Listening to My Body
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- Create Date：2021-04-16 11:54:58
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Gabi Garcia
- ISBN：099895800X
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Summary
Listening to My Body is an engaging and interactive picture book that introduces children to the practice of paying attention to their bodies。 Through a combination of story and simple experiential activities， it guides them through the process of noticing and naming their feelings and the sensations that accompany them， while helping them build on their capacity to engage more mindfully， self-regulate， and develop a deeper sense of well-being。
From "buzzing" and "tingly" to "wiggly" and "squirmy"， Listening to My Body gives children the vocabulary to name their sensations and cultivates the message that whatever they are experiencing is okay。 Putting these concepts into practice will help children get better at figuring out what they need so that they can show care and kindness for themselves， especially， especially when they experience difficult emotions。 Listening to My Body is a wonderful resource for parents， teachers and counselors！
From "buzzing" and "tingly" to "wiggly" and "squirmy"， Listening to My Body gives children the vocabulary to name their sensations and cultivates the message that whatever they are experiencing is okay。 Putting these concepts into practice will help children get better at figuring out what they need so that they can show care and kindness for themselves， especially， especially when they experience difficult emotions。 Listening to My Body is a wonderful resource for parents， teachers and counselors！
Reviews
Kezaira
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Good book I have four boys and I like to make sure they all know how to do depress themselves and to understand their feelings。 This book really gives a wonderful outline。
Makenzie Hamilton
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I'm a very go with my gut person， if a scenario doesn't feel right with my body， I don't do it。 This book teaches this in a way that's easy for kids to understand。 I'm a very go with my gut person， if a scenario doesn't feel right with my body， I don't do it。 This book teaches this in a way that's easy for kids to understand。 。。。more
Makenzie VanderHorst
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This book is so good to keep kids involved。 The conversations are super good throughout the conversations and allows children to ask good questions。
Nora Jersild
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This book is unlike any book I have read because it includes short activities that teach the reader about certain emotional sensations and how to manage yourself when you are feeling a certain way。 It also provides the reader with great questions that they can ask themselves when they are dealing with certain emotions。 I think this is a very beneficial read for young students because it will help them better understand where their feelings are coming from and how to handle themselves when a feel This book is unlike any book I have read because it includes short activities that teach the reader about certain emotional sensations and how to manage yourself when you are feeling a certain way。 It also provides the reader with great questions that they can ask themselves when they are dealing with certain emotions。 I think this is a very beneficial read for young students because it will help them better understand where their feelings are coming from and how to handle themselves when a feeling makes them uncomfortable。 。。。more
Tina Levine
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Terrific Book Dealing with FeelingsA creative way to help children to understand their feelings。 Excellent suggestions to help them deal with feeling gs that leave the body uncomfortable。
Anastasia Thomason
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In this book， children will discover the body and how to name what they are feeling。 No longer will children be confused on what they are feeling， this book gives them everything they need to know。 Such a good read for children that are developing/growing and need guidance as they go along。
Joannie C。
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Educated Very well explained in understanding the different emotions and feelings and how everyone is different but by learning yourself you can better understand what you are feeling。
Ashley Artavia Novalis
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This book is SUCH a great resource for parents， teachers， or anyone who works with little ones。 The author does a great job at explaining sensations and feelings in the body， using examples that are familiar and easy to understand。 The "let's practice" notes at the bottom are perfect， short ways for children to build the skills of identifying feelings and listening to their body。 Sometimes it's hard to find "feelings books" with boys in them， so I love that we get to follow this little guy throu This book is SUCH a great resource for parents， teachers， or anyone who works with little ones。 The author does a great job at explaining sensations and feelings in the body， using examples that are familiar and easy to understand。 The "let's practice" notes at the bottom are perfect， short ways for children to build the skills of identifying feelings and listening to their body。 Sometimes it's hard to find "feelings books" with boys in them， so I love that we get to follow this little guy throughout the book。 As someone who works with children therapeutically， I will be pulling this one out of my back often！ 。。。more
Kylie Abecca
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A very insightful book This book is not just a story to read to your child， then place back on the bookshelf。 This book is interactive and very insightful。 Definitely one to keep close at hand for many re-visits。
Emma Staten
