🌿 About the Feeling Safari Series 🦁 Feeling Safari is a story-based social-emotional learning (SEL) program that helps children recognize, name, and understand their emotions through imagination, storytelling, and play. Led by Courage Lion , the safari’s brave and gentle guide, children meet a colorful group of animal friends—each representing a different feeling such as happiness, sadness, love, fear, pride, and persistence. The program was created by educators and emotional-wellness specialists to make SEL approachable and fun. Through songs, simple activities, and guided reflection, children learn that every emotion has value and that it’s safe to express how they feel. The Feeling Safari Companion Storybook Series expands this world through beautifully illustrated picture books that align with the classroom curriculum. Each book focuses on one “Feeling Friend” and explores a single emotional theme in a way that encourages empathy, self-awareness, and confidence. The first title, Courage Lion Finds His Strength: A Story About Hope and Bravery , invites readers to rediscover their inner courage when things feel uncertain. Future stories—featuring Sadness Swan , Persy Parrot , Love Bear , and others—continue the journey, showing that every feeling, big or small, belongs. Together, these stories remind young readers and grown-ups alike that the greatest adventure begins within: learning to understand our feelings, share them kindly, and let them guide us toward growth.