Book Tour & Book Review: Yell and Shout Cry and Pout by Dr. Peggy Kruger Tietz

Title: Yell and Shout Cry and Pout: A Kid’s Guide to Feelings
Author: Peggy Kruger Tietz
Publisher: Independent
Pages: 40
Genre: Children’s Picture Book
Format: Paperback/Kindle/Nook

Yell and Shout, Cry and Pout: A Kid's Guide to Feelings is an essential guidebook for adults in steering children through the confusing behaviors that emotions evoke. When you understand the purpose of emotions, behavior becomes understandable. Each of the eight emotions is clearly defined thorough vignettes and illustrations, keeping both adult and child captivated, thus creating an opportune time for discussion. By recognizing that all humans experience these emotions throughout their lives, the book provides a true sense of comfort. Emotions are not to be shunned, but rather embraced and explained to provide a positive development environment for all children.

Buy Links:

 Yell and Shout Cry and Pout is available at Amazon.

 Pick up your copy at Barnes & Noble.

 Discuss this book at PUYB Virtual Book Club at Goodreads.

Being the mother of a preschooler and a licensed social worker with at risk children, I'm pretty darn familiar with pouting, crying, and shouting. I even do them myself! One of the hardest things to learn as a human (at any age, honestly) is your emotions and your personal reaction to them. What the heck do they mean? Why do we have them?! 

Dr. Peggy Kruger Tietz does a kick butt job in the quest of explaining the murky world of feelings. She starts with a fun little one page rhythm to introduce the book. The following every day emotions are explained: anger, fear, shame, sadness, happiness, love, disgust, surprise. Each emotion has a color assigned to it and a  scenario children face everyday. A bubble of example actions following the feeling is given, then the author asks the question of how the reader acts out that particular feeling. To wrap up, she gives three very clear explanations of the feeling, a minor example, and how the feeling can help to accomplish something. 

I'm so very much looking forward to sharing this book with my son as he grows and learns this lifelong toughie. With my work kiddos, I hope this will be a critical resource to discuss their emotions and some self discovery.

Note: I was provided a paperback copy of this book by the author and the blog tour company in return for a honest review. It did not affect my review in any way.  

Excerpt: 

Yell and Shout, Cry and Pout: A Kid's Guide to Feelings is an essential guidebook for adults in steering children through the confusing behaviors that emotions evoke. When you understand the purpose of emotions, behavior becomes understandable. Each of the eight emotions is clearly defined thorough vignettes and illustrations, keeping both adult and child captivated, thus creating an opportune time for discussion. By recognizing that all humans experience these emotions throughout their lives, the book provides a true sense of comfort. Emotions are not to be shunned, but rather embraced and explained to provide a positive development environment for all children.

Dr. Peggy Kruger Tietz is a licensed psychologist and maintains a private practice in Austin, Texas. She sees a wide range of children with normal developmental problems as well as children who have experienced trauma. Her Ph.D is in developmental psychology from Bryn Mawr College. Before entering private practice Dr. Tietz treated children in multiple settings, such as family service agencies and foster care. Dr. Tietz, trained at the Family Institute of Philadelphia, and then taught there. She specializes in seeing children individually, as well as, with their families. She has advanced training in Play Therapy as well as being a certified practitioner of EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, for children and adults). She has conducted workshops on parenting, sibling relationships, and emotional literacy.
Her latest book is Yell and Shout Cry and Pout: A Kid’s Guide to Feelings.

For More Information Visit Peggy Kruger Tietz’s website. Visit Peggy’s blog. Connect with Peggy on Facebook and Twitter. Find out more about Peggy at Goodreads.