Super Emotions! is a children’s book about powerful feelings that helps kids understand their emotions through a simple, memorable story they can read, sing, and talk about.
The term “Super Emotions” was coined by Lionel Lowry IV in 2013 — and has since become part of the everyday language parents, teachers, and therapists use to describe the powerful feelings children with ADHD, bipolar disorder, and other big-feeling experiences navigate every day.
A warm, encouraging feelings book for kids ages 3–8 — and a helpful resource for parents, teachers, and caregivers.
A children’s emotions book and song
Read it, sing it, and talk about it — a gentle way to help children understand happiness, sadness, excitement, anger, and more.
Listen: Super Emotions! song for kids.
The book uses warm rhymes, memorable language, and uplifting imagery to help children recognize feelings like happiness, sadness, excitement, anger, and more. It’s designed as a social-emotional learning book for children ages 3–8 that families and classrooms can read, sing, and discuss together.
What is Super Emotions!?
Super Emotions! is a children’s book about emotions and a gentle song that helps kids understand powerful feelings in a simple, encouraging way.
Instead of telling children their emotions are “too much,” Super Emotions! reminds them that emotions are powerful — and with practice, guidance, and love, kids can learn to handle them.
Through repetition, kids learn to understand and manage their emotions — making Super Emotions! a helpful emotional regulation book for children.
Why Parents Love Super Emotions!
Helps kids understand
what they feel
Children begin learning simple words and ideas for happiness, sadness, excitement, anger, and more.
Gives them a phrase they can remember
The idea of “Super Emotions” helps kids see powerful feelings as powerful — not bad.
Supports calm conversations
The book gives parents, teachers, and caregivers a gentle way to talk about big emotions, self-control, and emotional growth.
A new edition coming in May
The new edition of Super Emotions! features a fresh look, updated artwork, and the same heart behind the original message: helping children understand powerful feelings.
Children’s emotions are not bad. They are powerful feelings that can be understood, guided, and used for good.
This children’s book about powerful feelings is created for ages 3–8 and the grown-ups helping them learn emotional confidence.
Give your child words for powerful feelings.
Super Emotions! helps children see that their emotions are important, manageable, and part of what makes them wonderfully human.
Read the book. Listen to the song. Start a conversation about feelings.
“Super Emotions is a wonderfully positive book about understanding and coping with their strong emotions. Lionel Lowry provides a creative and empowering explanation of the ‘super emotions’ one must learn to cope with. It is truly uplifting and hopeful. A must read for any child. “
