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.
On sale: January 21, 2025
Age: 3-5 years
Grade: Up to Kindergarten
Page count: 48 Pages
ISBN: 9780593660423
Reading level: Lexile: AD420L
Liana Finck is the author of
Let There Be Light,
Passing for Human,
Excuse Me, and
You Broke It! and is a regular contributor to the
New Yorker. She is a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and a Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists. She has had artist residencies with MacDowell, Yaddo, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Headlands Center for the Arts, and Willapa Bay. She has a wide and dedicated fan base, with nearly 600k followers on Instagram alone.
"A nuanced take on children’s emotions." —
Kirkus
⭐"Finck smartly asserts through minimal text and a series of squiggly-inked, spot-colored vignettes, [that emotions] are a mixed bag." —
Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)
