Inside Out was an absolutely fantastic movie. Not only was the story adorable and the animation fun, but this movie created a vehicle to help talk to kids about the difficult subject of personal emotions.
Like any well marketed Disney movie there were companion books. These two came across the the circulation desk. I think both are excellent companions to the movie and can help continue any conversations or questions a child might have about emotions.
First there is the board book Meet the Emotions. This book features all five emotions- joy, anger, disgust, sadness and fear. Joy, sadness and anger get two pages devoted to them, while disgust and fear get one. Each emotion gets fun, glittery pictures the show what each emotion looks like. At the end the book asks how do you feel? This question could be a great conversation starter to get children talking about their personal feelings.
The second book is an easy reader book called Mom, Dad, and Me. This is a level 2 book intended for Preschool-Grade 1. I can best describe the plot as the movie without the emotions. Simply put the easy reader version is about a girl who is generally very happy until her family has to move, but in the end she realizes that everything is going to be okay even though they moved. Again this version is a good conversation starter. In the event that a child has encounter a loss or experiences something that causes them a certain level of emotion distress a book such as this one may help them discuss and understand the feelings they are having.
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