Very First Questions and Answers: Why do I (sometimes) feel sad?

Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers

by Katie Daynes, Amy Willcox (Illustrator)

It's normal and OK to feel sad at times. It happens to everyone, for all sorts of different reasons. We might just show it in different ways. This book uses thoughtful, engaging illustrations and gentle, friendly text to help children recognise sadness, understand why they might feel that way, find ways of coping and ways to feel happy again. Drawing on expert input from child clinical psychologist Dr Sasha Lillie Lyons, this book provides children and their grown-ups with a perfect tool to help them discuss their feelings and emotions.

Genres: Picture Books

12 pages, Board Book

Published May 11, 2023

About the author

Katie has been writing non-fiction children's books for almost half her life and loves questioning the world from a child's point of view. She's developed some of Usborne's bestselling series, including the See Inside books and the Lift-the-Flap Questions & Answers series.

Reviews

[Fatima Seraj Alam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lift the flaps with different scenarios and solutions of sadness makes this a kid-friendly approach to tackle what to do when one is experiencing sadness.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a pop-up book about feelings, especially sadness, and what you can do to feel better. Each page gives examples, and under the flaps a solution that complements it or a few words that reveal the reason for sad feelings. This book is arranged to allow some time for discussion.