끔찍한 일이 일어났어요: 폭력이나 트라우마를 목격한 아이들을 위한 이야기

I picked this up for my six-year-old after a scary incident at school, and the way it tackles feelings without being overwhelming is exactly what we needed. We've read it three times already, and it's opened up conversations I didn't know how to start.

The illustrations are gentle enough that my six-year-old didn't get scared, and the story frames the hard topic in a way that actually sparked a conversation we'd been avoiding. It's become our bedtime book for the last week, and I've noticed her asking more open questions about feelings since we st

I was a little worried this book might be too heavy, but the gentle illustrations really helped my 6-year-old open up about what happened. It's written in such a careful, tender way that we could talk about scary things without feeling overwhelmed.