Pockets Full of Rocks
As a young girl gently questions her depressed father, he offers direct answers that help her understand what he is going through. This gentle, hopeful book will help kids cope with a parent’s mental illness. It is developmentally appropriate, addressing common questions that kids have.
This will be a very useful guide for parents as well as psychologists and mental health professionals working with young children.
Yair Engelberg is a psychologist who is certified by the Schneider Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training Program for Child and Youth Therapy. This is his picture book debut.
He lives in Israel.
MacKenzie Haley is an award-winning illustrator, who also illustrated Snitchy Witch.
She lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Visit her websiteopens in new window and on Facebookopens in new window, Twitteropens in new window, and Instagramopens in new window.
Engelberg, a psychologist, pens a simple and compelling story of parental depression… Haley illustrates depression with dark clouds, adding layers of texture to brighten the clouds and present depression in the story as an illness, not a villain. By the end, Ella’s understanding of Daddy’s behavior transforms the clouds of depression into a rainbow of hope… Hold tight to this gentle story about depression.
—Kirkus Reviews
