JENNY MEI IS SAD

Written and Illustrated by Tracy Subisak

RELEASE DATE : June 15, 2021

PUBLISHER : Little, Brown Books For Young Readers

ISBN (HARDCOVER) : 9780316537711

AGES : 4-8

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A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book

2022 Floyd’s Pick Book Award Winner

2022 Ohio’s Youth Selection of Great Reads From Great Places

Choose To Read Ohio 2023 and 2024

2021 Oregon Book Award Finalist

With this educational and entertaining picture book, learn how to approach difficult emotions with compassion and understanding—and be the best friend you can be.

My friend Jenny Mei is sad. But you might not be able to tell.

Jenny Mei still smiles a lot. She makes everyone laugh. And she still likes blue Popsicles the best. But, her friend knows that Jenny Mei is sad, and does her best to be there to support her. This beautifully illustrated book is perfect for introducing kids to the complexity of sadness, and to show them that the best way to be a good friend, especially to someone sad, is by being there for the fun, the not-fun, and everything in between.

Intelligently and sympathetically demonstrates that children have complex emotional lives too. - starred review, Kirkus Reviews

Dynamic art in India ink, Japanese watercolor, pastel, and colored pencil centers the children’s shifting emotions, working seamlessly with the text to reveal even more, including the circumstance behind Jenny Mei’s feelings. A sensitive, gracefully wrought portrait of compassion. - starred review Publishers Weekly