A review by ljrinaldi
Something Bad Happened: A Kid's Guide to Coping with Events in the News by Dawn Huebner

3.0

This book means well. It is a good concept too. I remember how hard it was to explain the attacks on 9/11, when my daughter was in elementary school. It was scary, and it was hard to explain.

So the thought of a good that might have helped that situation, sounded like a fabulous idea.

And while the book does address being scared, the whys and wherefores, and it addressing feeling helpless, it does so in a clinical way.



We learn what addreneline is and fight or flight.

We learn to know when something is near or far away.

And we learn about likelihood, how likely something could happen to you.

But in all of this, I didn't feel there was anything that kids could latch on to, other than mindful meditation,.

I do like that the book recommends being an activist and find somethings you can do around the house and its world.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.