Olive all at Once

Olive feels conflicting emotions. As she sorts through her feelings, she learns it’s OK to feel lots of ways—all at once.

In this illustrated picture book, Olive experiences contradictory emotions. The first day of school is exciting but also scary. When she attends a friend’s birthday party, she is both delighted for him but also disappointed that the presents aren’t for her. And when she thinks about her little sister, she’s both glad and mad—for lots of reasons!

In Olive All at Once, our title character helps young readers explore the sometimes-contradictory ways they feel about various events in their lives, both big and small. Building social-emotional intelligence in children helps them to allow all of their emotions to coexist inside them. It’s part of being human to feel many different ways—all at the same time—and it’s totally OK.

Mariam Gates holds a master’s in education from Harvard University and is the creator of the renowned Kid Power Yoga. She is the author of the bestselling Good Night Yoga (more than 200,000 copies sold) and many other picture books for children. She lives in Northern California.

Alison Hawkins started her career as a graphic designer. In addition to children’s books, she’s worked illustrating apparel, toys, and greeting cards. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.