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Listening to My Body is an interactive book guided to help children through the practice of naming their feelings and the sensations that accompany them。 Children are able to build on their capacity to be mindful， self-regulate， and develop emotional resilience。 This story is very empowering as it provides children the appropriate vocabulary to express their feelings， emotions， and identify what their bodies are telling them。 As the story progresses， the book provides activities for children to Listening to My Body is an interactive book guided to help children through the practice of naming their feelings and the sensations that accompany them。 Children are able to build on their capacity to be mindful， self-regulate， and develop emotional resilience。 This story is very empowering as it provides children the appropriate vocabulary to express their feelings， emotions， and identify what their bodies are telling them。 As the story progresses， the book provides activities for children to practice the new skills of listening to their bodies。 。。。more
Sheena
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8 year old review I like to learn about my feelings and find the good ways to make it so I don’t hurt people around me when I am mad and I am glad that I got to read this。
Britney Dvorchak
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So cute！！I will have to get a copy of this book I really like how descriptive it is！！ I also like how there are suggestions on how to help 🥰
Hailey Crater
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Copyright 2017Realistic FictionTheme: Understanding and listening to your body and emotions。 This is a great book to help students understand the connections between their feelings and sensations， so they are able to acknowledge what they need。 I loved how the author would engage the reader to ask themselves questions about their own feelings and help them understand why those feelings and sensations occur。 In my classroom， this would be a great book to provide for a student that is having a dif Copyright 2017Realistic FictionTheme: Understanding and listening to your body and emotions。 This is a great book to help students understand the connections between their feelings and sensations， so they are able to acknowledge what they need。 I loved how the author would engage the reader to ask themselves questions about their own feelings and help them understand why those feelings and sensations occur。 In my classroom， this would be a great book to provide for a student that is having a difficult day and have them read the book to figure out why they feel negative。 。。。more
Laurenda
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Lots of therapy later， I’ve learned how important it is to be able to recognize， identify， name and honor my feelings。 And I want to gift that to my children。 This book is a great start—recognizing emotions and sensations and providing a vocabulary in easy to understand ways。
Sheron Shaw
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Easy to followI downloaded this book to read to my grandson before he went to sleep we were both expecting a story but we worked though the book reading together to show him how to work through angry feelings
Olga Gula
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Published 2016Genre: ConceptTheme: Managing emotions， de-escalation， naming sensationsThis was a very well written book about understanding those weird and sudden emotions and sensations that take over our body and how to manage them。 My favorite part was that the book had steps for the reader to follow along and practice feeling the different sensations。 I would use this book to talk about understanding our body， the kids would love all the interactive steps within。
Jenine Dickerson
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Great book！I love this book so much。 This is a great book to teach children how to interpret their feelings and how to handle them。 The activities on her website are awesome as well！ I can’t wait to share more amazing books with my son。
marlene mella
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BelloMe encanta el lenguaje que utiliza， muy util para padres。 Ayuda mucho a guiar a los niños y y emociones
AnnieM
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A good introduction While it looks like this is for kids， and maybe some older ones would benefit， it’s seems more for an adult/child learning option。 It is fairly non-family driven so adults can avoid embarrassing kids who have different types of families。 It had lots of good activities that everyone would benefit from。 In our fast paced lifestyle， sometime we forget to listen to ourselves。
Terra
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This is a sweet and practical book to help kids understand the connection between sensations in their bodies and their emotions so that they can be better at figuring out what they need！ 🧍🏿♀️Written by Austin based LPC Gabi Garcia and illustrated by Ying Hui Tan， this story is a great one to return to， trying a different practice each time。🧍🏾It follows a boy as he rides his first rollercoaster， finds that his little sister messed up the puzzle he’d worked on all afternoon， has his first day of This is a sweet and practical book to help kids understand the connection between sensations in their bodies and their emotions so that they can be better at figuring out what they need！ 🧍🏿♀️Written by Austin based LPC Gabi Garcia and illustrated by Ying Hui Tan， this story is a great one to return to， trying a different practice each time。🧍🏾It follows a boy as he rides his first rollercoaster， finds that his little sister messed up the puzzle he’d worked on all afternoon， has his first day of school （remember those？）， and more。 🧍🏼♂️He learns that his body can feel tired or excited or calm。 It can feel cold， sweaty， strong， and breathless。 That those sensations can tell him something about his emotions。👫And he discovers that feelings aren’t good or bad， they’re information; a wave that he can’t stop but can pay attention to so it doesn’t knock him over。 👩🏽🤝👩🏾There are several practices to try sprinkled throughout that are simple， age appropriate， and effective。 👩🏽🤝👨🏼If you have littles ones in your home or could use some simple ways to tune into your own body and what it is telling you about your feelings， I highly recommend！🧍🏻♀️ 。。。more
Rachel Hutchinson
