Tummies Flip, Hearts Skip
by Kris Downing
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials, Inc.
Publication
Sep 30, 2025
Format
Hardback
Illustrated
Yes
Price
$16.99
Dimensions
10 x 10 in
ISBN
9798885543811
Pages
36
Age
6 - 10 years
Category
Character DevelopmentChildrens Early Learning ConceptsIllustrated Picture Books
Rights Sold
LanguageArabicCountryWorldwideAgentIntrotema Copyright and Translation AgencyBuyerMustaqbal Al Dana Publishing House
*DropCap does not represent Spanish Print, Spanish Print language rights
Description
Author(s)
Kris Downing
Illustrator(s)
Vivian Mineker
Related Titles
| Publisher | Teacher Created Materials, Inc. |
| Publication | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Format | Hardback |
| ISBN | 9798885543811 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Age | 6 - 10 |
| Price | $16.99 |
Categories
Character DevelopmentChildrens Early Learning ConceptsIllustrated Picture Books
BISAC Codes
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings
JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Senses & Sensation
JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Body
Tummies Flip, Hearts Skip
by Kris Downing
Illustrated by Vivian Mineker
Help children understand how emotions feel in the body, and what their sensations are trying to tell them.
Tummies Flip, Hearts Skip helps children recognize how their bodies respond to emotions. Happiness might feel warm and tingly. Embarrassment might feel hot and prickly. Fantastical illustrations depict a young girl’s emotional journey through larger-than-life scenarios, sparking readers’ imaginations. Through simple, engaging text, this book helps children learn the body’s language, so they can decode the sensations they feel, name their emotions, and learn to self-regulate.
With a glossary, discussion questions, and activities at the back of the book, Tummies Flip, Hearts Skip helps you guide children in responding to the body’s messages by taking action to feel better.
This book: Shows how emotions like happiness, anger, confusion, and guilt feel in the body, Presents common emotions in rich sensory language that’s easy to follow, Features fun, immersive illustrations that help bring feelings to life, Helps teach kids what to do when their bodies and minds feel dysregulated,
Current brain research on emotional regulation shows it’s important for children to learn to feel their physical sensations and understand what their body is telling them. Written by an experienced licensed clinical social worker and somatic experiencing practitioner, this book is a great resource for parents, teachers, psychologists, and caregivers looking for children’s books on body awareness and understanding emotions.
Author

Kris Downing
Kris Downing is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and somatic experiencing practitioner (SEP) currently working as a mental health therapist with children and adults. In her playful work with kids, she finds creative ways to nurture social and emotional development and help connect kids to their own nervous systems. She created the Sensation Game to help child therapists and school counselors integrate somatic work into their counseling programs. A collector of children's mental health books, Kris fulfilled her dream of writing a book that promotes body awareness and healing. Kris is the adoptive mom of two wonderful neurodivergent sons. She is also a pet momma to two Aussiedoodles, Grace and Ozzie. She lives in Austin, Texas, and loves hiking, camping, and playing all kinds of games with kids.
Current Licenses(Sold)
Language
Arabic
Country
Worldwide
Agent
Introtema Copyright and Translation Agency
Buyer
Mustaqbal Al Dana Publishing House
Note: DropCap does not represent Spanish Print, Spanish Print language rights.