This is a good introduction to OCD for children. In this book, OCD is represented by a cloud. When the little girl asks her mom for help, she gives her ways to manage the cloud. While these ways may not cure OCD, I still think they're helpful. I also think this can be used for other mental health disorders too, such as anxiety. Thank you to Hachette UK, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, and NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Thank you Hachette UK | Jessica Kingsley Publishers, @netgalley, @natashadaniels for allowing me to read this book. We all have things that we are dealing. Not an easy subject. . But, an interesting way to look at OCD and intrusive thoughts as a cloud. Because clouds can look, appear differently and change very quickly just like thoughts and moods. It even gives a way to talk about it to their children, or even for themselves. The illustrations are really well done.

A cute and well illustrated book about helping kids with mental health. This one focuses on OCD, but I think it could also be for other things - like anxiety or depression. Beautiful artwork and a great message!

As someone diagnosed with OCD, this story resonated with me on such a deep, personal level. It captures the inner storm of overwhelming thoughts so gently, yet powerfully and offers comforting, practical ways to face them.
I’ll be carrying some of these calming messages with me, and I know they’ll help when the Cloud starts to take over. This book isn’t just for kids it’s a soothing guide for anyone navigating anxiety or intrusive thoughts.

A heartfelt thank you to NetGalley for the ARC. I’ll be recommending this to families, educators, and honestly, to fellow adults too. It’s that meaningful.

I loved how the author was able to simplify techniques for managing OCD so clearly and write them down in a way that would make sense to children.

The illustrations were beautiful and I thought the cloud slowly taking up more and more of the page was clever. I also thought it was great that initially the cloud seemed helpful as this is so often the way with worry or OCD type thoughts

I am so pleased to be seeing more and more books tackling mental health in children written for the child

As someone who doesn't have OCD specifically but has suffered from intrusive thoughts due to mental illness, I related hard to the image of a cloud hanging over you and causing distress under the guise of helpfulness. It also helped me learn a little bit about how OCD can be managed, and I think the couple of pages suggesting how parents can open a discussion with their kids about the book is nifty.

This is such a good conversation starter to use with young children struggling with OCD or even just anxiety. I appreciate that it shows how the symptoms, intrusive thoughts, and rituals increase in intensity and complexity over time as Chloe listens to the bossy cloud. The ending where Chloe talks to her mom about her worries does seem a bit rushed in its helpful advice on how to counteract those thoughts. However, the advice is nonetheless good, if maybe a little over-simplified. Dealing with any kind of mental health issue can be a daily struggle and not so easily resolved. I appreciate that the author most likely wanted to keep this lighthearted and hopeful, but that is still the reality that children with OCD must face. I would hate for a child to come away from this thinking that there’s something wrong with them if they can’t simply tell their bossy cloud to leave them alone. Again, though, this makes for a great conversation starter and easy to understand visualization for children to introduce the concept. The artwork is also lovely and engaging!

What a beautiful book!

I loved that this book presented a problem and also offered a real, thoughtful solution. I think the strategies outlined in this book could help kids who have anxious, intrusive thoughts whether it’s related to OCD or something else and I think that is so wonderful! We could ALL use more healthy coping mechanisms!!! I also love the caregiver’s guide in the back of the book for adults; what a wonderful tool!

First off -- what a pretty art style! I really liked this book. As someone who suffers from OCD and as someone who works in the mental health field, I really liked this. It showed how OCD can start to come on, how, if you feed into it, it can get even worse. I appreciate it showing some cognitive behavioral therapy tips to help manage it. I also appreciate the caregiver tips at the end.

Wow! What a great read. This is perfect for the kiddos trying to get out from under their "Worries". Really helpful for those OCD-Type symptoms. The art and visuals are beautiful.

The illustrations are airy and expressive, perfectly pairing with a story about managing big feelings and setting boundaries. A light, empowering read with visuals that feel like watching emotions float across the sky.

This is a great tool for children with OCD. It normalizes and puts a name to the diagnosis and gives helpful child appropriate tips.

I would not recommend reading this to children who do not have OCD.

Chloe and the Bossy Cloud is a delightful children's picture book for any child who might be worried about OCD symptoms beginning to develop. With vivid and whimsical illustrations, Chloe and the Bossy Cloud will even become a wonderful resource for parents, teachers, and child therapists working with children discovered with OCD symptoms.

Natasha Daniels magnificently turns OCD symptoms into a literary character by developing the cloud through both narrative and illustration-- a literary character which children and parents alike will quickly identify as not being a hero or even a friend but also will not find as necessarily scary, either.

I love that there are so many more resources now for kids facing mental and/or psychological difficulties. The description of OCD is wonderful, too, (including the pictures) and how Chloe tried to deal with it on her own before. There are real tools here for learning to deal with OCD.
The only thing I would have to say is that when adults read this with children, they can also talk about the use of therapy and/or medication if those are needed.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

This is a good book for young children to use with their caregivers or therapists in order to understand more about OCD. Many of the themes rang true for me, as someone who does have OCD. I saw common triggers that I experience with my own disorder, and saw ways reflected to fight back against it that young children can follow and understand. The illustrations were beautiful.

I received a copy of this eBook from netGalley for a honest review.

Chloe meets a cloud and in starts out being helpful but soon becomes big and bossy and interrupts her life. Her mom helps her find ways to upset the cloud and make it small again. I think this is a good book to help kids who over worry hopefully get things back under control.

A great tool for discussing and learning about OCD with children. The story format was easy to follow. I enjoyed this book and think it will be a helpful tool.