Spring 2025
Healing Days
A Guide for Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma
A sensitive and reassuring story intended for children who have experienced trauma.
A useful book to read with a parent, caregiver, or therapist, Healing Days emphasizes that children are not to blame for what happened, and that they can get help and look forward to a happy future. Covering the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors that many kids have after a bad and scary thing happen, kids will begin to understand their response to the trauma and learn some strategies for feeling safer, more relaxed, and more confident.
An extensive Note to Parents and Caregivers, including a list of helpful resources, is available for download on APA.org.
2013 Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award: Mind, Body and Spirit
| Format | Your Price | Add |
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978-1-4338-1292-7
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$15.95 | |
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978-1-4338-4616-8
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$19.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 5 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Picture Books, Social Studies |
| Category | SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: B Self-Management, Social Emotional Learning |
| Copyright | 2013 |
| Publisher | Magination Press, American Psychological Association |
| Imprint | Magination Press — American Psychological Association |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2025-01-01 |
Author: Susan Farber Straus
Illustrator: Maria Bogade
Awards
- Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award