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A Terrible Thing Happened (paperback)

Name: A Terrible Thing Happened (paperback)
Brand: Magination Press
SKU: B-ATTH
Price: 8.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (7 reviews)

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Brand: Magination Press

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Description:

by Margaret M. Holmes

Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous and had bad dreams. Then he met someone who helped him talk about the terrible thing, and made him feel better.

Additional Product Info

Topics:	Trauma
ISBN:	9781557987013
Page count:	31
Recommended ages:	Ages 4 through 8
Grade level:	Grades PK through 3
Printed in:	USA

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Caregivers and clinicians praise this as a gentle, versatile book that helps young children process overwhelming events without naming them. Reviewers highlight its readable text, soothing illustrations, usefulness in therapy/bibliotherapy, de‑pathologizing message, and overall quality for working with children after trauma.

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trauma support
therapy tool
versatile
readable text
gentle illustrations
de‑pathologizing message
high quality
bibliotherapy

EXCELLENT book. Covers a broad range of symptoms/experiences after...

by Aly Becker

March 2 2022

EXCELLENT book. Covers a broad range of symptoms/experiences after trauma/stress and helps kids in moving past an internalization of "bad kid" to instead seeing recent behavioral concerns as, while still not okay, a reflection of unmet needs and stress from their experience. De-pathologizing while still offering great psychoeducation. Widely applicable across clients. Highly recommend as a staple book.

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Beautiful illustrations and gentle, easy to understand text make this...

by Jamie E.

August 24 2022

Beautiful illustrations and gentle, easy to understand text make this a great book for younger elementary students. It is so versatile- many difficult topics can be addressed as the "terrible thing" is never named. Very pleased with this purchase!

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Such a great tool to work with children who have experienced trauma....

by Becca Moore

December 21 2019

Such a great tool to work with children who have experienced trauma. It never says what the terrible thing is, so it is very useful in all situations

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This book is very readable and helps children o understand that when...

by Tabithaleigh

May 1 2024

This book is very readable and helps children o understand that when you experience something overwhelming it will be better if you share your thoughts and feelings with someone.

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Excellent! So useful with young children and especially at a time...

by Angel

August 11 2020

Excellent! So useful with young children and especially at a time like this! Overall, a classic story that can be applied to many of the experiences we face in life. Thank you and great for bibliotherapy!

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I love this book. It is a great way to show children from their...

by Snorsigian

June 20 2020

I love this book. It is a great way to show children from their viewpoint what therapy is about.

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Great quality and so helpful for my clients.

by Lbilkey

October 25 2025

Great quality and so helpful for my clients.

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