SuitabookNaming difficult feelings
The child narrator explains not feeling bright colours and instead identifies as grey.
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Laura Dockrill - Author
Grey offers a gentle way to talk about feeling low without requiring a child to explain everything. Its colour imagery, simple poem and reassuring second voice make emotions visible and discussable.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceGrey offers a gentle way to talk about feeling low without requiring a child to explain everything. Its colour imagery, simple poem and reassuring second voice make emotions visible and discussable.
The child narrator explains not feeling bright colours and instead identifies as grey.
Another voice tells the child that feeling grey is acceptable and does not necessarily last.
The central subject is emotional heaviness, including language linking feeling grey with sadness or depression. Consider reading alongside the child’s own words rather than assuming the book explains their experience.
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