I loved this children's book, which is about a little girl who has her friend sleep over with her, but she ends up having a migraine. We are shown the different stages of the migraine, and shown images on what it looks like to have a migraine, then we are shown how her family helped her with medicine and hugs, so that she could feel better.

This is an amazing book, which I really enjoyed, and it was useful to show it to my daughter, as I get migraines too, so she could see how they sometimes affect me. The illustrations in the book are great, and the text is easy to read.

Highly recommended!

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book.

When I discovered this book I thought that I would give it a go because I am someone that suffers from chronic migraines and headaches also. Knowing that there are kids that have it, I wanted to see their perspective seen as this was the first book that I have seen like this have a child with an illness, there are usually teens or adults. while reading I did enjoy the art but I would have rather just words. I get why there was art in the book is a book geared toward kids. I hope that a kid or adult does come across this book and reads it and has a better understanding of what a migraine is.

This book paints a great introductory picture of migraine headaches, what they're like and how to live with them and still enjoy life as a child or at any age. This is the first children's book I've seen on this topic and I really appreciate the awareness it raises. As someone who's lived with migraines and a variety of other headaches regularly since childhood, I can relate to this story in so many ways and wish I had a book like this to read as a young girl.

I gratefully received an advance reader's copy (ARC) of this book and these are my honest thoughts.

The Day My Best Friend and a Migraine Slept Over by Audrey Beth Stein is a much needed book. The Day My Best Friend and a Migraine Slept Over explains what a migraine is to the best of its ability and how it effects other. I like how the author is real about how migraines effect people differently and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. I think this book would be beneficial for anyone that suffers from migraines, especially young ones. Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read this book. My review is also on Goodreads.

I'm sorry to say I don't like the art as much as I like the story. But it's really not bad! Migraines are seriously annoying and although I don't have them, I know people who suffered from it since young but didn't get taken seriously due to their young age. I hope this book helps a lot of children.

I liked that this book took the time to explain what a migraine is and the side effects that come with it. That being said, I think this would have had more of an impact as a nonfiction book than a fictional story. One thing I really loved was how the illustrations altered to show the side effects, for example when her vision made thing blurry or had an aura.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. My review will be posted on instagram at lizzies_little_library_

I found this book geared towards to kids to be helpful. I wish I had something like this was younger. With dealing with people with migraines my mom suffered from them my whole life. And I started suffering with the at 12. This one is great for both kids and adults.

Author Audrey Beth Stein could have written a cute book about “the day my best friend slept over” that would be a fun read for kids. But by adding “and a MIGRAINE” she took it to the next level, creating a fun teaching book as well. For that reason, I recommend it for kids as well as their parents.
Migraine doesn’t affect everyone but those who suffer with this debilitating condition know that physical pain is just one aspect of it. The other is the way it disrupts life, often unpredictably-like when this 8 year old girl is anticipating a fun adventure with her best friend Allie.
Ms. Stein introduces her book by explaining it is fiction based on personal experience, so when she starts by describing the migraine aura she knows what that means. As she narrates Allie’s “throbbing headache”, we learn how with her parents’ help she copes with the pain and disability, and how working together they manage to save her special day. We see her friend Allie show concern but is a good sport about having her special day affected too. In the end both girls have fun doing the kinds of things all kids should get to enjoy without migraine getting in the way.
The colorful illustrations by Ana Solarte do more than show us what happens. She captures the emotions of migraine with details that reflect Allie’s distress and highlight her parents’ attempts to relieve it.
I was surprised that there is no disclaimer, but the author did not present her ideas as medical advice. One should not use the book to diagnose or treat, and parents of children with headaches should seek medical consultation.
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via NetGalley and the publishers.

