"Bittersweetness is a tendency to states of long­ing, poignancy, and sorrow; an acute aware­ness of passing time; and a curiously piercing joy at the beauty of the world. It recognizes that light and dark, birth and death—bitter and sweet—are forever paired. If you’ve ever wondered why you like sad music . . . If you find comfort or inspiration in a rainy day . . . If you react intensely to music, art, nature, and beauty . . . Then you probably...

A young child experiences sadness as if it were a visitor, acknowledging the emotion and suggesting activities to do with it.

"When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The reasons that we cry—and the circumstances in which we shed a tear—are often surprising and beautiful. Sad Happens is a collective, multi-faceted archive of tears that captures the complexity and variety of these circumstances. We hear...

A young guinea pig describes situations that make him sad, how it feels to be sad, and how he can feel better.

Illustrations and rhyming text show how everyone--even dogs and cats, moms and dads, and tiny babies--gets the blues sometimes, but the Blues Guy might come along to sit and sing the sadness away.

Elba carries the black block of grief and sadness wherever she goes--until Norris comes along and helps her to let go of the block and enjoy life again.

A boy gets rid of everything that might make him sad and is sad anyway until he realizes that those things are also what make him happy, and one emotion is impossible without the other.

The internationally bestselling author of The Year of Living Danishly shares how she discovered the key to happiness and explains that by allowing ourselves to experience pain and sadness can better prepare us to feel joy.

"A young child learns how to deal with sadness, which is personified by an elephant named Blue"--Provided by publisher.

"Sadness happens for many reasons. It can happen when a child misses a loved one, loses a favorite toy or gets hurt. This story shows a child how to visual their sadness as a SADNESS SPOT so that they can control it better. It walks them through several situations and offers guidance on how to help manage a SADNESS SPOT when it gets TOO BIG or stays for TOO LONG. It also shows how to help others with their SADNESS SPOT, too! It teaches EMPATHY, COMPASSION,...