A Terrible Thing Happened (paperback)

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.

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!

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!

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

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

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.