Michael Rosen's Sad Book
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- Author：Michael Rosen
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Summary
With unmitigated honesty， a touch of humor， and sensitive illustrations by Quentin Blake， Michael Rosen explores the experience of sadness in a way that resonates with us all。
Sometimes I'm sad and I don’t know why。
It's just a cloud that comes along and covers me up。
Sad things happen to everyone， and sometimes people feel sad for no reason at all。 What makes Michael Rosen sad is thinking about his son， Eddie， who died suddenly at the age of eighteen。 In this book the author writes about his sadness， how it affects him， and some of the things he does to cope with it—like telling himself that everyone has sad stuff （not just him） and trying every day to do something he can be proud of。 Expressively illustrated by the extraordinary Quentin Blake， this is a very personal story that speaks to everyone， from children to parents to grandparents， teachers to grief counselors。 Whether or not you have known what it's like to feel deeply sad， the truth of this book will surely touch you。
Sometimes I'm sad and I don’t know why。
It's just a cloud that comes along and covers me up。
Sad things happen to everyone， and sometimes people feel sad for no reason at all。 What makes Michael Rosen sad is thinking about his son， Eddie， who died suddenly at the age of eighteen。 In this book the author writes about his sadness， how it affects him， and some of the things he does to cope with it—like telling himself that everyone has sad stuff （not just him） and trying every day to do something he can be proud of。 Expressively illustrated by the extraordinary Quentin Blake， this is a very personal story that speaks to everyone， from children to parents to grandparents， teachers to grief counselors。 Whether or not you have known what it's like to feel deeply sad， the truth of this book will surely touch you。
Reviews
nadine
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beautiful and relatable in the simplest of ways
NicoleJames
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Sad is everywhere Anyone Anywhere！
lany
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me gusto bastante
Chad CG
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Once again， I did not do my research。 And this time was really silly。 To be perfectly transparent， I didn’t even know this was a children’s picture book！ I was intrigued by the title and cover and ended up getting it as a gift， of course I was gonna read it！ Sadly， even though I would say I’m a fan of children’s books， I didn’t fully enjoy this one。 The art work is beautiful and the idea is very real。 I think the attempt to present true grief to a child just didn’t land。 I think that this is awe Once again， I did not do my research。 And this time was really silly。 To be perfectly transparent， I didn’t even know this was a children’s picture book！ I was intrigued by the title and cover and ended up getting it as a gift， of course I was gonna read it！ Sadly， even though I would say I’m a fan of children’s books， I didn’t fully enjoy this one。 The art work is beautiful and the idea is very real。 I think the attempt to present true grief to a child just didn’t land。 I think that this is awesome though， trying to help children understand this。 But like I said， the execution just didn’t feel fully coherent and the fact that my copy had a few pages with letters completely missing from the page didn’t help。 。。。more
Katherine
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short， sharp， sad。
George Cutter
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Like many， I first became familiar with Michael Rosen through the memes on Youtube。 Michael Rosen describes albums， Michael Rosen describes films， videos like that， but I wasn't aware of the man behind the funny catchphrases。 I decided to look him up and came across a video of him talking about the untimely passing of his son， Eddie， which led me to Michael Rosen's Sad Book。 I added it to my list and my girlfriend just recently surprised me with a copy， and I read it immediately。 It's a wonderfu Like many， I first became familiar with Michael Rosen through the memes on Youtube。 Michael Rosen describes albums， Michael Rosen describes films， videos like that， but I wasn't aware of the man behind the funny catchphrases。 I decided to look him up and came across a video of him talking about the untimely passing of his son， Eddie， which led me to Michael Rosen's Sad Book。 I added it to my list and my girlfriend just recently surprised me with a copy， and I read it immediately。 It's a wonderful and heart-wrenching book。 Quentin Blake's artwork （he's one of my favourite artists） is perfect alongside Rosen's words， and the feelings of grief and depression that he documents are painfully honest and real。 The final pages brought a tear to my eye， solidifying this book as one that I'll come back to often。 A wonderful work。 。。。more
Janelle
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acceptance of Sadness
Roos
