Sign-In
Cart
Everyone is Feeling Something
Paperback
ConceptsEarly ReadersGeneral Juvenile Fiction
ISBN13: 9781911837312
Publisher: Regulated Human Co
Published: Aug 18 2026
Pages: 34
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.09 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Everyone is feeling something. Even the ones who look fine.
Eleven busy places. A shop that is too loud. A school carpet. A party. A waiting room. A park. A swimming pool. A kitchen in the morning. A queue. A playground. A big hall. A house at bedtime. Hundreds of beans, and every one of them feeling something.
On every page there are two things to look for.
The first one has an answer. One bean is holding a blue jar. One bean has both feet off the ground. One bean has its eyes shut tight, because it has had enough. It is somewhere on the page, and it can be found. There is a picture of it on the card, so a child who cannot read yet can still look.
The second one does not have an answer. It asks which bean is you today. That one changes. It can be a different bean on every page, or the same one all the way through, or one bean today and another tomorrow.
Twenty ways a body can be - sleepy, heavy, proud, shy, curious, listening, too much, not sure - learned by looking rather than by being taught. The opening spread names all twenty, so the words are there when a child wants them. There is no lesson attached to any of them, and no bean on any page is the one to aim for.
Big Bean is on every page too. Always somewhere. Always near. A child who finds Big Bean eleven times has been told something without being told anything.
Nothing here has to be read aloud. It takes as long as it takes, and it holds up to being opened again, because the second question has a different answer each time.
FOR GROWN-UPS
A child who can name a state can ask for what it needs. Naming comes before asking, and looking comes before naming. That is all this book is: a long, unhurried look at twenty ways a body can be.
The left-hand question can be got right. The right-hand question cannot be got wrong. Children who are used to being asked how they feel, and getting it wrong, will often go for the left one first. Let them. The other one waits.
A child who will not answer how was school can often put a finger on a bean. This is not a feelings chart with five faces and a demand to choose one. It is a busy room with thirty beans in it and no demand at all.
Expect the answer to change. A child who was the sleepy bean in March may be the too-much bean in June, and both are accurate.
There is a note for parents, teachers and SENCOs at the back. This book supports everyday emotional awareness. It is not a screening tool and it is not a substitute for professional guidance.
From the Little Signals world: quiet stories and tools that help small humans notice their signals and find their way back to steady. No quick fixes. No hype. Regulation before optimisation.
Also from
Co, The Regulated Human
Before the Noise: A Gentle Morning Check-In for Nervous System Regulation: A Gentle Morning Check-In for Nervous System Regulation
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
Sleep Wind-Down Journal: A Gentle Nightly Check-In for Nervous System Regulation
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
Little Signals: Out and About: Small Check-Ins for Busy Places - A Pointing and Noticing Companion for Children Ages 4-8 (Shops, Cafés, Journeys, Part
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
The Steady One: On Holding the Boundary, Losing Your Patience, and Finding the Way Back
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
The Sleepy Stone: A Calming Bedtime Story for Busy Little Bodies: A Calming Bedtime Story for Busy Little Bodies
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
The Storm Inside: A Calming Story About Big Feelings for Little Bodies
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
The Words Went Quiet: A Little Signals Story for Children When Words Are Hard to Find
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
When the Plan Changes: A Little Story for Children Who Had It All Worked Out: A Little Story for Children Who Had It All Worked Out
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
After the Day: A Little Story for Children Who Hold It Together Until They Get Home
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
The Loud Place: A Little Story for Children When Everything Feels Too Much: A Little Story for Children When Everything Feels Too Much
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
Little Signals at Night: My Evening, Made by Me: A Wind-Down Book for Children Who Find Bedtime Hard: My Evening, Made by Me: A Wind-Down Book for Chi
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
The Last Five Minutes: A Little Signals Story for Children Who Find Switching Off Hard
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
The Grey Day: A Gentle Story About Slow-Starting Days for Little Bodies
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
Some Mornings Feel Heavy: A Little Signals Story for Children Who Find Going to School Hard
Co, The Regulated Human
Paperback
Also in
General Juvenile Fiction
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two the Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two)
Riordan, Rick
Paperback
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One)
Riordan, Rick
Paperback
Anne of Green Gables, 3-Book Box Set, Volume I: Anne of Avonlea; Anne of the Island; Anne of Green Gables
Montgomery, L. M.
Paperback
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters, The: The Graphic Novel
Riordan, Rick
Venditti, Robert
Paperback
Mary Anne Saves the Day: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #3): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Claudia and Mean Janine: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #4): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants: Volume 14
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinney, Jeff
Hardcover
Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble
Green, John Patrick
Hastings, Christopher
Hardcover
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #1): Volume 1
Sutherland, Tui T.
Paperback
Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants: Volume 13
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover