What Would YOU Do?, Learning to Pause, Feel, and Choose

What Would YOU Do? - Learning to Pause, Feel, and Choose: Big Feelings at School is a gentle, skill-building picture book that helps young children slow down, notice their emotions, and make thoughtful choices during everyday school moments.
Through calm language and warm illustrations, children are guided through a simple, repeatable process:
Pause - when emotions feel big
Feel - what's happening inside their body and mind
Choose - a kind, respectful action
From feeling left out on the playground to waiting in line or sharing with others, this book meets children where they are - without judgment - and shows them they don't have to react right away. They can pause, notice, and choose.
Designed especially for children ages 4-8, this book supports:
• Emotional awareness
• Self-regulation and impulse control
• Empathy and kindness
• Problem-solving at school and with peers
Whether read at home, in the classroom, or in therapeutic settings, What Would YOU Do? gives children a foundation for handling big feelings with confidence and care.
This is the first book in a gentle, skill-building series focused on growing emotional awareness in children.
Educators & Therapists Note
This book aligns naturally with SEL frameworks and is suitable for:
• Social-emotional learning lessons
• Classroom discussions and circle time
• School counseling sessions
• Occupational therapy and emotional support programs
• Calm-down spaces and reflection activities
The simple Pause-Feel-Choose structure gives adults and children shared language that can be reinforced across settings.