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Children's ✦ Penny’s Take

What Am I Feeling?

Josh Straub · 2019
72/100
👍 Worth It

This picture book pairs emotion-labeling science with Christian faith in a combination that's genuinely rare — author Josh Straub holds a doctorate and has deep ties to Focus on the Family, so the credentialing is real. It's warmly received in Christian parenting and counseling circles, and the supplementary tools extend its usefulness beyond a single read. One honest caveat: it leans heavily on prayer as the emotional-regulation strategy, so families wanting a broader toolkit may want to supplement it.

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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety86
Substance / usefulness70
Craft & writing72
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy78
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit78
👁 Human-eye gut-check72
Penny’s verdict72
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