By Kara Marziali
Kara Koala and Her Kaleidoscope of Feelings
Kara is a sensitive koala trying to process her feelings. Will she be able to sort out her emotions before she gets ready for the first day of school? Children will identify with Kara Koala as she explores a kaleidoscope of feelings. This award-winning story encourages readers to accept the myriad of emotions we all experience, develop empathy, increase self-awareness, and recognize that sometimes it’s necessary to talk to someone about our emotions.
Award Winning Author
Kara Marziali
Kara Marziali is an artist, author, and educator. She is involved in many creative endeavors including painting, design, writing, teaching theatre and dramatic literature, singing, and dancing. Her professional skills include graphic design, marketing, communications, teaching, and leading workshops. She is most comfortable in environments that stimulate curiosity, cultivate creativity, kindle compassion, and facilitate connections.
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Kara Koala and Her Kaleidoscope of Feelings
ACTIVITY BOOK
Discover many types of activities including crosswords, mazes, word searches, writing prompts, brainteasers, coloring pages, and more. You’ll find hours of entertainment to inspire and delight you.
Kara Koala and Her Kaleidoscope of Feelings
JOURNAL
If you’re familiar with Kara Koala, you’ll know that she is in touch with her feelings. Connect with your emotions by using this 60-page lined journal. It can also be used as a notebook or for writing prompts.
This is a lovely, heartfelt book for children that encourages them to articulate and understand their feelings and what’s inside their heads. It normalizes how sometimes feelings can be confusing and how sometimes faith in God and in ourselves can help.
– Joyce LaFazia Heimbecker, LMHC, LCPD
A wonderful book that will help young children know it is OK to be a bit overwhelmed or confused about their emotions. In an increasingly complex world that gives far little time for children to be in touch with their emotional lives, this book will help to create that space.
– Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Kara Marziali has written a brilliantly simple and meaningful book that will surely help parents talk to their children about complex feelings that are often so difficult for children to understand. A must-have book during the challenging times we live in.
– Leslie Loomis, Ph.D., School Psychologist
Contact Author
kara@karakoala.com