The Princess and the Fog
A Story for Children with Depression
by Lloyd Jones
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Pub Date 21 Jun 2015 | Archive Date 30 Nov 2015
Description
Once upon a time there was a Princess. She had everything a little girl could ever want, and she was happy. That is, until the fog came...
The Princess and the Fog is picture book to help sufferers of depression aged 5-7 cope with their difficult feelings. It uses vibrant illustrations, a sense of humour and metaphor to create a relatable, enjoyable story that describes the symptoms of childhood depression while also providing hope that things can get better with a little help and support. The story is also a great starting point for explaining depression to all children, especially those who may have a parent or close family member with depression.
With an essential guide for parents and carers by clinical paediatric psychologists, Dr Melinda Edwards MBE and Linda Bayliss, this book will be of immeasurable value to anyone supporting a child with, or affected by, depression, including social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, arts therapists, pastoral care workers and school staff, as well as parents and carers.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781849056557 |
| PRICE | US$17.95 (USD) |
Average rating from 44 members
Featured Reviews
Reviewer 124126
It begins, as do many good stories: "Once upon a time, there was a Princess." This Princess was happy, loved, and content... until the fog came.
This is a great book for promoting understanding and for explaining depression in a way that children can relate. It shows parents - and teachers - things to watch out for, and will encourage children to talk about their feelings without judgement or fear of being thought silly.
The story is followed by a short guide for parents and carers which tells them things they may see, how symptoms might appear, and how they can help.
Lindsey P, Reviewer
This is a creative and entertaining book that tackles a serious topic/issue that sometimes authors and writers shed away from or don't want to deal with. But depression is real and not only do adults deal with it but so do children and teenagers.
Lloyd Jones has taken this topic and written a creative and helpful book for children/teenagers and even adults.
The book was written and illustrated in a colorful way that provides the readers with illustrations that are great and simple text but easy for the reader to follow and understand what is going on.
I think the dedication in the beginning of the book from Lloyd was creative and allowed people to understand who the author is why and why they wrote this book.
At the end the author provides some helpful advice for parents and carers on a guide to helping children. And I think this was a great addition to the book. Many times a book tackles a topic like depression but does not offer ways to help. However this book does that.
As someone who works with children with special needs and sometimes a few of those children will have depression (usually added to Down Syndrome, autism) I think this would be a great book to have in not only a special education classroom but also general education classrooms.
Overall a great book.
Jo W, Reviewer
Any good book that opens up about mental health, particularly child mental health, and brings it into the public eye is a five star hit in my opinion, and this is one of the first examples of its kind that I have come across!
I am very familiar with childhood depression (not to be confused with periods of low mood which are perfectly normal)having lived with it myself from as young as 11, and having very close contact currently with four children under 16 who also live with depression and receive medicinal and counselling help with it.
A fog is how I have always described depression and this book describes and illustrates simply and beautifully the onset of depression, the experience of it at its worst, and the various self-help methods available to deal with it. More importantly, 'A Guide for Parents and Carers' at the back of the book and written by medically qualified professionals does differentiate between low mood and depression, assisting in defining the two.
Despite the difficult subject matter, Lloyd Jones succeeds in addressing depression with sensitivity, humour, and without being frightening or intimidating.
This book gets full stars from me!
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Mayra N, Librarian
The Princess and the Fog, subtitled A story for children with depression, reads like any picture book. A princess has friends, loves to play, read books, go to school, and just be a princess. Suddenly there is a fog that slowly overcomes her and threatens everything she does and enjoys. Is this an evil curse from a witch? Will she defeat the fog? Can anyone save the princess? Read and find out how storybook and real-life ‘evils’ can be defeated little by little with the help of those close to you.
A note at the end of the story discusses signs of depression in children. It also provides valuable advice to parents seeking for ways to help a child who might display signs of depression. This book should be available everywhere. I will definitely be buying it for our school library.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Jessica Kingsley Publishers for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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