Depression in Family

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Picture books about Depression in Family from the Little Parachutes reviews library

Books which inform, support and comfort children who have parents (or other family members/loved ones) suffering from depression.

The Happiest Kid

A gentle, reassuring picture book that helps children to recognise and normalise sadness and talk about big feelings

Charlie and the Dog Who Came to Stay: A Book About Depression

This gentle and reassuring story should chime with any young child who is living with depression, whether it is themselves or someone else who has been affected by it. A useful tool to help children to understand depression and how it can change people's feelings and behaviour, containing practical non-preachy guidance and coping strategies.

The Red Tree

A sensitive and honest insight into feeling lost, confused and alone, with an uplifting reminder that things will be okay. Hope is always there, waiting to be found.

Michael Rosen’s Sad Book

An honest and realistic description of the pain of grief (and the healing process that follows it)

When Sadness Comes to Call

A powerful exploration of sadness, this picture book helps children to accept and process periods of sadness and empathise with and support others who are experiencing sadness or depression.

Scrambled Heads

This illustrated book aims to support children who are suffering with their mental health. It would also be useful to their siblings, family, friends and classmates, and also to children of parents who are suffering with poor mental health.

Why Are You So Sad?

This book is written especially for a child who has a parent suffering from depression.

Mommy Stayed in Bed This Morning

Why Are You So Scared?

Intended for children who have parents suffering from PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder