The Outlook Book

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Author(s)

Jan Trabue

Publisher

BOOKBABY

Genre(s)

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Release Date

October 12, 2021

ISBN

978-1098391508

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The Outlook Book teaches cognitive behavioral strategies to children in language that they can understand. The book is illustrated with photographs, taken by the author, of a wild squirrel (named MartyLou) living in her backyard. These images often depict MartyLou doing human activities and are quite entertaining! Children will enjoy looking at the pictures as they learn how to be in control of their behavior so that they can get along better with others. MartyLou encourages them to steer clear of stinking thinking and suggests things they can do to help them get out of a bad mood. After reading this book, MartyLou will become your child's cheerleader, teacher, and new friend.

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Turn your bad mood around!

May 02, 2023

Overall rating

4.7

Writing Style

4.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

5.0

Learning Value

5.0

What I Liked: Author and Child Psychologist, Jan Trabue, combined her expertise and her love of nature photography to make an engaging book with a great message for children. The photographs are centered around a backyard squirrel and staged scenes that would have taken thought and talent to set up and wait for the squirrel to visit. The message of the book is exploring “stinking thinking” and what we can do to get in a better mood and why having a good outlook on life can lead to us feeling happier more often.
Final Verdict: We all struggle sometimes with a bad mood, and it can be hard to turn it around, so it is incredibly important to have books like this to assist children and even adults in getting rid of our “stinking thinking”. The photographs are a delight and sure to keep kids turning the pages to see what will happen next.