In my opinion, this is a great book for young readers. It is appropriate in both its topic and its difficulty, and thus would be great for beginning readers. The plot was well-organized. It goes through different kids’ experiences of feeling sad, like being excluded or losing pets, and then emphasizes that it’s okay to be sad. It also goes beyond that and talks about how we can help other people when they’re sad. “If I see someone who looks sad, I try to comfort them. I don’t want anyone to feel as sad as I did.” The book also has good features. It includes a glossary for tough words like comfort, memories, or tease. Allowing kids to understand their feelings by relating the reader’s experiences to the characters’ is an important aspect of this book. Its big idea is that it’s okay to feel sad, but there are ways we can be happy again after sad things happen. ( )