Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Healing Feelings
Leslie Baker · 2017
68/100
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Healing Feelings fills a real and underserved gap — very few picture books address what children experience when a parent has a mental illness, and the author's 25-year clinical background shows in how carefully the message is calibrated. The rhyming verse format makes it readable without trivializing the subject. Best used alongside a therapist or school counselor rather than as independent discovery reading.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety77
Substance / usefulness72
Craft & writing66
Originality70
Evidence & accuracy79
Hype vs delivers62
Age-fit77
👁 Human-eye gut-check67
Penny’s verdict68
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