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Publication
New York : Random House Children's Books, [2019]
Description
A young child experiences sadness as if it were a visitor, acknowledging the emotion and suggesting activities to do with it.
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LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin
Sometimes you get so sad you don't know what to do, but this book offers some insight.
This is a sweet picture book introduction about identifying and dealing with sadness. While this is no substitute for a child dealing with serious psychiatric needs, it is good for developing emotional
This is a sweet picture book introduction about identifying and dealing with sadness. While this is no substitute for a child dealing with serious psychiatric needs, it is good for developing emotional
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intelligence for the youngest readers. With very simple prose and illustrations that illuminate the text, this book can help children understand their own emotions and maybe, just maybe, the feelings of others around them. Show Less
LibraryThing member GRgenius
Anyone that's been through any tragedy, natural or otherwise, knows this blue cloud that seems to hover and while adults may have more experiences to draw from in dealing with it, or a larger circle of friends with which to talk it through...children are often going through it for the first time.
Between these pages filled with just the right balance of words and images, we see sadness as a "thing" not some invisible phantom. We learn to acknowledge its presence, to even embrace it to a certain degree, giving it what it needs in order to allow it to one day slip away. Little ones have a lead character to identify with, and the visual sadness helps them to understand that the feelings they have are not something to be frightened of, but rather something to grow from on their journey to being big boys and girls.
**ARC received for review
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Do you remember the first time you were sad? Do you remember what made you blue, unhappy, down in the dumps, or otherwise? Chances are no...but at the time, it was your WHOLE WORLD. Everywhere you went, it followed, and how to shake its grip was beyond your comprehension. Hopefully, you had a loving family to guide you back to your self, but just think if you had a book like this in your library, or rather if your parents or other adult had it in their arsenal of bookish "weapons". Well, okay, so I guess I skipped the reason WHY this would be so great....Between these pages filled with just the right balance of words and images, we see sadness as a "thing" not some invisible phantom. We learn to acknowledge its presence, to even embrace it to a certain degree, giving it what it needs in order to allow it to one day slip away. Little ones have a lead character to identify with, and the visual sadness helps them to understand that the feelings they have are not something to be frightened of, but rather something to grow from on their journey to being big boys and girls.
**ARC received for review
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LibraryThing member MarlenePreciado
I found this book so sad but so spot on. The way that sadness was portrayed and described was so realistic. I was able to relate to the little girl and how she felt when sadness came to visit her. I think this is a great book for children to read. This book will teach them ways to cope with sadness
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and how it can make them feel/act. This is a great book! Show Less
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Awards
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration (Nominee — 2020)
Klaus Flugge Prize (Winner — 2020)
Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Children's Books — 2019)
Read for Empathy Collections (2020)
Language
Original publication date
2019
Physical description
25 cm
ISBN
0525707182 / 9780525707189
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