Toby, the Terrific and Talented T-Rex (autographed) – Children's Social-Emotional Learning Picture Book About Big Feelings, Sensory Experiences, Self-Regulation, and Understanding Yourself

Book Details:

• Author & Illustrator: Susan Mills
• Series: DinoSprout Educational Book Series
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 979-8987628430
• Pages: 32
• Trim Size: 8.5 x 8.5 inches
• Interior: Full color
• Recommended Age: 3-8
• Theme: Sensory experiences, emotions, self-awareness, self-regulation
• Topic: Understanding Big Sensory Feelings
• Message: Understanding what you feel and what you need is an important part of growing up.
• Setting: Home, classroom, homeschool, counseling, or parent-child reading

About Toby: Meet Toby, the Terrific and Talented T-Rex - a memorable dinosaur who helps young readers explore the connection between how they experience the world and how they feel. Toby's story provides a child-friendly way to begin conversations about sensory experiences, strong feelings, self-awareness, and healthy ways to respond when the world feels like too much. Toby, the Terrific and Talented T-Rex is a social-emotional learning children's book that can help children and the adults who support them talk about noticing body signals, recognizing feelings, understanding personal needs, and finding positive ways to self-regulate.

What Children Can Explore:

• Understanding sensory experiences
• Recognizing body signals
• Identifying strong emotions
• Learning about self-regulation
• Understanding personal needs
• Communicating when something feels overwhelming
• Discovering healthy ways to pause, reset, and respond
• Recognizing individual strengths and talents

Why Parents and Educators Love Toby: Toby gives parents and educators a soft starting point for conversations about what children experience when sounds, sensations, emotions, or other parts of their environment feel especially strong. Talk together about:

• What does my body feel like when I'm overwhelmed?
• What helps me feel calm and comfortable?
• How can I tell someone what I need?
• Is it okay to take a break when I need one?

Great For:

• Social-emotional learning
• Children's books about sensory experiences
• Books about self-regulation
• Books about big feelings
• Children's books about emotional awareness
• Books that help children understand their needs
• Preschool and elementary classrooms
• Homeschool families
• Parent-child conversations
• Counseling and social-emotional settings

Toby, the Terrific and Talented T-Rex feels a lot of things very much. As Toby and his mother explore the world, he discovers textures, sounds, and smells that just don’t feel very good. In fact, they can be scary. Toby is comforted by his mother and learns that he can take breaks to calm his body. Exploration and adventures are fun, and you can set your own pace. That’s ok because SOMETIMES THE WORLD CAN FEEL LIKE TOO MUCH.