A well-paced, beautifully illustrated book that sheds light on what migraines can feel and look like for those that suffer from them. Our main character struggles with a migraine while trying to entertain a friend with her family. Insights into Jewish culture and the sometimes scary symptoms of this illness blend seamlessly in a story that is sure to get kids asking questions and empathizing with those that wrestle with migraines. Great to help young kids gain empathy for those around them that get migraines.

interesting story to give you new perspective about migraine. it shows that not everybody has the luxury of 100% healthy physics, and if you happen to have illness like migraine, that's totally ok and there's no need to panic. supports from friends and family are always helpful when the illness comes so you know what you have to do if one of your friend or family experience it.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

The Day My Best Friend and a Migraine Slept Over is a great book to explain to children what migraines are and how they can start and what you can do to help ease them. As a migraine sufferer myself I found this such a great resource to help people understand about migraines. I loved how the illustrator portrayed the aura that comes with most migraines as this is something I get and is so strange to feel for me as an adult never mind how it must make children feel. It can be very worrying for children getting migraines and yhis is such a soothing and reassuring book.

As someone who has experienced, migraines myself growing up and currently as an adult, I love the idea of this book, and the concept of spreading awareness, not only migraines in adults, but in children as well. My mom suffered from migraines when I was growing up so when I started having migraines, I was able to understand what they were however, that may not be the case for everyone. I loved that words were to find throughout the book, as they are not always words that a child, or even adult me know when discussing migraines.I

I chose this book as I suffer from migraines, and I know that children can too.

I think this book does a great job of informing about migraine in a way that is accessible to children, whilst also being a good story.

The title seems a little clumsy, but it accurately conveys what the story is about.

The illustrations are colourful and attractive, and do a good job of showing what experiencing an aura and migraine can be like.

Overall, this book is both a fun story, and informative.

I thought that this was a good book and it was one that I enjoyed reading

Being someone that does suffer from migraines I thought that the book was a great one to be released and it really does help explain at a basic level more about them and to normalise them and show that they are quite a common occurrence

The characters in the book were great, they were well developed and likeable.

It is 4 stars from me for this one, highly recommended and a good read, I would like to see more of the same vein in a series as I do suffer from chronic illnesses myself and this was a great way to talk to my daughter about what happens when I do have a migraine attack

This picture book tells the story of a young girl who is excited for her sleepover but just then a migraine hits. The story introduces the illness migraines and words that are related to it, such as auras, as well as normalizes the fact that migraines come unexpectedly and can be scary, but they eventually go away. I think this book would be perfect for children who suffer from migraines, and also for other children to understand what a migraine is. I would definitely recommend it! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book!

This was such a great idea for a book. Myself and many members of my family get migraines and they are awful and they are absolutely 100% different than a headache. I love how this book pointed that out that it’s not just a run-of-the-mill headache but a serious issue that can ruin your day if not taken care of.

I love how it explains how a migraine feels and what it looks like to the person suffering from the migraine.

I do have one small critique, toward the end of the book it says that the “headache” is gone, but for continuity & accuracy I believe it should say the “migraine” is gone because the entire book is about how a migraine is different than a headache and what an impact and migraine can have on your day.

What a great book to inform young children so they can understand migraines.

Ahhh I am so glad that there is a children's book about migraines. I wish I had this growing up so friends could understand what it was like to have a migraine when they would come over. This was great!

Tha k you to Booksgosocial and to NetGalley for an ARC of this book.

I thought this book was just great. As a Migraine sufferer, I can definitely identify with the girl in the story. I think adults as well as kids have trouble understanding Migraines. Most people think they are just a Headache. This book makes people understand the difference. I am going to let me niece read this as well. She is also a Migraine sufferer.

I liked the disability representation in this book. As a child that had migraines, I appreciate that this book is being published. I don't think I would use it in a classroom just because it happens in more of a home setting, but I think it is a valuable read for kids. I would use this as a parent and not as a teacher.

As someone who suffers from occasional migraines this is a great book. It helps explain to the younger audience what migraines are so they can understand them better. I think the title is a little too wordy though.

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for my ARC.