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.

Editorial Review:
"Sadness is a Dark Cloud (Emotion Series) by Lauren Martin is an uplifting and empowering picture book for young children who are encountering emotional difficulties. If your child is experiencing the sad feelings that life can bring, this book will both comfort and soothe them until they find their way out of their dark tunnel. After a few pages of the author's beautifully constructed work, children are going to feel much better, whilst also viewing their negative emotions differently. This will help them in the future should the feelings recur. Help your child today by reading this wonderful book with them. Sadness is a Dark Cloud (Emotion Series) was a pleasure to read. Any young reader is going to benefit from it in some way. I found it extremely useful when teaching children about emotions and what they can do to get over the bad patches. It explains the ideas simply so that children will readily pick up on the information the author has provided. As an adult who is currently experiencing a dark cloud, I found the book helpful and it even made me feel better, so think of how much good it could do for a child. The illustrations are cute and grab the reader's attention. I enjoyed every page Lauren Martin has written and I hope she continues to produce more educational content for children. Keep writing and stay creative!" 5-Star Editorial Review by Amy Louise Hill for Readers' Favorite.

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.

Teach your children to manage negative emotions in positive and productive ways with this emotional intelligence and self-regulation book and reading response Social Emotional Learning activity for a teacher, parent, social worker, school counselor or therapist to lead a discussion or lesson about sadness and coping with big feelings and emotions.

Text and illustrations copyright (c) 2022 by Lauren Martin. All rights reserved.

If you like The Pout Pout Fish, The Rabbit Listened, When Sadness is at Your Door, 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 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.