Fanni Emotions

Heartwarming stories and
everyday emotional skills

An Award-Winning Children’s Series

Created by Psychologists – Loved by Children and Adults

Fanni Emotions is an award winning children’s brand created by Finnish Family Psychologists with passion for supporting caregivers to raise emotionally competent children.

We combine compelling stories and charming, relatable characters with practical information about emotional processing. We both provide caregivers with the tools that they need to support children’s emotional development and teach children these skills directly. Stories are a natural, fun way for children to learn!

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The Fanni series has received…

The State Award for Public Information, granted by the Ministry of Culture and Education in Finland

The Punni literacy award, honorable mention, granted by The Finnish Institute for Children’s Literature

Copies Sold

Fanni Emotions is one of Finland’s best selling book series and most well-known SEL (social and emotional learning) series. The Fanni books have been on the Top 20 Bestseller list several years in a row (source: Finnish Publishers Association).

The series has been translated to multiple language areas, including South Korea, China, Norway, and Romania.

Fanni Emotions: An Overview

Picture books for the age group of 3–8, each focusing on a specific emotional skill and each including exercises and a theory section for adults
Fanni’s Feelings Cards
The Miu series – Board books for the age group of 0–3
The Secret of Being a Good Parent: a parenting book
Brand licensing: Clothing, playgrounds and play structures, and more

Emotional Skills Are the Cornerstone of Well-Being

Good emotional skills help build strong self-esteem, create and maintain meaningful relationships, thrive academically, and stay healthy. Children are not born with good or bad emotional skills – they acquire these skills by observing and interacting with others.

All emotions are important and have a special purpose. Children need two things to become emotionally competent:
1) Support with emotional processing. We learn emotional processing by experiencing emotions!
2) Information about emotions and emotional skills.

Many of todays parents have learned to hide and suppress their emotions as a child instead of learning how to process them. But it is possible to be an emotion-focused parent even if you are still learning these skills yourself. We are here for you!

About the Authors

Heidi Livingston and Julia Pöyhönen are Finnish psychologists who specialize in child development and parental
support. Their motto is: reliable psychological information belongs to everyone! They created the Fanni Emotions series to make teaching emotional skills easy and approachable.

Julia lives in Helsinki, Finland and Heidi lives in Vermont, USA.

The books’ expressive, enchanting illustrations are the work of Linnea Bellamine (the Fanni series) and Larissa Saloranta (the Miu series). The books are originally published in Finland by Kumma-kustannus.

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Foreign Rights

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Fanni Emotions Oy
Heidi Livingston & Julia Pöyhönen
PL 150
00811 Helsinki, Finland

Business ID: 2785305-4

team(at)fanniemotions.com

Like magic that changes both adults and children.

A Korean Reader

Cute illustrations, wonderful characters, plenty of useful information and practical tips also for adults.

A Finnish Reader

These books discuss powerful emotional experiences in a humane, gentle, and non-judgmental way that makes it easy for children to understand.

A Finnish Reader

I have read the book both in the role of a parent and as an educator and in both situations it has been very well received.

A Finnish Reader

The more I read, the more I feel healed. It’s good for adults to read as well.

A Korean Reader

A learning experience for both parents and children.

A Finnish Reader