Sometimes I Feel a Bit Sad
Sometimes I Feel a Bit Sad
Sometimes I Feel a Bit Sad
Sometimes I Feel a Bit Sad
Sometimes I Feel a Bit Sad
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Sometimes I Feel a Bit Sad

By Professor DeanDean

A caring little mouse is determined to make the reader happy. He offers balloons, cake, songs, stickers, kisses and every silly trick he can imagine—but nothing seems to work.

Eventually, he realises that sadness is not always a problem to solve. Sometimes the kindest thing is to stay close, allow the feeling to be there and wait until someone is ready.

45 pages · 7.5x7.5 inch · ISBN 9781915917195

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A Gentle, Funny Story About Accepting Difficult Feelings

Sometimes I Feel a Bit Sad helps children understand that sadness is a normal part of life, not a feeling they need to hide or quickly replace. The mouse begins by doing what many caring people do: trying to solve the problem. When his increasingly ridiculous ideas fail, he learns to stop, listen and offer the reader something more useful—patience, affection and space.

The book gives families a warm way to talk about emotions without demanding that children explain themselves. It reassures them that they can ask for a hug, talk when they are ready or simply play quietly with someone they trust. Humour keeps the story light, while the direct conversation helps children feel personally seen and supported.

Directly includes the reader
Normalises feeling sad
Silly fun with a warm ending
Supports conversations about emotions

“My daughter often thinks she has to stop crying straight away. This book helped her understand that she can feel sad without anything being wrong with her.”

— Nadia K., mum of a 6-year-old girl

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“I appreciated that the book does not rush to fix sadness. Sometimes children need company, not another distraction.”

Marcus B., dad of a 6-year-old boy

A Funny Mouse Who Talks Straight to the Reader

A Funny Mouse Who Talks Straight to the Reader

From the first page, the mouse notices that the reader might be feeling sad and tries everything he can think of to help.

His direct conversation makes children part of the story, encouraging them to react, laugh and respond as though they have made a tiny new friend.
Sadness Does Not Always Need Fixing

Sadness Does Not Always Need Fixing

When none of his ideas work, the mouse stops trying to make the feeling disappear. He admits that he feels sad sometimes too.

Children hear a reassuring message: sadness is a normal emotion, and they do not have to hide it or hurry through it for somebody else.
Warm, Tender and Proudly Ridiculous

Warm, Tender and Proudly Ridiculous

The emotional ending never abandons the book’s playful personality. The mouse offers love, patience and support—followed by one final childish noise.

That balance helps the message feel comforting rather than heavy, making the book suitable for both difficult moments and ordinary bedtime reading.

What other parents think:

“My son laughed at every ridiculous attempt to cheer him up, then went completely quiet at the ending. Funny, gentle and surprisingly moving.”

— Daniel R., dad of a 5-year-old boy

“The final fart means we are never allowed to skip the last page.”

— Lucy M., mum of a 4-year-old

“My daughter spoke directly back to the mouse as though he were sitting beside her. It made talking about feelings feel natural rather than serious.”

— Priya S., mum of a 4-year-old girl

“Sweet, silly and very easy to read aloud. The toilet-paper castle was the clear favourite in our house.”

— Mei L., parent of children aged 3 and 5

“My little girl now says she is having ‘a tiny sad’ when she needs a cuddle. That phrase has been genuinely useful.”

— Sophie T., mum of a 4-year-old girl

“We read this after a difficult nursery day. She did not want to explain what happened, but she did want to sit beside me and hear it again.”

— Hannah P., mum of a 3-year-old girl

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