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The Tale of The Little Black Cloud
A Heartfelt Children's Sadness Book on Friendship, Healing, and Emotional Resilience
by Karen Brough, Lori Boag
About the Book
The Tale of The Little Black Cloud: A Heartfelt Children's Sadness Book on Friendship, Healing, and Emotional Resilience When your child is sad, overwhelmed, or struggling to express their big feelings—and you want to help but don't know how. "This book is a hug for the hurting"
the award-winning, psychologist-endorsed story that helps children ages 3-5 safely express emotions. Parents call it "perfect for helping kids express their emotions." ✨ Award-Winning: WCCW Goldie Award & CIA Award ✨ ✨ Psychologist-Endorsed ✨ The Little Black Cloud is weighed down by worries and troubled by tears—until an unexpected friend shows that sharing feelings can transform even the darkest day. With beautiful illustrations readers consistently praise and hidden hearts for children to discover on each page!
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Parents and teachers report that this gentle story: Helps children express feelings safely
"Perfect for helping kids express their emotions, and reminding them it's okay to feel down sometimes" Normalizes sadness and grief
"A great way to show kids that having heavy feelings are normal and okay" Teaches empathy & friendship
"Encouraging empathy in children" while showing them "how to listen actively and be empathetic friends" Opens meaningful conversations
Provides "a safe, comforting way" to discuss difficult emotions
Perfect for: Children ages 3-5 learning to work through emotions Melancholy children or helping kids understand friends' gloomy days Parents seeking gentle tools for bedtime conversations about feelings Anyone wanting to build emotional resilience in young hearts "You are loved, you are cared for, and never without a friend." Begin your child's emotional healing journey today. 🌟 For children facing loss of a loved one, pair with Karen Brough's "I Can't Believe They're Gone"
psychologist-endorsed guidance for grief. Together, these create a complete emotional support toolkit for young hearts
Key features
Parents and teachers report that this gentle story: Helps children express feelings safely
Benefits
"Perfect for helping kids express their emotions, and reminding them it's okay to feel down sometimes" Normalizes sadness and grief
What works well
"A great way to show kids that having heavy feelings are normal and okay" Teaches empathy & friendship
Best for
"Encouraging empathy in children" while showing them "how to listen actively and be empathetic friends" Opens meaningful conversations
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Confirmed Reader Feedback
3 confirmed reader reviews.
Simply lovely
Such a lovely book! It's perfect for teaching kiddos that it's okay to talk about their emotions instead of keeping 'em bottled up inside. Love how it shows that worries don't feel so heavy when friends are there to help. Solid choice for a bedtime read.
Beautifully Illustrated Book About Friendship and Emotions
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Excellent for preschool children!
This book is a wonderful tool for helping children express sadness and anxiety, which allows children to release their feelings. The rhyming lines are straightforward which brings a pleasing rhythm to the book as well as helping younger children to easily understand.This picture book for children is a delightful, warm and fuzzy read – the amazing thing is how an uncomplicated story can be so impactful and touching. The little black cloud teaches about friendship, comfort and healing. A lovely book to buy for a child who is grieving, this story will help to remind them they have friends and are not alone. Highly recommended!The illustrations are colourful and engaging – the cloud and duckling characters are cute and fit well with the story – the words are fun and presented in a visually engaging way that will support children in understanding the story before they are able to read independently.This book is excellent for preschool-aged children, helping them to acquire a tool for emotional regulation as well as the ability to express their big feelings to trusted caregivers.
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