Sad Sushi
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Explore the complex realm of depression and sadness through stunning illustrations that will touch your heart. Providing parents and children the words, wisdom and courage to navigate big emotions. This beautifully crafted tale is not just for children but a precious resource for everyone, helping them equip their little ones to face life's challenges with empathy, self awareness, and the power to seek help.
A stunningly illustrated book about depression for children, and adults alike. Through the eyes of the imaginary character Sad Sushi. A realistic, yet lighthearted tale of what depression may feel like, its effects on life, and moving through it. Mental illness can impact anyone, at any age. This story gives children and adults alike an outlet for understanding big feelings and events in their lives, the words to describe what depression and anxiety may feel like, and how it may feel inside themselves.
Author: Anna Aldridge
ISBN: 9780473550806
Publisher: Anna Aldridge
Published: 01/03/2024
Format: Paperback
About the Author
Anna is from Aotearoa New Zealand and has been drawing, painting, and creating all her life.
Attending one of the top Fine Arts Universities in Aotearoa but unknowingly suffered from an illness and left the university.
After that experience she spent nearly 9 years never picking up a pencil or brush. After years of chronic illness that had been ignored by doctors, and a lack of support or understanding for mental health. She had reached a point of often being unable to speak. It was then that Anna painted Sad Sushi, it was a way to communicate when there were no words and from that moment life slowly took on a different trajectory.
Since then, Anna has painted murals internationally, had illustrations and designs used on products sent around the world, and continued to create just for herself. The Sad Sushi illustrated book was created over 4 years, each illustration. It was never for commercial gain, there was no deadline to produce this artwork as a product.
In Anna's eyes the Sad Sushi illustrated book is not only a children's book. It is a collection of important art that communicates deep emotions in an approachable and comforting way.