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Be Mindful of Monsters: A Book for Helping Children Accept Their Emotions Paperback – Illustrated, September 21, 2020

by Lauren Stockly (Author), Ellen Surrey (Illustrator)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 684 ratings
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We all have those feelings at times … the overwhelming ones, the uncomfortable ones, the ones we just want to get away from. For kids in particular, experiencing big feelings can be a major challenge. Written by practicing play therapist Lauren Stockly, Be Mindful of Monsters is a story about the importance of accepting our emotions—even the icky ones—and learning what those feelings are trying to tell us.


Be Mindful of Monsters follows Ezzy, a relatable and gender-neutral nine-year-old whose emotions have grown into monsters. With its engaging story and diverse characters the book can be used at home, in a therapy setting or at school as part of Social Emotional Learning, and includes therapeutic metaphors and activities. You can also download the feelings chart featured in the book for FREE at BumbleBLS.com/Shop. Plus, be sure to check out the supplementary Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook, which is designed to accompany Be Mindful of Monsters with over 100 pages of activities, coloring pages, charts, crafts and more. Visit Amazon.com/DP/1953094066 or BumbleBLS.com/Shop for bundled discounts.
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  7. ISBN-10
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Join Ezzy on a mindful journey focused on taking care of our feelings.

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"A clever and insightful approach to helping young readers understand and appreciate the importance of emotions." - Emily-Jane Hills Orford (Readers' Favorite)

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LAUREN STOCKLY, LCSW, RPT-S, ECMHS, PPSC is a child and adolescent mental health therapist who specializes in using Play Therapy to treat trauma and support emotional growth for children and families. In addition to her practice, Lauren serves the Play Therapy community as a board member of the California Association for Play Therapy, and shares interventions and resources through her popular blog, CreativePlayTherapist.com. She is also the founder of Bumble BLS, a company dedicated to advancing bilateral stimulation tools for EMDR therapy and emotional regulation in the home.

ELLEN SURREY is an illustrator and designer who's not afraid of using color in her whimsical illustrations. Largely inspired by Mid-Century design and children's books of the 50s and 60s, Ellen enjoys finding beauty in the past and presenting it to a contemporary audience. Her work has appeared in such publications as The New York Times, The New Yorker and The Wall Street Journal. See more of her work at ellensurrey.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bumble Press; Illustrated edition (September 21, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1953094007
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1953094001
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 8 years, from customers
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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    LAUREN STOCKLY, LCSW, RPT-S, ECMHS, PPSC is a child and adolescent mental health therapist who specializes in using Play Therapy to treat trauma and support emotional growth for children and families. In addition to her practice, Lauren serves the Play Therapy community as a board member of the California Association for Play Therapy, and shares interventions and resources through her popular blog, CreativePlayTherapist.com. She is also the founder of Bumble BLS, a company dedicated to advancing bilateral stimulation tools for EMDR therapy and emotional regulation in the home.

    ELLEN SURREY is an illustrator and designer who's not afraid of using color in her whimsical illustrations. Largely inspired by Mid-Century design and children's books of the 50s and 60s, Ellen enjoys finding beauty in the past and presenting it to a contemporary audience. Her work has appeared in such publications as The New York Times, The New Yorker and The Wall Street Journal. See more of her work at ellensurrey.com.

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    Ellen Surrey is a Los Angeles based illustrator whose colorful work blends her love of mid-century design and vintage children’s books. Reminiscent of the classic Little Golden Book series, Ellen’s work generates feelings of nostalgia while also being contemporary.

