Liam's Lonely Day

Megan Borgert-Spaniol, Laura Deo

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Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research,U.S.
01 February 2025

General fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's&YA)

Series: Feelings Forecast

With his sister away and his mom in a meeting, Liam starts to feel pretty lonely. Kids are familiar with feeling happy or sad, but loneliness is a unique feeling that's often not discussed, including for adults! This friendly introduction to the feeling encourages readers to think of loneliness and all feelings like the weather: they come and go, and they never last forever. But we can prepare for all feelings, including loneliness. Charming illustrations and accessible text explore the feeling of loneliness and how we can handle it with kindness to ourselves and others.

Liam's Lonely Daywas created in collaboration withEmily McTate, Ph.D., L.P., Pediatric Psychologist at the Mayo Clinic Children's Center.

Aligns to core CASEL Competencies of self-awareness, self-management, and social awareness.

Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with pediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.

By: Megan Borgert-Spaniol
Illustrated by: Laura Deo
Imprint: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research,U.S.
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 254mm,
ISBN: 9798887702278
Series: Feelings Forecast
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 February 2025
Recommended Age: From 5 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Megan Borgert-Spaniolis a writer and editor in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She likes to write about food, animals, and human nature. She also loves dreaming up fun characters and telling their stories. Laura Deo is an illustrator from Salerno, Italy. She grew up surrounded by books, paintings, and music. As a child she spent every waking moment reading stories and drawing funny characters. She has illustrated dozens of stories for children's books and magazines.