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A Little Spot of Sadness
A Little Spot of Sadness
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Lets kids know sadness is okay and shows what helps when it shows up. A soft, reassuring read for a heavy day.
The Heart and the Bottle
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After losing someone she loves, a girl puts her heart in a bottle to keep it safe, until she learns how to let it out again. Oliver Jeffers's moving story about grief.
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