and how to handle them.

I was a bit skeptical because Mom said this was written by an actress/yogurt spokesperson, but it was truly excellent! Just the right mix of silly and poignant. I found it an excellent gateway to sharing my emotions with my parents through some good old fashioned yelling. -M

This book contains HEAVY and non discrete themes of grooming and is not suitable to be read to CHILDREN. As a child who grew up reading Jamies books I am so disappointed and disgusted with the themes of this book. There is literally an image of a grown man saying “yummy” while watching a child perform. Vile.

Such a cute book! I remember being read this book when I was little and i loved it. I think it is such a good book to read to children because it talks about different kinds of emotions that you may have which is good for students to learn about and understand. This illustrations in this book are so fun which will be really engaging for students. Also I love how at the end it has the insert where you can change her expressions to represent how you are feeling.

I enjoy the many emotions this book describes, as well as reminding us that it's okay to feel all of these emotions at times. I also like how there's a wheel at the end of the book to make your own face of the emotion you're feeling for that day. This helps children reflect on their own emotions and can bring forth a conversation about their feelings.
Topics: emotions, family life, self-image, friendships, fights, responsibilities, school activities, it's okay to feel emotions, reflection on own emotions.

This book is a good introduction book into feelings and emotions. I liked the illustrations and how the author made you pay attention. I dont think it was diverse enough to explain emotions and how some are natural. I feel like this book would make my child ask more questions about different feelings and emotions.

Great book for ASD kids or kids that struggle with understanding the concept of feelings. The last page is interactive as it shows the way our faces look when we are excited, sad, cheerful etc.

Can be a good book for preschools/kindergarten story time at school or in the library setting, or to buy if your child is seeing a psychologist, and even if the child is having trouble conveying how they feel.