Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but soon something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous for no reason. Sometimes his stomach hurt. He had bad dreams. And he started to feel angry and do mean things, which got hi m in trouble. Then he met Ms. Maple, who helped him talk about the ter rible thing that he had tried to forget. Now Sherman is feeling much b etter. This gently told and tenderly illustrated story is for childre n who have witnessed any kind of violent or traumatic episode, includi ng physical abuse, school or gang violence, accidents, homicide, suici de, and natural disasters such as floods or fire. An afterword by Sash a J. Mudlaff written for parents and other caregivers offers extensive suggestions for helping traumatized children, including a list of oth er sources that focus on specific events.
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“ This book is a great resource in working with at-risk children who have experienced violence, trauma, loss... Young children need help with learning how to grieve. ”
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85 of 85 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is absolutely perfect for helping children who have experienced trauma understand their feelings, consciously and subconsciously. The story is straight forward about how sometimes we try to hide from the scary feelings created by trauma and how we may act out because of our trying to suppress those feelings. It also gives children an entre' into how to handle these feelings while not telling them that everything will go back to the way it was. Spectacular! Probably the best child's self-help book I've read in a long time.
66 of 67 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
This is a wonderful book for teachers or parents to use with younger children. It uses a fun character to show different emotions that children have after witnessing or being a part of something that is tramatic to them. This could be their parents fighting, divorce, abuse, etc. That is what is so wonderful about this book; it does not tell what the character witnessed. As a result of this, it can apply to a number of situations. This book also helps children to realize that it helps to talk about what is bothering them. This is a must read!
46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
I just can't get over how wonderful this book is. It's perfectly stated so that the child reading it or being read to can understand that there are others out there that feel the same way. The information in the back of the book to parents and caregivers is superb. I'm going to purchase a copy for a few of my friends, and for my sons school. Our family and community has had two serious tragedies in three months, and this book helped my son immensely, having lost his older brother a few months ago. This book is wonderful and simply stated.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very useful tool
This is a lovely book for helping a child deal with a scary event. Something scary happens to Sherman and at first he is ok, but then he gets angry and frightened and cant stop... Read more
Published 9 days ago by Kerry M
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent resource for my young daughter and I
This book was fantastic. It was immediately engaging and relatable to my little girl. She was drawn right into the story and concerned for Sherman, worried about him and whether he... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrcaughlin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good therapy book
This is a good ice breaker therapy book to use with children who have experienced trauma. It explains the purpose of therapy and and how it helped Sherman, who had something... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Laura from Florida
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very helpful book.
Very helpful book. It addresses serious life issues without causing more harm. I recommend it for anyone working with kids, a little young for teens, but still works for some in... Read more
Published 2 months ago by SWray
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is an awesome book!
I purchased this book while I was working with children in a trauma clinic. It is an excellent, child friendly book for explaining why children feel how they do after trauma, and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by happyfeet
5.0 out of 5 stars
Child psychologists & therapists can use this
My daughter in law is a talented child therapist, and she uses this. When I was a kid, they still had Dick and Jane books in the classroom. Therapy? Nope. None of that. Read more
Published 2 months ago by M Lomeli, author
5.0 out of 5 stars
a great book for kids who have experienced trauma
I really like this book, the raccoon character is so cute, and the story and pictures are very non-threatening for kids, as it is does not pinpoint any certain kind of trauma
Published 3 months ago by Sem
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read for children with PTSD
This book helps children understand their symptoms of PTSD in a very non threatening story. Could be used for any type of traumatic event.
Published 3 months ago by Blondie
5.0 out of 5 stars
A terrible thing happened
It was sent to the children of Newtown we are all looking for something that could give them some comfort.
Published 4 months ago by Sandy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
I work as an in-home family therapist, and this story is especially moving and has really triggered my little guy. We are still working on disclosure but it has him thinking!
Published 4 months ago by Jessica Kidd
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