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Dot Feels Embarrassed: A Children's Book About Embarrassment, Big Feelings, and Emotional Skills (Social Emotional Learning for Kids) (The Shape Squad
Paperback
Series: The Shape Squad
ISBN13: 9781919532868
Publisher: Annesleys Press
Published: Feb 15 2026
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.09 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What if making a mistake isn't the end... but a chance to begin again?
Meet Dot, a bright pink circle who loves to roll and spin. Today is the school play and Dot is the Rolling Sun. She is ready to shine - until she rolls too fast, slips, and crashes into a cloud.
The music stops.
Dot feels her cheeks burning hot.
She wants to freeze. She wants to hide.
With gentle reassurance, Dot learns a simple calming strategy to cool the hot feeling in her face and take a soft, steady breath. As the heat fades, she finds the courage to move again and shake off the Oops!
Dot Feels Embarrassed is a warm Social Emotional Learning story that helps children understand mistakes, release shame, and build confidence to try again.
As children follow Dot's journey, they also naturally absorb early learning concepts including shapes, colours, movement, and performance confidence - woven into the story so development happens without pressure.
Perfect for children who:
- fear making mistakes
- feel embarrassed easily
- freeze when all eyes are on them
- struggle with perfectionism
- need gentle confidence after oops moments
This supportive story helps children:
- recognise embarrassment in their body
- learn a simple calming breath
- understand that mistakes are safe
- build resilience and self-belief
- return to activity with confidence
BONUS ACTIVITIES INCLUDED
Inside the book and via QR code you'll find calming practice pages, printable classroom resources, and a helpful parent & teacher guide.
Ideal for home, preschool, classroom, and SEN environments.
Part of The Shape Squad Series - stories created to build emotional skills for life while gently supporting early childhood development.
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