When I saw that this book is categorized under the children's nonfiction, I thought that maybe it's a memoir or life story of someone. I didn't read the description and I just grab this because I got curious with the title, but when I started reading, I realized that it is about a serious matter: loneliness and depression.

Although this is meant for young kids, this book is intended for everyone because of the issue being tackled. I remember when I was still young, a teacher taught us that there are times that we might feel sad. She told us that it's just common especially during gloomy weather, but she also pointed out that sometimes we feel alone because we have no one to share our problems or even our joys. Just like in this book, she explained that instead of just thinking of it, we must try to focus on the bigger picture or maybe diverting ourselves to hobbies like music, reading, and arts and crafts.

Children today are more vulnerable to depression because of the high technology evolution and other various reasons just like family problems and bullying. I strongly believe that this kind of book is a must-read and a big help for the teachers and parents to educate them about this issue.

I am on the social emotional learning leadership team at my school. This is a lovely little mindful book about recognizing the changes in our thoughts, and how to overcome "raincloud" thoughts. I will be recommending this for purchase for our mindful library - the illustrations are lovely and simple, and allow for more discussion on the page. I like that this recognizes that throughout the day we have many thoughts and feelings that may stay or may be fleeting.

A powerful storybook about the power of mindfulness and investigative thought processes. One that I will definitely share with my students.

A wonderful book that doesn’t speak down to the reader and deals with the most important thing, our mind. It’s a great introduction and done well and thoughtfully to involve everyone reading it be it adult or child. The illustrations really add benefit to the message. A wonderful book.


Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Sweet ~ Truthful ~ All-ages
tl;dr: Minds are complex and that is good.

This picture book is consciously for everyone, with a note at the end for adult readers. It is a nice introduction to meditation and mindfulness. The pictures have a sort of coolio, naivete that I appreciated. The text is particularly good. Writing for all ages is probably the hardest task for a writer. Often writers inadvertently talk down to readers. This book hits the right tone to be appealing to all. I have this on my list to purchase for our home library.

Thanks to NetGallery for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.