Clear language
Simple definitions help children put words to complicated feelings.
Launching November 7, 2026
Feeling Puzzled
Finding What Feelings Mean for Children
A feelings vocabulary for kids ages 5–12
When children can name a feeling, they can share it.
This is not a story. It is a feelings vocabulary, made to be read together.
Feeling Puzzled gives children ages 5–12 simple, clear definitions for their feelings, so they can name what they are going through and tell a trusted adult about it.
It is built to be read with a parent, counselor, or caseworker, not alone. Each definition uses words a child can actually understand and use.
David wrote the book because he could not find the words when his own kids needed them. Feeling Puzzled is the resource he wished he had.
Made for conversation
Designed to open a discussion with a trusted adult.
Useful in real moments
A practical reference for homes, schools, and helping professionals.
What readers are saying
David's breakdown of the Feelings Wheel offers a beautifully clear way to teach the complexity of human emotions. I plan to use this book with older children who are eager to expand their emotional vocabulary and self-awareness.
Tracey Schindler Pollack, MS LPC
"Feeling Puzzled" is a clear, easy to understand book for use with children. It is a handy tool for anyone interested in helping children to identify what feelings are going on inside of them. The author takes great care to use accurate words that reflect each feeling. Well done!
Andrew P. Bures, MSSW
DeBroux has laid out the layered feelings that we all feel so we can more closely examine and contend with infused emotions. He has constructed his book in a leveled breakdown and manual-like way to help us process and pinpoint our inner workings. Labeling an emotion gives us contending power and resilient strength for life's happenings.
Betsy Frey-Neufeld, School Counselor
Book details
A full-color paperback created for children, families, counselors, and caseworkers.
Format
Paperback
US price
$16.99
Length
66 pages
Interior
Full color
ISBN
979-8-9955271-0-7