Emotions Board Book — personalized photo board book
Personalized Board Book · Printed in the USA

Emotions Board Book

Help your children begin to develop their social skills by reading and identifying feelings. Just upload your favorite photos and add text in a large, easy-to-read type.

As low as
$41.99

Price is for a 20-page book · add pages up to a 56-page max

Size
5.25 x 5.25"
Base Page Count
20
Price Per Additional Page$0.99

Photos, captions, page color, and cover text are all chosen while you customize.

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  • Made in USA
  • Wipeable
  • Gift-ready
  • 100k+ families
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About this book

Big feelings, with faces a toddler already knows.

In short

The Emotions Board Book is a personalized photo board book that teaches toddlers to name feelings using photos of their own face and family. It runs 20–56 rigid glossy pages at 5.25 x 5.25 inches, holds 13–31 photos, and is printed and bound in the USA for children age 1 and up.

Toddlers have every emotion available to an adult and almost none of the words. The Emotions Board Book closes that gap using the most legible faces in their world — their own, and their family's — photographed while genuinely happy, frustrated, sleepy, silly, scared, and proud.

Naming a feeling is the first step toward regulating it, which is why early-childhood educators lean so heavily on emotion vocabulary. A book of real, familiar expressions gives a child something to point at in the moment, before they can explain what's wrong.

Printed on ultra-thick rigid board with rounded corners, a wipeable glossy finish and spiral binding, made in the United States. It holds up to being grabbed during exactly the kind of moment it was built for.

Who the Emotions Board Book is for

  • Toddlers age 1–4 in the height of big-feelings years
  • Parents working on emotional regulation and tantrum language
  • Preschool teachers and early-childhood educators
  • Therapists and families supporting neurodivergent children
The specs
Color
Multi-Colored
Photos
13-31
Page Count
20–56 
Size
5.25 x 5.25"
Book Cover
Board Book
Paper
Durable Glossy Ultrathick Paper
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Why You'll Love It

  • Personalized for Your ChildEmotions Board Book is filled with the faces, places, and words they already know and love.
  • Built for Little HandsThick, rigid pages and easy-turn binding stand up to daily reading.
  • Made in the USAPrinted and bound in our own facility, never outsourced.
  • Ready for Real LifeA glossy finish means spills and sticky fingers wipe right away.
  • Every Story Fits PerfectlyAdd pages as the memories add up, so nothing gets left out.

Customize Everything That You See

  1. 1Choose from Layout Templates with and without text
  2. 2Add or Remove Pages, 20-page min - 56-page max
  3. 3Change the Page Colors
  4. 4Change the Text Size and Color
  5. 5Drag and Drop Photos into Place
  6. 6Re-order Pages

The Specifics

Thick, Rigid Pages
Spiral, Plastic Binding for Easy Page Turning
Glossy Finish - Spills Wipe Away
Printed and Bound in the USA
Recommended for Children 1+
5-7 Business Days for Production

Why the Emotions Board Book works

Give feelings a name

Learning to recognize and name emotions is an important part of growing up. Pairing simple feeling words with familiar faces and real-life expressions can help children begin to connect what they see with how they feel.

Make emotions feel familiar

A photo of your child smiling, looking surprised, feeling frustrated, or being silly gives them a real example of an emotion they know. Seeing their own expressions can make new feeling words easier to understand and remember.

Show them that everyone has feelings

Include photos of parents, siblings, grandparents, or other familiar faces experiencing different emotions. It helps children see that feelings are something everyone experiences, and that every emotion is okay to have.

What to put on the pages

  • Real expressions — Use photos of your child showing different emotions naturally, whether they're laughing, frustrated, surprised, or feeling calm.
  • Familiar faces — Include parents, siblings, grandparents, and other people your child knows experiencing different emotions, too.
  • Everyday moments — Show the moments that can bring out different feelings, like sharing a favorite toy, trying something new, or getting a big hug.
  • Ways to feel better — Include photos of comforting moments, such as a hug, taking a deep breath, cuddling a favorite toy, or spending some quiet time.
  • A happy or peaceful ending — Finish with a photo that leaves your child feeling calm, loved, and reassured.

Occasions families gift it for

  • Second and third birthdays
  • Starting daycare or preschool
  • Gifts for families navigating tantrums or transitions
  • Classroom and therapy-room resources
  • Christmas gifts with substance behind them

Ready to make the Emotions Board Book?

Upload your photos and preview every spread — most families finish in 10–15 minutes.

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How it works

From your camera roll to their bookshelf in three steps.

01
Pick your book

Select the board book from our collection that fits your little one, whether you're teaching their ABCs, introducing first words, or creating a book all about them.

02
Start customizing

Upload your photos, add captions, and preview every spread.

03
Delivered gift-ready

Printed on ultra-thick pages in the USA and shipped to your door in 5–7 business days.

See the Emotions Board Book in action

A quick look at how the pages, binding, and finish hold up in real little hands.

Questions, answered

About the Emotions Board Book

What is the Emotions Board Book?

The Emotions Board Book is a personalized photo board book that teaches toddlers to name feelings using photos of their own face and family. It runs 20–56 rigid glossy pages at 5.25 x 5.25 inches, holds 13–31 photos, and is printed and bound in the USA for children age 1 and up.

Which emotions should I include?

Start with happy, sad, mad, scared, tired, and silly, then add the ones your child hits most often — frustrated, proud, shy, excited. You have room for 13 to 31 photos.

Should I use posed or candid photos?

Candid wins. A genuinely frustrated face teaches more than a performed one, and toddlers recognise the difference immediately.

What age is the Emotions Board Book for?

It is recommended for children age 1 and up, with the strongest use between roughly 18 months and four years.

Can it be used in a classroom or therapy setting?

Yes. Educators often build a version featuring the children in their own class so every face on the page is familiar to the group.

How many photos and pages does it include?

20–56  — room for 13-31 of your own photos. You choose the length while you personalize.

How big is the book?

Each board book measures 5.25 x 5.25" — sized to be held and read by little hands, with spill-proof, wipeable pages.

Where is it printed and how long does it take?

Every Emotions Board Book is printed and bound in the United States. Production takes about 5–7 business days, then it ships to your door — no international waits, no surprises.

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Printed & shipped in the USA

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