Tengo un Feeling
Maria Ferres-Amat
Tengo un Feeling
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
A Bilingual Tale about Emotions (English & Español)
by Maria Ferres-Amat
The text is written at a 2nd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.
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About This Book
I’m about to tell you a secret about Arti’s day—a day packed with feelings you might not expect. She paints, plays, and even faces some tricky moments, all while speaking two languages! But that’s only the beginning.
Themes
Quick Assessment
Tengo un Feeling is a bilingual children's book designed for early readers aged 5 to 8. It gently explores a range of emotions through Arti’s day, encouraging emotional awareness and language learning in English and Spanish. The book includes a vocabulary summary and an interactive game to enhance engagement and comprehension.
Why we rated Tengo un Feeling 7C
Tengo un Feeling is written at a Level 2 reading level across 40 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Tengo un Feeling works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate Tengo un Feeling as 7C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Fear & Anxiety, Emotional: Frustration.
Thematically, Tengo un Feeling explores friendship, family, emotional awareness, multicultural, and language learning — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, family, emotional awareness.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7C — ClearNo conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.
Content Flags
Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9798986082349
- Pages
- 40
- Publisher
- Maria/Norton
- Published
- 2024
- Type
- Fiction