Some Days I'm the Wind
Hardcover – Picture Book, September 9, 2025
Barefoot Books · Hardcover · September 9, 2025
★"By following one expressive girl through wonderfully evocative art, this story celebrates both imaginative play and openness to all kinds of emotions" – Booklist, starred review A calming reminder that you can feel a different way each day — and that’s ok!
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- Who it’s for
- A calming poem makes space for shifting moods and the many ways a child can feel.
- Themes
- Emotional self-acceptance, Changing emotions, Imaginative play
- Pacing
- Reflective
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★"By following one expressive girl through wonderfully evocative art, this story celebrates both imaginative play and openness to all kinds of emotions" – Booklist, starred review A calming reminder that you can feel a different way each day — and that’s ok! And just like the wind, or the sun or the sea, On some days I’m some ways, but all days, I’m me. Some days you may feel like a cyclone, a whirl, dizzy, giddy, wild.
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Other days, you’re a whisper, a breeze, gentle mellow, mild. You’re not the same each day, and Some Days I’m the Wind is here to say that’s ok! In this calming poem, reassuring phrases encourage readers to meet themselves as they are and explore all sides of their emotions and personalities. - Teaches kids there are no “good” or “bad” feelings. All feelings are feelings! - A perfect companion read to Whatever Comes Tomorrow - Endnotes provide further exercises to explore feelings through poetry and writing
Room for Every Feeling
A calming poem makes space for shifting moods and the many ways a child can feel.
Come here for
- Expressive language that moves between whirlwind energy and gentle calm
- A reassuring reminder that feelings can change from day to day
Expect
- A warm, accessible picture-book poem about emotions and self-acceptance
- Endnotes with exercises exploring feelings through poetry and writing
Where it sits
| Big Feelings | 60% |
|---|---|
| Weather Stories | 35% |
| Self-Esteem & Resilience | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Opposites
- Stories About Mental Health
- Big Feelings
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Authors
- Rebecca Gardyn Levington
- Publisher
- Barefoot Books
- Published
- September 9, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Emotional self-acceptance · Changing emotions · Imaginative play
- Reading lane
- Opposites