The Heart and the Bottle
Written and illustrated by: Oliver Jeffers. A tale told as much through the illustrations, as the text. A young girl has a very close relationship with her grandfather — and…
Luna’s Red Hat: An Illustrated Storybook to Help Children Cope With Loss and Suicide
Written and illustrated by: Emmi Smid. It doesn’t really pull many punches in the anger and hurt Luna feels after her mother’s suicide, but offers simple, child-appropriate, messages about why…
Why Do I Feel Sad?: A Grief Book for Children
Written and illustrated by: Tracy Lambert-Prater. Simple and direct text helps explain grief and the various reasons someone may be grieving. The text does not limit grief to a death,…
The Pout-Pout Fish
Written by: Deborah Diesen. Illustrated by: Dan Hanna. Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading “dreary wearies” isn’t really his destiny. Deep in…
The Happiest Kid
Author: Sarah Bagley Steele Illustrators: Elsa Pui Se Lo and Clarice Yunyi Cai What do you do when everyone expects you to always be happy but your feeling sad? This…
Yard Sale
Written by: Eve Bunting. Illustrated by: Lauren Castillo. This is a very emotional story of a family moving to a smaller home because of lack of money. There is no…
The Grief Rock: A Book to Understand Grief and Love
Written by: Natasha Daniels. Illustrated by: Lily Fossett. When someone you love dies, the grief rock shows up. Sometimes grief can feel like a heavy weight you are carrying around….
Follow Your Feelings: Lucy and Sad
Written by: Kitty Black. Illustrated by: Jess Rose. When Lucy has a hard time making friends, she’s joined by someone new: Sad. But Sad isn’t the company Lucy had hoped…
I’m Sad
Written by: Michael Ian Black. Illustrated by: Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Everyone feels sad sometimes — even flamingos. Sigh. When Flamingo announces he’s feeling down, the little girl and Potato try…
Sad, Sad Bear
Written and illustrated by: Kimberly Gee. Bear is very SAD today. Mommy is going to work. And that means Bear has to go to Cub Care for the very first…