A Capy’s Feelings Book

A story for every big feeling

Picture books for ages 3 to 7 about the feelings that arrive faster than words. Each book follows one feeling from the first spark to the other side of it.

All five books are out now. Each is an instant download in US Letter, A4 and a screen edition sized for tablets and phones, with a free set of printable feelings cards.

Cover of Capy's Big Red Wave, book one of A Capy's Feelings Book

What happens inside book one

Capy has spent the whole morning balancing stones into a tower. Then it comes down.

Capy surrounded by a red glow, overwhelmed by anger

The anger arrives faster than Capy can think, and it is red and loud and bigger than he is.

Capy and Mama sitting by the river breathing slowly together

Mama does not tell him to calm down. She sits close and breathes, and Capy borrows her rhythm.

Capy and Toucan rebuilding the stone tower together

The wave passes. What was knocked down gets built again, and this time Lulu the Toucan helps.

How these books are built

  • One feeling per book, followed all the way through rather than named and resolved in a sentence.
  • The grown-up in the story steadies the child by sitting with them, not by instructing them. No naughty step, no calm down.
  • Every story ends with a way through that a child can copy: a slow breath, one small step, a keepsake to hold. The feeling is allowed to stay while things get a little easier.
  • Short read-aloud sentences over full watercolor spreads, written for ages 3 to 7 and for the adult reading at bedtime.

The series

Each book stands on its own, so start with the feeling your child is living with right now.

Cover of Capy's Big Red Wave, book one of A Capy's Feelings Book

Book 1 · Anger

Capy’s Big Red Wave

Capy’s stone tower comes down, and the red wave rises faster than he can think. Mama sits close and breathes with him until it passes.

26 pages · $6.99 · free feelings cards included

Cover of Capy's Fluttery Tummy, book two of A Capy's Feelings Book

Book 2 · Worry

Capy’s Fluttery Tummy

Capy’s first swim in the big pond is later today, and by breakfast his tummy is full of dragonflies. They practice first, then go one small step at a time.

26 pages · $6.99 · free feelings cards included

Cover of Capy's Heavy Paws, book three of A Capy's Feelings Book

Book 3 · Sadness

Capy’s Heavy Paws

Capy’s friend Pip the hedgehog is moving to a new forest, and Capy’s paws feel heavy. Mama stays close. An everyday goodbye, not a death.

26 pages · $6.99 · free feelings cards included

Cover of Capy's Special Five Minutes, book four of A Capy's Feelings Book

Book 4 · Jealousy

Capy’s Special Five Minutes

Baby Mini is new at home, and when Mama stops storytime to feed Mini, Capy’s fur feels all prickly. Mama makes room for him. Room for Mini, room for me.

26 pages · $6.99 · free feelings cards included

Cover of Capy's Rainy Kite Day, book five of A Capy's Feelings Book

Book 5 · Disappointment

Capy’s Rainy Kite Day

Rain falls on kite day, and Capy feels floppy, like a kite with no wind. Papa sits close and feels disappointed too. Oh well, maybe next time.

26 pages · $6.99 · free feelings cards included

Free printables

Capy’s Feelings Cards

Every book has its own set of nine cards, in color and to color in. Free to print, no email needed.

The whole series is out

Five books, five big feelings: anger, worry, sadness, jealousy and disappointment. Each one stands on its own, and together they give a child words for the feelings that arrive faster than words.

Written and art-directed by Sam Ree. Published by Reeoka LLC.