    Ellen’s work has appeared in such publications as The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Los Angeles Times. You can view her work at ellensurrey.com or follow her on Instagram/Twitter @yesurrey.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful Tool To Help Children Deal with Their Emotions
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Wonderful Tool To Help Children Deal with Their Emotions
Emotions are hard. They are hard for anyone, even adults, but especially for children who don't understand the feelings they are having. This book with its vibrant and colorful illustrations really helps give children a resource to talk about and understand the emotions they are feeling. This would be a fantastic tool for teachers to use in the classroom!!
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PNC
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended by therapist
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024
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This is a sweet book. My 6 year old has a lot of anxiety. It runs in the family. What can I say. Anyways, we were recommended this book by a therapist. It's helping us understand her big feelings as well as helping her know it's ok to have these big feelings. I highly recommend.
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C. Chen
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful! Help for anxious, fearful or angry kids.
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022
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I love this book. My kids are learning how to deal with their emotions and how to deal with feelings and fears - and anger - better. The illustrations are beautiful art - not too scary. I haven’t purchased the workbook yet but I will. Am thinking of gifting this book to other families because the message is helpful for all ages. My children are 5 years apart and this would be good from preschool to high school based on the content and accessibility. I know the reading level is below middle school and high school level, but the skills and concepts are universal.
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Jenna
5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2023
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This book was honestly so freaking adorable I wasn’t expecting to love it so much. I love all books that are different than your boring stereotypical norm society standards. This is exactly what we should be reading to children, I loved it.
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geraldina
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT BOOK
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023
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I can not stop recommending this book! This book is a great way to discuss big emotions and the ways that they impact our bodies and minds for children to understand. This book follows a child who attempts to avoid his emotions and identifies emotions as 'monsters,' and then learns the importance of expressing emotions and understanding what the emotions are communicating. I would also recommend getting the workbook if you are a child mental health professional.
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K. Davis
4.0 out of 5 stars Helping kids understand emotion
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2023
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This book is wonderful to help kids understand their emotions. It's resourceful and a book that would be great on every shelf. The only reason why I couldn't give it 5 stars was because the ebook version's text was difficult to read at times as the format had several words throughout the pages smashed together and other grammatical errors.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely story&illustrations
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2021
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I can't wait to use this book with my mindfulness students🙏 I really loved the metaphor of portraying difficult emotions as little monsters who try to visit the main character, but aren't actually accepted/allowed in. Being mindful of one's monsters is something not only Ezzy might need to practise, but also adults 😊 So, for example, how many times did you feel guilty after having a tantrum? Still, if you knew the message behind was "take a break", wouldn't you have been maybe just a little bit more kind and understanding with yourself?
Also, the images are so well made and thoughtful, it's like they don't only illustrate the story but add extra insight into the topic.
This is a wonderful work, both Lauren and Ellen made, so thank you very much! I'm sure my students will love it, too❣
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Elizabeth
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely magnificent emotional intelligence book for kids
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2022
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What an amazing and useful book for kids facing challenging feelings. This book can be useful for adults too. It's easy to distract and try to hide all the emotional beasts but they can start getting bigger and bigger so pretty so soon, all those emotions will overpower. With this book kids will learn to accept and befriend all their emotions with positive and useful tools. I highly recommend this for kids and anyone who needs to befriend their monsters inside.
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Gabriel
5.0 out of 5 stars Cool book, I bought 2 to give as gifts
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021
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Cool children's book for children and parents alike. This is a story of a young child overwhelmed by the presence of an ugly, sticky and stinky monster, and how they learn to cope. A wonderful book for all the family. Beautifully illustrated with colorful monsters. Both children and their parents can benefit from the lessons in mindfulness it shares. Well worth the read and a story that is likely to be read over and over again.
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Rene67
5.0 out of 5 stars OK
Reviewed in France on February 15, 2024
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Je l'ai acheté pour mon petit-fils de pour lui permettre de comprendre ses émotions donc nous espérons le meilleur.
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Bubulina
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!!
Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2021
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This is such an amazing book that can help children understand their emotions. I am very much for emotional intelligence and building that for children which makes this book a must read. It was definitely enjoyable and very well written and easy to understand. I’m definitely Recommending this for every home.
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Bojan Milosavljevic
5.0 out of 5 stars Really, really nice
Reviewed in Germany on July 3, 2023
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My daughter love this book very much, we must read it every day. Recommended.
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Padmini James
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for toddlers.
Reviewed in Spain on March 9, 2023
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It's more or less a copy of another book about feelings.
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Bookish
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply fantastic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2022
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This is a wonderful story about 9 year old Ezzy whose negative emotions are represented as monsters. The illustrations are vibrant and beautiful. Emotions can be hard for children to work with and this story which looks at the importance of accepting emotions and seeing them as constructive can really help children to navigate their feelings. Highly recommended.
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