Ibex Greets His Feelings Board Book

My toddler asks for this one every night now, and I love that it frames feelings as something to invite in rather than push away. The sturdy board pages have held up through plenty of enthusiastic page turns. It’s such a gentle way to start teaching emotional courage.

The way this book frames emotions as something to "invite in" really clicked with my toddler—he now says "hello" to his grumpy feelings. The board pages are thick enough for his enthusiastic page-turning, and the message about emotional courage feels genuinely helpful, not preachy.

This sturdy board book has held up through dozens of bedtime reads, and the pages are thick enough for my son's enthusiastic turning. The way it frames feelings as visitors we can welcome in has actually sparked some real conversations with my four-year-old about being scared or grumpy.