I Know Curious: A Book about Feeling Curious, Bored, and Confused -- Lindsay N. Giroux, Paperback

Teach children to recognize curiosity, boredom, and confusion

In I Know Curious, a young feelings detective looks for clues to identify curiosity, boredom, and confusion in himself and others. The boy feels bored sitting in a theater and waiting for a movie to start. He feels confused when the show starts because it isn't a movie like he expected--it's a magic show! He feels curious watching the magician perform amazing tricks. By noticing the clues in his own body--bouncy legs, a fast heartbeat, raised eyebrows--the feelings detective can also recognize when his family members feel the same way.

Sometimes feelings can overwhelm us. I Know Curious helps readers develop skills they can use in these moments to feel better. To cope with boredom, the characters play games and even put on their own magic show. I Know Curious:

• Teaches children to recognize curiosity, boredom, and confusion from clues in their bodies
• Introduces the concept of a feelings detective notebook to help build emotional awareness, intelligence, and skills
• Gives child-friendly ideas for coping with overwhelming emotions
• Offers strategies for caregivers on helping children identify and manage big feelings

The six books in the We Find Feelings Clues series help children learn how to use their bodies' clues and their past experiences to identify and name their feelings and those of others. Clues are found in facial expressions and body language, sensations within the body, and knowledge of past experiences. After identifying an emotion, children also learn how they can feel better when their emotions are overwhelming. Each book follows a child using a feelings detective notebook to record feelings through drawings and words, as well as information on recognizing and dealing with the book's featured feelings. The books can stand alone or be used together as a classroom companion to Lindsay N. Giroux's professional resource, Create an Emotion-Rich Classroom.

Author: Lindsay N. Giroux
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Published: 12/09/2025
Pages: 36
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9798885540704
Audience: Ages 4-8

About the Author

Lindsay N. Giroux, M.Ed., specializes in coaching preschool teachers on implementing the Pyramid Model to promote social-emotional development and prevent challenging behavior. She is the author of Create an Emotion-Rich Classroom: Helping Young Children Build Their Social Emotional Skills and the We Find Feelings Clues picture book series, as well as a contributing author of Connect4Learning(R), a Pre-K curriculum and the ChooseFI Pre-K financial literacy curriculum. Her professional interests include teacher training, social skill instruction, and inclusion of preschoolers with special needs. Lindsay received a B.A. from Wellesley College and an M.Ed. in Early Childhood Special Education from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. She is currently the Manager of Educational Quality: Inclusion & Behavior Support for Bright Horizons. She resides in Raleigh, NC with her husband and son.

Alicia Teba Godoy lives and works in Spain, where she studied cinema and illustration. Her passions are art and animals. She is vegetarian and is also an avid animal advocate and lover. Alicia has a bunny as a pet, and they are like peas and carrots. She is an author too and loves writing. In her free time she enjoys creating, watching movies, drinking tea, and daydreaming.