A guidebook to help children who are trying to manage their too painful feelings by themselves.

This beautifully illustrated card set is a practical tool for promoting emotional literacy with children aged 5 to 9 years. The central characters (a boy and a girl) express and share their different feelings, both positive and difficult, using the language of metaphor, for example, "Sometimes I feel like the world is my enemy" and "Sometimes I feel like I am my very own super hero. Following the characters' expressions, children are encouraged to recognize and explore the intensity of their own emotions safely through metaphor, while at the same time "owning" the feelings as the story is told through the first person