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This is a really lovely book which encourages children to tune into their bodies' physical responses when experiencing different types of emotions。 The instructions resonate very strongly with mindfulness techniques。 I am particularly fond of the metaphor that feelings are like waves and am keen to observe whether children in class might find that analogy useful when dealing with difficult emotions， like anger and fear。 The book is beautifully illustrated， although the text is small and quite pl This is a really lovely book which encourages children to tune into their bodies' physical responses when experiencing different types of emotions。 The instructions resonate very strongly with mindfulness techniques。 I am particularly fond of the metaphor that feelings are like waves and am keen to observe whether children in class might find that analogy useful when dealing with difficult emotions， like anger and fear。 The book is beautifully illustrated， although the text is small and quite plain。 The concept itself is suitable for all ages， but I believe the book would suit KS1 the most。 It would be a wonderful opener to lessons about emotional wellbeing and has some guidance and suggestions for adults at the back。 。。。more
Danielle Neubauer
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In the nonfiction picture book， “Listening to my Body，” by Gabi Garcia， we are taken on a quick journey with a nameless character to discover various sensations our body can give us。 The text is incredibly interactive and has a “Let’s practice” section every couple of pages。 The sections ask the audience to “Wrap your arms around yourself and give yourself a gentle hug，” or “Inhale through your nose and blow a strong puff of air through your mouth so that your lips flap like a horse’s。” Garcia d In the nonfiction picture book， “Listening to my Body，” by Gabi Garcia， we are taken on a quick journey with a nameless character to discover various sensations our body can give us。 The text is incredibly interactive and has a “Let’s practice” section every couple of pages。 The sections ask the audience to “Wrap your arms around yourself and give yourself a gentle hug，” or “Inhale through your nose and blow a strong puff of air through your mouth so that your lips flap like a horse’s。” Garcia discusses various body functions， such as sweating， breathing， and even human emotions that are all normal and she reassures the audience that these sensations are very normal and should be accepted to get to know yourself。 tI really enjoyed this short story， I felt as if the author did a great job at showing the readers how to interact with their own minds and sensations and how to accept their bodies。 I believe this would be a fantastic book to read to a younger group， kindergarten through 3rd grade would have a grand time interacting with this book。 I read it to my 4 and 8-year-old and they both loved it！ However， it will take an entire class period because there are a lot of different queues and practice portions to complete。 。。。more
Erica Solis
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Great！Great way to teach about emotions and ways to cope 。 it also has exercises that teach how to recognise emotions。
Roberta
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Love this bookI love the simple illustrations that perfectly depict the story。 The message is perfect and age appropriate。 I can’t wait to read it to my class！
Miriam &George Nicol
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FantasticWhat a great interactive book to help younger children become aware of their bodies， how it feels and how to help it feel better。Highly recommend
Abigail Cruz
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Everything about this book is wonderful！ It seems a bit long because it has exercises and questions， but I think that they are great tools。 I love that Gabi Garcia is introducing the idea of mindfulness to young readers， it is so important for children to understand what their body is telling them and differentiating feelings。 Not only that， but the exercises and tips within the book can help children address those feelings in a healthy way。 It offers tools and alternatives， but does not shame c Everything about this book is wonderful！ It seems a bit long because it has exercises and questions， but I think that they are great tools。 I love that Gabi Garcia is introducing the idea of mindfulness to young readers， it is so important for children to understand what their body is telling them and differentiating feelings。 Not only that， but the exercises and tips within the book can help children address those feelings in a healthy way。 It offers tools and alternatives， but does not shame children for having different feelings， which is good because that could lead to them suppressing feelings。 Overall， I think this is an incredible book and I would definitely keep this in my classroom！ You could even read it in sections and practice the exercises within the book with the whole class。 。。。more
Megan
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ApplicableWell written and entertaining。 Can see many applications and re-reads in my future with my kiddos。 Love the hands on practice and conversation initiatives。 I will be recommending to my other parent friends ！
Sandy
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builds emotional health！ Awareness of our bodies and our emotions， along with the space to name those in relationships where co-regulation can be experienced is key to our well being。 This is so important for kids and adults alike！
Sohail
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Descriptional illustration of child needs and body working Very illustrated book on children body needs and very basic understanding of signs and symptoms of bodyDescribing in very easy illustrations
Zhexi （Bonnie）
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Aimee doesn't seem interested in this idea， but I like it a lot。 I like the idea that we start to introduce recognizing feelings early as a kid so that we can practice it early on too。 Aimee doesn't seem interested in this idea， but I like it a lot。 I like the idea that we start to introduce recognizing feelings early as a kid so that we can practice it early on too。 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Listening to My Body&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Listening to My Body&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0