- Theme: Emotional development, Understanding emotions
- Tone: Tender, poetic, and full of empathy
- Age: 5–8 years old
Every day is different at the Hotel of Emotions, because emotions vary... Some are big, some are small, some are lonely, and others come with their friends. Here lives Anger, who shouts loudly and shakes the entire room. Sadness, who speaks softly and floods the bathroom with her tears. Gratitude, who never asks for anything. Confidence, which helps us overcome difficulties. And when Love arrives, the hotel fills with light and laughter. However, whatever emotion visits the hotel, it is just passing through. Because emotions are always traveling, to many different hotels all over the world... A unique book for children to explore the world of emotions.
- Theme: Emotional development, Understanding emotions
- Tone: Tender, poetic, and full of empathy
- Age: 5–8 years old
Suitable for:
It is a wonderful book to start a discussion with children about how they feel, especially during times when they experience intense or "difficult" emotions. It is also aimed at parents and educators who want to enhance children's emotional intelligence and self-awareness.
Why This Book Is Special:
This book stands out for its original representation of emotions as guests in a hotel, making the idea of coexisting with many different feelings accessible to children. Through the personification of joy, sadness, anger, and more, the book emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and acceptance of all emotions, even the difficult ones. It delivers a powerful message of self-care, which was recognized by its inclusion in the Golden List of Elniplex for 2025.
Book with a hard cover and 40 pages. The illustration plays a dominant role and is the work of the author herself, Lidia Brankovic, with her characteristic style that combines simple lines and collage elements. The language is simple, direct, and poetic.
Suggestions for use by parents or educators:
- An ideal tool to start a discussion in the classroom or at home about emotions and how to manage them with understanding.
- Helps children name and better understand what they feel, enhancing empathy and self-awareness.
With the book as a starting point, you can:
- Discuss: The various guest-emotions. What do they look like? What do they do? How do we treat them?
- Ask the child: Which guest-emotion did you like the most? How do you feel today? Which "guests" are in your own "hotel"? How can we take care of all our emotions?
- Draw: How do you imagine joy, sadness, anger, or fear?
Read an Excerpt
"Sometimes you feel many different things at the same time. Like having an entire hotel full of guests inside you!
You may feel joy jumping up and down on the bed or anger knocking on the door to come in or sadness sitting quietly in a corner."
A few words about the creator, Lidia Brankovic:
Lidia Brankovic is an author and illustrator based in Berlin. She studied Communication Design in Potsdam and is inspired by the small details of everyday life. "The Hotel of Emotions" is her first book, which she created as her thesis project and which achieved worldwide success. Her style is distinguished by its warmth, humor, and atmospheric aesthetic reminiscent of cinematic scenes.
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Manufacturer
- Author
- Lidia Brankovic
- Publisher
- Dioptra
- Original Title
- The Grand Hotel Of Feelings
- Language
- Greek
- Translation
- Gemma Desylla
- Theme
- Emotional Intelligence
- Age
- from 5 years old years
- Cover
- Hardcover
- Number of Pages
- 40
- Release Date
- 3/2024
- Publication Date
- 2024
- Dimensions
- 21x29.5 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9786182207055
Important information
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