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Perry Panda: A Story about Parental Depression
"Perry, you're not naughty
and you've not upset your mum.
It's not your fault
- it's never your fault -
that your mummy feels this glum."
Perry is worried about his mum. He speaks with his grandma, who explains how his mum is feeling and offers reassurance. She makes it clear that Perry is not to blame and talks about some of the things that might help his mum feel better.
Perry Panda is a story designed to help young children understand a parent or carer's depression. With simple rhymes and bright illustrations, it explains behaviours that may seem unusual to the child and reassures them that it is not their fault.
and you've not upset your mum.
It's not your fault
- it's never your fault -
that your mummy feels this glum."
Perry is worried about his mum. He speaks with his grandma, who explains how his mum is feeling and offers reassurance. She makes it clear that Perry is not to blame and talks about some of the things that might help his mum feel better.
Perry Panda is a story designed to help young children understand a parent or carer's depression. With simple rhymes and bright illustrations, it explains behaviours that may seem unusual to the child and reassures them that it is not their fault.
32 pages, Hardcover
Published November 21, 2017
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September 18, 2017
It's a lovely, little book that gently introduces children to Parental Depression. Children often blame themselves for everything that goes wrong in their families. Perry Panda is also like every other child. He can't figure out if he is being bad, because his mother is always sad. He wants to help her. He thinks he must become a good boy to make her happy. As he sulks, his grandmother makes him understand that he is not responsible for how his mother feels, and what he can do within his limits to help his mother. The book doesn't hesitate to tell the children that their parents might have to stay at a hospital or take pills or need a tight hug to fight depression. A tiny, important book!
July 5, 2017
This was an excellent book and I haven't hesitated to give it five stars. It deals with the subject of parental depression and it handles the whole thing very, very well. The emphasis is on how it isn't the child's fault and they need to make sure their mum knows they love them to support them, it might take time but it will get better. Very well written and a must have for any children who have parents suffering from this to help them understand.
July 18, 2017
Little Perry Panda has the best mom in the whole wide world. They chat, read books together and laugh lots. Life couldn't be better. But lately he finds she snaps at him for no good reason and sometimes cries at night making him worried and wishing he could see her happy once again.
Her behaviour continues and finally Perry sees no other alternative but to blame himself for her sadness and emotional turmoil. Maybe he displayed bad behaviour and that makes her cross at him and very sad. Where can he go to seek help? He goes to his beloved Grandma Panda and asks...
"Can you tell me why?" What is the bad thing I've done that makes my mummy cry?"
Wise and loving Grandma puts her little grandson on her knee, gives him a big-old fluffy bear hug and tells him it's not his fault, never to blame himself. Perry asks her how they can help make his mummy feel better. Grandma responds that perhaps his mummy needs medication, someone to talk to, lots more sleep or long walks through the hills to get away from her worries, just to name a few examples. She cautions him that sometimes healing takes a long long time and his mummy can't rush her feelings.
Perry ponders on his Grandma's words. Everything could take a long time .... mmmmm.... then suddenly he lets out an excited yelp because he has a short term solution that might just help her get better even quicker. I wonder what he discovered in his heart that will help her recover quicker and be back to her fun self sooner if he applies what he found? Any ideas? Love conquers all.
This book talks about depression and how it affects the entire family not only the one going through it. Written in rhyme the story is simply told so wee readers will understand the message. The illustrations are vibrant, colourful and add heart to the meaning of the words. The story is moving with the mission of helping others who may be suffering if mummy is not her happy self but feeling and acting sad and depressed.
The author has added a link to impart more information on the
subject if further support is needed: www.perrypanda.com. at at the back. The book is well written and can easily be understood by a small child and is a perfect catalyst for discussion on this topic.
Her behaviour continues and finally Perry sees no other alternative but to blame himself for her sadness and emotional turmoil. Maybe he displayed bad behaviour and that makes her cross at him and very sad. Where can he go to seek help? He goes to his beloved Grandma Panda and asks...
"Can you tell me why?" What is the bad thing I've done that makes my mummy cry?"
Wise and loving Grandma puts her little grandson on her knee, gives him a big-old fluffy bear hug and tells him it's not his fault, never to blame himself. Perry asks her how they can help make his mummy feel better. Grandma responds that perhaps his mummy needs medication, someone to talk to, lots more sleep or long walks through the hills to get away from her worries, just to name a few examples. She cautions him that sometimes healing takes a long long time and his mummy can't rush her feelings.
Perry ponders on his Grandma's words. Everything could take a long time .... mmmmm.... then suddenly he lets out an excited yelp because he has a short term solution that might just help her get better even quicker. I wonder what he discovered in his heart that will help her recover quicker and be back to her fun self sooner if he applies what he found? Any ideas? Love conquers all.
This book talks about depression and how it affects the entire family not only the one going through it. Written in rhyme the story is simply told so wee readers will understand the message. The illustrations are vibrant, colourful and add heart to the meaning of the words. The story is moving with the mission of helping others who may be suffering if mummy is not her happy self but feeling and acting sad and depressed.
The author has added a link to impart more information on the
subject if further support is needed: www.perrypanda.com. at at the back. The book is well written and can easily be understood by a small child and is a perfect catalyst for discussion on this topic.
December 22, 2017
This is the book that concerned parent, grandparent or even healthcare professions should have available to them.
This book raises the topic of when children blame themselves for the problems of the parent. This story sees a little panda upset and thinking he is a bad boy to make his mummy so sad, but grandma carefully explains and supports him to understand that sometimes mummies need time to heal and simply be.
A book that both me and my 4-year-old daughter have enjoyed and has raised the difficult conversation with her over why mummy is sometimes sad. Thank you.
This book raises the topic of when children blame themselves for the problems of the parent. This story sees a little panda upset and thinking he is a bad boy to make his mummy so sad, but grandma carefully explains and supports him to understand that sometimes mummies need time to heal and simply be.
A book that both me and my 4-year-old daughter have enjoyed and has raised the difficult conversation with her over why mummy is sometimes sad. Thank you.
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