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My inside weather

Sometimes our feelings are hard to talk about, but everyone knows how to talk about the weather.

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 16 illustrated pages

My inside weather — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Sometimes our feelings are hard to talk about, but everyone knows how to talk about the weather.

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My inside weather — original illustrated page 1, English text included
My inside weather
My inside weather — original illustrated page 2, English text included
My inside weather — original illustrated page 3, English text included
My inside weather — original illustrated page 4, English text included
It's easy to talk about the weather outside, even if it changes all the time.
My inside weather — original illustrated page 5, English text included
But it's hard to talk about the weather inside me. Sometimes it feels like people don't understand.
My inside weather — original illustrated page 6, English text included
Do you feel like that too?
My inside weather — original illustrated page 7, English text included
Some days my mind is full of sunshine and rainbows. I feel like I can do anything.
My inside weather — original illustrated page 8, English text included
On other days my head is full of fog and clouds. It's hard to listen to what people are saying or to remember things.
My inside weather — original illustrated page 9, English text included
I sometimes wake up feeling like it's windy and wild in my head. I feel tired and grumpy.
My inside weather — original illustrated page 10, English text included
And sometimes it feels like it's raining inside me. It can be a drizzle making me feel sad, or a storm making me feel angry.
My inside weather — original illustrated page 11, English text included
Sometimes the weather inside me doesn't match the weather outside.
My inside weather — original illustrated page 12, English text included
Sometimes my inside weather doesn't match how I want to feel or how I think I should feel.
My inside weather — original illustrated page 13, English text included
Is that okay? Yes, of course it is.
My inside weather — original illustrated page 14, English text included
The best thing to do when we feel like our inside weather is strange is to tell someone we love, and talk about it.
My inside weather — original illustrated page 15, English text included
They've got inside weather too, and they'll understand.
My inside weather — original illustrated page 16, English text included

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Written by
Jen Thorpe
Illustrated by
Lara Berge
Created by
Lara Berge (Illustrator); Emma Beckett (Designer); Jen Thorpe (Writer); Janita Low (Editor)

Source: Book Dash
Original: My inside weather from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.