A gentle metaphor for understanding and processing anxiety and sadness.

An expert on the pursuit of happiness combines her powerful personal story with surprising research and expert advice to reveal the secret of finding joy: allowing sadness to enrich your life and relationships.

A man tells about all the emotions that accompany his sadness over the death of his son, and how he tries to cope.

Dani has been waiting to go to school her whole life, and cannot wait for the joys it will bring, such as the friendship of Ella. However, school also brings many unexpected things that Dani isn't sure she is ready to face.

Lily imagines her sadness as a hole, which is getting bigger and swallowing up her life--until a friend shows her how to patch her hole and make it managable.

"A child reminisces about the many joyful and playful moments she used to share with her dear old buddy, who has made a new friend. But although she is sad, she finds the strength to keep her head high and sets out to find a new playmate."--

After her beloved pet dog dies, a young girl finds it very difficult to overcome her feelings of sadness.

Janet works at a rundown dog shelter in the woods. She wears black; her brain is full of anxiety; she has a meddlesome family, eccentric coworkers. Most of all, Janet has her sadness-- a comfortable cloak she uses to insulate herself from the oppression of the world. When word spreads about a new pill that offers even cynics like her a short-term taste of happiness-- just long enough to make it through the holidays without wanting to stab someone...

An empowering wordless graphic picture book that gets to the heart of a young boy's anxiety and opens the way for dialogue about acceptance, vulnerability, and the universal experience of worry.

"Boo-hoo! Mimi is not having a good day. She can't get her pigtails to sit right, she's not in the mood for her favorite breakfast, and she's far from feeling like her usual self. Mimi has a case of the Blahs, where nothing feels quite right. With the help of Penelope, her magical toy dog and best friend, she sets out to find a way to get rid of this icky feeling. Will Mimi reclaim her spark, or will the Blahs get the best of her?"--Provided by publisher....