"Way Past Sad" by Karen Wallace follows the poignant journey of a young girl named Lucy, who grapples with profound feelings of sadness following the death of her mother. As she navigates her grief, Lucy becomes increasingly withdrawn and struggles to express her emotions. Through her experiences and encounters with friends, family, and a caring teacher, she begins to understand that it's okay to feel sad and that healing takes time. The story beautifully captures the complexities of sorrow, the importance of connection, and the small steps towards finding hope and joy again amidst loss. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book features in the following series: Great Big, Great Big Feelings .

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2023 by Albert Whitman & Company .

Jim Helmore and Karen Wall Jim and Karen live in South London. Karen still works as a textile designer when she's not creating books, and Jim works in the publishing industry. They have won the picture book category of the Sheffield Book Award for their first book, Letterbox Lil (OUP), and received the silver Practical Parenting award for Who are you, Stripy Horse in 2007.