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I came across this book while working at the library and leafed through it for 6 seconds。 The only thing I could do to stop myself from crying on the job was immediately take it home with me。 Great example of how illustrations can elevate a text & how big emotions can only really be described by very few words & also im still crying
Catherine
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A special book。 Making something so daunting and difficult to explain manageable and understood。
Connie Barfoot
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i watched a tiktok of michael rosen talking about grief and his son eddie last night， and it hit me hard emotionally even though i’ve never experienced anything like that。 i felt drawn to this book， i had to have it。 i sobbed whilst reading it。 i’ll be keeping it for my future kids。
Tom Woods
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A genuinely beautiful， very real portrait of grief。If I'd have read this last year after my nan passed away it'd have honestly helped with mine， even if just a little。 Not just a book for children。 A genuinely beautiful， very real portrait of grief。If I'd have read this last year after my nan passed away it'd have honestly helped with mine， even if just a little。 Not just a book for children。 。。。more
evelyn
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i come back to this one alot <3
Twan
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Sad
Kathryn Pearson
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My mum bought this for me weeks ago and I finally read it in the sun today because I've been nervous it might trigger a level of sadness I'm not currently able to sooth myself through。 I cried。 It was beautiful - both illustrations and words perfectly compliment - and a very needed contribution to grief literature。 Gentle but raw and painfully accurate in its simplicity。 My mum bought this for me weeks ago and I finally read it in the sun today because I've been nervous it might trigger a level of sadness I'm not currently able to sooth myself through。 I cried。 It was beautiful - both illustrations and words perfectly compliment - and a very needed contribution to grief literature。 Gentle but raw and painfully accurate in its simplicity。 。。。more
C R E Mullins
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I read this book when I was 12 years old， when I had discovered what death was for the first time。It was like a sign from God。 It told me that while the sadness doesn't go away， you do grow around it， until eventually it's just a tiny thing floating in your orbital system。This book still moves me to tears。 Everyone who is grieving the loss of anyone or anything - a loved one， a pet， a relationship， a career - should read this。 I read this book when I was 12 years old， when I had discovered what death was for the first time。It was like a sign from God。 It told me that while the sadness doesn't go away， you do grow around it， until eventually it's just a tiny thing floating in your orbital system。This book still moves me to tears。 Everyone who is grieving the loss of anyone or anything - a loved one， a pet， a relationship， a career - should read this。 。。。more
Sarah Perry
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I have wanted to read this book for a long time and it was worth the wait。 I've always been a huge fan of Michael Rosen but I feel like this might be my favourite book of his。 It's so heartwarmingly simple and relatable it's hard not to get a lump in your throat when you read it。There aren't many children's book out there which deal with the topic of loss， depression and feeling hopeless in the way this does。 In it， Rosen discusses the loss of his son and how that changes his behaviour sometimes I have wanted to read this book for a long time and it was worth the wait。 I've always been a huge fan of Michael Rosen but I feel like this might be my favourite book of his。 It's so heartwarmingly simple and relatable it's hard not to get a lump in your throat when you read it。There aren't many children's book out there which deal with the topic of loss， depression and feeling hopeless in the way this does。 In it， Rosen discusses the loss of his son and how that changes his behaviour sometimes as he struggles to deal with it。 It's an amazingly honest story which reminds you that grief does not follow a linear pathway。 It almost describes Kubler Ross's stages of grief whilst reminding the reader that there are ways to look for positives， even in the darkest moments。Truly one of the best books I've ever read and one I will recommend to many children and adults in the future！ 。。。more
Lynn
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Recommended by The Marginalian。 Grief perfectly explained in minimal words and beautiful illustrations。 ⚘
Sun Kid
