A simple and effective picture book to help comfort kids with sadness, depression or grief. Teach toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners and even young adults to cope with sadness and foster resilience, perspective and optimism, because "I am not sadness. Sadness is a dark cloud passing over me."

Sadness is a Dark Cloud is the best children's book to help kids and adults safely and productively express and respond to sadness, grief, loss, depression or hopelessness. Perfect for preschool, elementary school, middle school or even high school students who are coping with sadness, adjusting to a recent move or loss, or adapting to a difficult change.

The straightforward emotion and feelings book is applicable to any reader experiencing sadness, depression, grief, loss or hopelessness, while the illustrations make this a perfect book for kids moving to a new house or grieving the move or loss of a loved one or friend. Perfect for boys, girls, early readers, primary school students, toddlers or any child or adult age 2 - 12+.

Sadness is a Dark Cloud is part of a social emotional learning children's book series, created by Special Education teacher, curriculum writer and mother of two young boys, to help children, parents and educators develop their emotional regulation skills:

- Anger is a Storm

- Fear is a Volcano

- Disappointment is a Wave

- Jealousy is the Moon

- Insecurity is a Seed

- Sadness is a Dark Cloud

Social Emotional Learning standards are quickly becoming mandatory in many school districts. Teach your children to manage negative emotions in positive and productive ways with this fun and simple emotional intelligence and self-regulation book. Every book includes a reading response activity for any teacher, parent, social worker, school counselor or therapist to lead a no prep discussion or lesson about sadness and coping with big feelings and emotions.

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If you like The Pout Pout Fish, The Rabbit Listened, Todd Parr's The Feelings Book, or Mo Willems' My Friend is Sad, you will love this short and sweet picture book that comforts and teaches even the youngest readers how to cope with sadness, grief and depression while building resilience, optimism and a sense of perspective that "it gets better". With the emotional regulation concepts of the Ninja Life Hacks, Slumberkins or A Little Spot of Emotion book sets, Sadness is a Dark Cloud is the best sadness book for kids to teach life-long coping strategies in under two minutes to children of all ages - from toddlers and preschoolers to teens and young adults.

Sadness is a Dark Cloud - inbunden, Engelska, 2022