FEBRUARY | GOD CREATED US WITH EMOTIONS
Best Books for Babies and Toddlers: February Edition
Toddlers truly do feel all the feels, and I want to help you lead them with grace through every emotion. God gave us our joy, our sadness, and even our frustration as gifts to help us understand His world and connect with others. These books have been a lifeline for us as we give our children the language to pray through their big feelings.
This curated list goes hand in hand with our February Monthly Menu activities. Whether you are making "plate puppets" or erupting a "Valentine volcano," these stories provide the faith-forward context your child needs to navigate their emotions. I hope these books help you show your little one that God cares deeply about every feeling they experience.
What Are Feelings For? by Abby Wedgeworth — This thoughtful book gives language to emotions and reveals their good purpose. It helps children see feelings as meaningful rather than something to push away.
The Dad Who Never Gave Up by Steph Williams — This is an engaging retelling of the Prodigal Son that captures the wide range of emotions in this month’s Bible story. It gently highlights love, sorrow, joy, and forgiveness throughout the narrative.
Curious Me! Feelings by Avery Rabedeaux — This book helps toddlers name and recognize emotions they experience every day. It’s a wonderful tool for early emotional vocabulary.
Happy and You Know It: Indestructibles Book — This durable favorite highlights one of our monthly songs and invites movement and joy. It works especially well for younger toddlers who learn through rhythm and repetition.
God Cares How I Feel (Little Daily Grace Co) — This board book pairs emotions with where they appear in Scripture. It offers reassurance that God notices and responds to how we feel.
God Loves Me by Kristin Wetherell — This board book fills an important gap in children’s literature by introducing God’s love and the Trinity in a way accessible to children under four.
God Made All Your Feelings by Amanda Flinn — This book thoughtfully connects emotions to God’s response in Scripture. I find it helpful not only for my children, but for my own heart as well.
When Sadness Is at Your Door by Eva Eland — I love how this story invites children to notice sadness rather than ignore it. It creates space to evaluate feelings and decide what to do with them.
Want a simple, intentional way to use these books all month long without doing hours of lesson prep?
That's exactly what Monthly Menus was designed for. Each month's curriculum fits in a menu sleeve and is ready to guide your conversations, songs, prayers, and playtime.
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