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i would've loved having this book when i was 13， lost a childhood friend and saw his mom age 10 years in a couple of days。 or when i was 15 and my dad died。 i would've found ways to live with sadness instead of being ashamed of it and wanting to hide it， suppress it， ignore it until it burst。 but i read it now。 and that's okay。 kids need to know about tough feelings that everyone feels at some point， and this book is perfect for it。 i'm not really a kid anymore， but。。。 yeah。 perfect illustration i would've loved having this book when i was 13， lost a childhood friend and saw his mom age 10 years in a couple of days。 or when i was 15 and my dad died。 i would've found ways to live with sadness instead of being ashamed of it and wanting to hide it， suppress it， ignore it until it burst。 but i read it now。 and that's okay。 kids need to know about tough feelings that everyone feels at some point， and this book is perfect for it。 i'm not really a kid anymore， but。。。 yeah。 perfect illustrations。 。。。more
HadiDee
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Oh my， what a sad and beautiful book
Jari
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Een oprecht werk。 Ik neem aan dat dit een autobiografisch werk is。 Sterk geïllustreerd door Quentin Blake， maar dat is zijn gewoonte。
Molly
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I really don't know if this is for kids。 Which is not to say that I think the theme is too heavy for their delicate dispositions- no， of course there need to be books about sadness and melancholy and admitting that it happens to everyone and it's normal。 But it felt like a man coming to terms with his personal sadness and melancholy， and。。。 I don't know， I guess I'm just a sad adult， so it felt very directed at sad adults。 The frankness and honesty were refreshing， but I think that for kids it w I really don't know if this is for kids。 Which is not to say that I think the theme is too heavy for their delicate dispositions- no， of course there need to be books about sadness and melancholy and admitting that it happens to everyone and it's normal。 But it felt like a man coming to terms with his personal sadness and melancholy， and。。。 I don't know， I guess I'm just a sad adult， so it felt very directed at sad adults。 The frankness and honesty were refreshing， but I think that for kids it would be most appropriate if they were going through the death of a loved one。 It doesn't feel like a "read a book at storytime that all kids will relate to" sort of story。 But they don't all need to be。 。。。more
Miss A J E Price
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Relatably tragic， an honest depiction of mourning。
Florencia Parry
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Este libro tiene una visión más amplia ya que muestra cómo se siente una persona en general y no cuando uno es niño， representando a más personas。 El libro triste es un libro que recomendaría leer a niños de 5 a 6 años ya que es un libro que habla de una situación algo más compleja de entender。 En cuanto a las ilustraciones podemos decir que son apropiadas para el texto ya que sus tamaños varían y sus colores van asociados a los sentimientos representados。 La trama en cuanto a cómo se cuenta la Este libro tiene una visión más amplia ya que muestra cómo se siente una persona en general y no cuando uno es niño， representando a más personas。 El libro triste es un libro que recomendaría leer a niños de 5 a 6 años ya que es un libro que habla de una situación algo más compleja de entender。 En cuanto a las ilustraciones podemos decir que son apropiadas para el texto ya que sus tamaños varían y sus colores van asociados a los sentimientos representados。 La trama en cuanto a cómo se cuenta la historia podemos decir que es un punto a mejorar ya que muchas veces en la historia podemos ver como esta se empieza a dar varias vueltas para llegar a un punto。 。。。more
Shishuraj
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*clicks tongue sadly*: n-nice ;_;
Daniel Escobar
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Mi libro de literatura infantil favorito。 Tratar la depresión， el duelo y la tristeza así es maravilloso。 ❤️
Darimen
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Reading this and I've just lost someone from my family makes me feel every single word of it Reading this and I've just lost someone from my family makes me feel every single word of it 。。。more
Ece
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"So what happens is that there's a sad place inside me because things aren't the same。" "So what happens is that there's a sad place inside me because things aren't the same。" 。。。more
Fizan Ahmed
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Short but incredibly poignant。 I don't want to write too much about this book。 Can't。 Quentin Blake （who's illustrations I've enjoyed since childhood） were lovely。 Short but incredibly poignant。 I don't want to write too much about this book。 Can't。 Quentin Blake （who's illustrations I've enjoyed since childhood） were lovely。 。。。more
Jess
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An astoundingly simple but beautifully honest look into grief and mental health。 Sometimes we can try to find too many words to try and articulate the indefinable pain of grief， but Michael Rosen’s book is simple and brilliant。“Who is sad？ Sad is anyone。 It comes along and finds you。 - We all have sad stuff， maybe you have some right now。”Thank you Michael for your honesty。
Corey
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Beautiful。 Heart breaking。 And Blake’s illustrations are always amazing。
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