A Feel Better Book for Little Tears

amp ldquo A useful picture book for encouraging social-emotional health. The rhyming text uses direct address to speak to diverse child characters who are experiencing sadness in a range of settings-and by extension, to child readers of the book. A backmatter amp quot Note to Parents and Caregivers amp quot deconstructs the intentions behind different parts of the text to: respond to sadness normalize sadness cope with sad feelings and offer hope. Throughout, Ng-Benitez's sensitive, engaging illustrations do an excellent job of providing narrative specificity to the general scenarios the text suggests, elevating the book's aesthetic success as a whole amp hellip .readers may also find value in its potential to foster empathy or to pre-emptively address sadness as one of many emotions we all experience. Validating and soothing. amp rdquo -Kirkus Reviews

amp ldquo As the book normalizes sadness, a young person is sure to feel relieved that his emotions are not unusual or permanent. amp rdquo -Manhattan Book Review

amp ldquo Brochmann and Bowen have provided readers with the tools to help their kids get through their first bouts of sadness. amp rdquo -BookTrib