Michael Rosen's Sad Book

Michael Rosen's Sad BookWith 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

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 02/03/2005
ISBN: 9780763625979
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.60h x 8.70w x 0.50d
Award: Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: Greenaway Medal - Finalist

Review Citations: Booklist 05/15/2005 pg. 1658
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 287 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2005 pg. 313
Kirkus Review - Children 01/15/2005 pg. 125
School Library Journal 03/01/2005 pg. 218
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2005 pg. 355
Publishers Weekly 04/04/2005 pg. 58
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2005 pg. 48
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2006 pg. 16

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 86564 / Michael Rosen's Sad Book
Reading Level: 2.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 0.5