I See You Smile - Board Book

by Deborah Farmer Kris (Author), Jane Massey (Illustrator)

Notice and affirm all the ways toddlers express their emotions and help them develop an emotion vocabulary.

Happiness, joy, contentment, excitement. In I See You Smile, a caregiver notices and acknowledges when their toddler uses body language to communicate these feelings, guiding adults at home to do the same. The rhyming text and bouncy rhythm engage little ones and make building an emotional vocabulary fun.

I See You series
Children thrive when adults see them and love them for who they are right now. These fun-to-read books provide ways of noticing and affirming how toddlers are growing physically, emotionally, and socially. Each book features a single toddler and takes place over the course of a few hours in a toddler's daily routine, covering themes of emotions, resilience, kindness, curiosity, physical growth, and self-expression.

Author Biography

Deborah Farmer Kris is a child development expert and parent educator. She serves as a columnist and consultant for PBS KIDS, and she writes for NPR's MindShift and other national publications. Over the course of her career, Deborah has taught almost every grade K-12, served as a school administrator, directed leadership institutes, and presented to hundreds of parents and educators around the United States. Deborah and her husband live in Massachusetts with their two kids, who love to test every theory she's ever had about child development. Mostly, she loves sharing nuggets of practical wisdom that can help kids and families thrive.