Four big fat stars for the message， but it’s probably closer to a three stars for execution （damn you Goodreads for not allowing half stars still！）。 This book does what it says on the cover - it helps children navigate some of their feelings， the less positive feelings， and encourages them to find their way back to feeling happy。 It’s a great concept - it’s self soothing on a new level。 What it doesn’t do as well is provide tools to do that - it just sort of suggests you should think of it a dif Four big fat stars for the message， but it’s probably closer to a three stars for execution （damn you Goodreads for not allowing half stars still！）。 This book does what it says on the cover - it helps children navigate some of their feelings， the less positive feelings， and encourages them to find their way back to feeling happy。 It’s a great concept - it’s self soothing on a new level。 What it doesn’t do as well is provide tools to do that - it just sort of suggests you should think of it a different way。 As we all know， we wish it were so easy。 So I think the simplification is understandable for a children’s book， but I think it may also underestimate those little readers who want to know the how’s and why’s， not just that they should have a rethink。ARC provided from the publishers in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more