“The Good for Nothing Puddle” is an excellent story about how pain can be used to help others. Being sad and hurt is an uncomfortable position to be in and lots of people try to avoid it. But this beautifully illustrated book shows how God uses the pain and hurt to grow you and reveal how good and loving He is.

I once heard someone say, you don't understand something, unless you can explain it to a three year old, and often I don't understand things unless it's explained to Me like a three year old. I believe this book will help not only children understand that good, can come from big feelings, but the adults who hold the space for them, and take them through this book. The best books, come from lived experience, and reading this you can tell, it comes from that place. Well done, well done. We thank you.

Grief is HARD, and this book offers an excellent description of what it's like along with hope for recovery. The girl in the book sees her grief as a worthless puddle but she learns how her experience can help others. There aren't enough good books about grief, especially for children. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

This book....is just great. It hits on the sadness that both kids and adults deal with in life. I just loved this book. Definitely a book every adult should read to their child.

The Good for Nothing Puddle , Finding Hope When You’re Stuck in Sadness, is written by Jana Jackson and illustrated by Abby Jartos. It is about a young girl who has experienced grief and loss and slowly learns how to find hope and beauty from pain. I loved the illustrations in the book as well as the topic and focus on faith and the feelings and thoughts we have towards God. I often work with young and adolescent children who struggle with grief and loss of their loved ones and I believe telling and listening to stories have a way of allowing us to understand these complex issues. This book was beautifully written, and I will recommend and read this story to children and families.

This is a great book for anyone going through a hard time. It is written to help children but has so much practical advice woven into the story that we can all benefit from it. Highly recommend this for all Christian bookstores and libraries that have a Christian reading section. A great reminder that God is with us through all the valleys of our life.