Frans de Waal meets Jane Goodall in this seminal book for children.
With an extensive and personal foreword by Jane Goodall.

In this unique and fascinating book Lotte Stegeman delves into the hidden emotional lives of animals. For a long time, humans believed that animals did not have emotions. We now know better. But what exactly do they feel? At times, it can be difficult enough to understand other people, but fortunately we have words. But what if you are an elephant in mourning? A jealous monkey? Or a terrified dog? In a lively, infectious narrative style, Lotte Stegeman takes you on an amazing journey where you will discover that there is an awful lot going on in many animals’ heads. Because sometimes animals are just like people...

Foreword by Dr Jane Goodall
Inside an animal’s mind
An-thro-po-mor-phi-sing
Darwin’s discoveries
How we know what we know

A jungle of emotions
Jealousy——A stone-throwing ape and super-smart birds
Fear——Terrified tummy-sliders and an unconscious opossum
Anger——A snarling lion and a fierce puma mother
Joy——Paddling parakeets and a laughing bonobo
Disgust——The macaque that stepped in poop – and even more poop
Grief——The killer whale that wouldn’t let go and an inconsolable chimpanzee
Empathy——The rat that rescued drenched rats and panic-stricken sperm whales
Pain——An octopus in trouble and fish with feelings
Love——Cuddly animals, a tortoise and a hippopotortoise

Choices, choices
And one more thing...
Where all the information in this book comes from