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Practical, engaging and incredibly powerful!

I am a Licensed Clinical Counselor. What Jessica has created in this guide is probably one of the most useful activity books out there! I have purchased A LOT of books around similar topics and this is my favorite by far.

– The Champions

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Great Activity Book

I love that the activities are prompted and very easy to follow. Every student is unique and it’s our job to make sure they all feel loved and valued. I love the different word choices as well to help expand their vocabulary for each feeling/emotion.

– MsPowellTeaches

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Absolutely FANTASTIC!

As a mom of a daughter who is autistic, the way this book is written and presented is WONDERFUL for her as she struggles with reading others’ emotions as well as how to handle her big, and oftentimes scary, emotions. I can’t recommend it enough.

– Hannah Stansel

Verified Purchase Amazon Review

Practical, engaging and incredibly powerful!

I am a Licensed Clinical Counselor. What Jessica has created in this guide is probably one of the most useful activity books out there! I have purchased A LOT of books around similar topics and this is my favorite by far.

– The Champions

Verified Purchase Amazon Review

Great Activity Book

I love that the activities are prompted and very easy to follow. Every student is unique and it’s our job to make sure they all feel loved and valued. I love the different word choices as well to help expand their vocabulary for each feeling/emotion.

– MsPowellTeaches

Verified Purchase Amazon Review

Absolutely FANTASTIC!

As a mom of a daughter who is autistic, the way this book is written and presented is WONDERFUL for her as she struggles with reading others’ emotions as well as how to handle her big, and oftentimes scary, emotions. I can’t recommend it enough.

– Hannah Stansel

Verified Purchase Amazon Review

About the Book

Roaring, grumping, knots in tummies. Making sense of big feelings can be tricky, and kids are not meant to figure it out alone. Riley the Brave and his safe big critters are here to help.

This activity book features 60+ engaging activities and trauma-sensitive strategies that support children as they learn about big MAD, SAD, and SCARED feelings, what is happening in their brains, and what helps in the moment. Through playful prompts, movement, reflection, and creativity, children build understanding and practical skills they can use again and again.

Bright illustrations and familiar characters guide children through prickly porcupine moments, timid turtle moments, and all the feelings in between. Activities are designed to meet children where they are and invite participation without pressure.

An introduction for grown-ups explains how to use the book with intention and flexibility. Inside, you’ll find a mix of games, printable masks, colorful cards, word searches, action plans, and hands-on tools that work one-on-one or in group settings. Built-in lesson ideas and frequent “Try This!” sections make it easy to adapt for home, classrooms, counseling spaces, and small groups.

A practical, strengths-based resource for parents, educators, counselors, and anyone supporting children with big feelings

Loved By

Parents & Caregivers

Makes brain-based strategies accessible through activities children enjoy and return to.

Educators

Provides ready-to-use activities that support regulation, emotional understanding, and connection without adding extra prep.

Counselors

Blends playful engagement with clinical insight in ways that feel accessible and respectful.

Practical & Strength-Based

Ideal for children exploring big emotions and the adults supporting them

Big feelings are information

Emotions like anger, sadness, and fear are signals from the brain and body, not behaviors to shut down or fix.

Big feelings are information

Emotions like anger, sadness, and fear are signals from the brain and body, not behaviors to shut down or fix.

Language shapes understanding

Consistent, child-friendly language helps kids make sense of their inner experience and communicate more clearly.

Language shapes understanding

Consistent, child-friendly language helps kids make sense of their inner experience and communicate more clearly.

Connection builds confidence

Feeling understood and supported strengthens trust, resilience, and a child’s belief that they can handle big feelings.Children learn strategies through supported experiences, not demands for self-control before they are ready.

Connection builds confidence

Feeling understood and supported strengthens trust, resilience, and a child’s belief that they can handle big feelings.

Skills travel beyond the page

The goal is carryover so children learn strategies they can use at home, at school, and in everyday moments.

Skills travel beyond the page

The goal is carryover so children learn strategies they can use at home, at school, and in everyday moments.

A Must Have!

This guide is the best thing I have purchased in my career as a counselor that works with kids. It’s filled to the brim with activities that are easy to understand and teach to them and their caregivers (and adults clients too!). I learned more in this guide than in the many trainings I spent hundreds of dollars on where I walked away just wanting something I could use in session. With this one purchase, I had exercises galore immediately! Highly recommend, what a gem!

– P Louie – Amazon Verified Purchase Review

A Must Have!

This guide is the best thing I have purchased in my career as a counselor that works with kids. It’s filled to the brim with activities that are easy to understand and teach to them and their caregivers (and adults clients too!). I learned more in this guide than in the many trainings I spent hundreds of dollars on where I walked away just wanting something I could use in session. With this one purchase, I had exercises galore immediately! Highly recommend, what a gem!

– P Louie – Amazon Verified Purchase Review

Calm moments begin with the right tools

Calm moments begin with the right tools

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So helpful for fostered/adopted daughter!

Because she was already familiar with Riley the Brave from the author’s other work, my 10-year-old dove right into this workbook. Immediately she began sharing feelings with us she hadn’t shared before. There are activities that use scissors, glue, art, writing, drawing, etc. and I can see her self-regulate as she works through it. he even asks for it when she’s upset.

– Melissa “HRMom” Griffin – Amazon Verified Purchase Review

So helpful for fostered/adopted daughter!

Because she was already familiar with Riley the Brave from the author’s other work, my 10-year-old dove right into this workbook. Immediately she began sharing feelings with us she hadn’t shared before. There are activities that use scissors, glue, art, writing, drawing, etc. and I can see her self-regulate as she works through it. he even asks for it when she’s upset.

– Melissa “HRMom” Griffin – Amazon Verified Purchase Review

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