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Author
Publisher
Rodale Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Bear feels low, like his pocket is full of sads that are weighing him down, Rabbit becomes determined to find the cure but discovers there's no easy fix--except, maybe, friendship, in this uniquely humorous approach to sadness that encourages mindfulness.
Author
Series
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This sensitive and supportive story helps children recognize and cope with sadness. Using gentle and straightforward language, this simple story offers an entrance point for adults and children to identify and address childhood depression symptoms and helps banish the stigma around mental illness. Includes a section with tips for adults"--
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A small boy creates a shelter for his sadness so that he can visit it whenever he needs to, and the two of them can cry, talk, or just sit. The boy knows that one day his sadness may come out of the shelter, and together they will look out at the world and see how beautiful it is.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Annie comes home from school to find her cat, Delilah, has had a terrible day and is quite sad. What do you do when your friend is sad? Cheer them up with all the things they love! Annie tries TV, warm milk, and even yoga! But at the end of the day, no distraction can really make our bad days simply disappear, as Annie knows all too well."--
10) Max's box
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. / Pixel Mouse House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Max's parents give him a very special gift: a tiny, magical box that will hold everything, from his toys to his feelings. Max learns, however, that feelings can't be put away as easily as toys. Each negative emotion he feels--anger, embarrassment, sadness, loneliness--gets added to the box, which grows and grows. Eventually it is so large that it keeps him from doing what he loves, like riding his bike and climbing trees. With some help from his friends...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Little Unicorn is just like you... except he has a magical rainbow mane that changes color to show exactly how he feels! Today, Little Unicorn is sad. His friends don't want to play with him at recess! But he has a special trick to teach you.... Come and see how he gets his good mood back!" --
12) Way past sad
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When James learns that his next-door neighbor and best friend, Sanj, is moving away, he is very sad--so sad he thinks he will feel that way forever.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This Makes Me Sad follows a young boy after he accidentally lets his dog, Kit, loose from the yard. Despite his parents' attempt to find her, nothing can cheer up the boy. His favorite things, like a pretty sunset, going to the park, and his beloved teddy bear, just make him more sad. Even happy memories of Kit no longer feel good. With help from his family, the boy must learn to accept and express how he's feeling inside. And by dealing with his...
15) I'm sad
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Flamingo learns that it is okay to be sad sometimes and that her friends, the little girl and Potato, will stand by her no matter how she feels.
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's Play (International) Ltd
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"¡Cómo te sientes hoy? Los niños experimentan diferentes sentimientos en un solo día, pero no siempre pueden nombrarlos o hablar de ellos fácilmente. Esta serie esencial se centra en las seis emociones principales que experimentan los niños muy pequeños. Cada libro utiliza personajes sin género para ilustrar, identificar y hablar sobre un sentimiento en particular, sugiriendo estrategias de cómo afrontarlo en caso necesario. Perfecto para...
17) King Lion
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"King Lion wants a friend. But the only way he knows how to make friends is to ROAR! Why do the townsfolk run away? Wild with lonliness, the king roars his sadness day and night until one day, a little girl hears him and knows exactly what to do."--
18) My cat is blue
Author
Publisher
Mascot Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When someone you love is feeling down in the dumps, you try everything to help. But sometimes, you don't have the cure, and those blues can even become contagious. It might be the unexpected that allows you both to shed your blues and move toward a bright and colorful future"--Back cover
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A picture book about best friends that highlights empathy, as well as anger and sadness, and reminds us that these aren't feelings to run away from, but instead to help each other through.
20) There was a hole
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
Lily imagines her sadness as a hole, which is getting bigger and swallowing up her life--until a friend shows her how to patch her hole and make it managable.
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