- Contemporary
- Picture Books
- Ages 3–7
The shape of it
The shape of this universe.
Big Bright Feelings is Tom Percival's picture-book franchise about the large, confusing emotions children meet as they grow: worry, anger, shyness, jealousy, perfectionism, fibbing, bad days and bravery. These are issue-led books, but at their best they do not feel like worksheets. Percival gives each feeling a strong visual metaphor, a worry that grows, anger that roars, wings that mark difference, a monster of jealousy, so children can see an emotion before they have the language to explain it. The series is especially useful for parents, schools and nurseries looking for gentle emotional literacy without clinical heaviness.
A highly useful picture-book series for talking about feelings: worry, anger, shyness, jealousy, bad days, bravery and being yourself.
Primary themes
Tone palette
- Warm
- Gentle
- Heartwarming
- Inspirational
The series
One way in.
Cultural footprint
A shelf of evidence.
Cultural ubiquity
4/ 5Widely-known cultural fixture — just below household-name status.
Sensitivity
Low, and collection-wide.
Content notes
- Mental health
Across the collection
All 10 books.
About the creator