Book Review and Giveaway: Lucky G and the Melancholy Quokka: How Play Therapy Can Help Children with Depression by Amy Wilinski-Lyman
Lucky G and the Melancholy Quokka: How Play Therapy Can Help Children with Depression by Amy Wilinski-Lyman is a short illustrated picture book for children that narrates the story of a Quokka who is sad. He is helped by Dr. Lucky G who tells him that he is suffering from Depression and then helps him be happy again through patience and friendship therapy. A fun, enlightening book, read the publication history, genre, blurb, excerpt, book review of Lucky G and the Melancholy Quokka by Amy Wilinski-Lyman and also enter to win Giveaway to win $25 Amazon Gift card or Paypal cash in this post below.
About Lucky G and the Melancholy Quokka:
Publication Date: October 23rd 2020 by Loving Healing Press
No. of Pages: 44
Age Group: 5 to 8 years
Genre: Children’s Fiction, Mental Illness, Illustrated Children’s book, Picture Book
Blurb:
Even the happiest creature on Earth can get the sads! Lucky G makes a trip down under to help out a struggling quokka. Join them on their journey to better mental health.
Raves about Lucky G and the Melancholy Quokka:
This book grabs you from the outset and takes you on a hopeful journey: A colorful, spunky raven (with a Ph.D.) travels to Australia to meet a quokka who has lost his true smile, finds it hard to move and isn’t hanging out with friends anymore. Dr. G knows that depression is the culprit, and extends a listening ear and helping hand, all the while reassuring the quokka that lots of adults and kids feel depression, too!
The illustrations are colorful and whimsical, and the fact that Amy takes us on a journey to Australia provides the novelty that keeps the book captivating and moving right along. I truly enjoyed reading this and I believe children with depression, and their parents, will find acknowledgment, guidance and hope in this little book. Enjoyable, informative and capable of capturing a child’s imagination. ~ Eliana Gil, Ph.D., Founder, Gil Institute for Trauma Recovery & Education, Fairfax, VA
In her latest Lucky G book installment, Wilinski-Lyman makes the concept of play therapy accessible to children and parents. Speaking from experience, and from the heart, she presents therapy as a helpful tool for kids and fights stigma against depression. Her characters are easy to relate to for children and families alike. The vivid and expressive illustrations by Leela Green make this book a visual treat for all ages. ~ Marta Manning, former president NAMI Midland, MI chapter (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
I liked the whole story. Blue was my favorite character–I would be friends with him. I liked how Blue was sad at the start and then was happy by the end. ~ Astor, 7 years old
Lucky G and the Melancholy Quokka by Amy Wilinski-Lyman Review:
Lucky G is a raven who is a doctor and he helps his friends overcome their sadness through talking. When he visits his friend, Drew in Australia, he meets a sad Quokka, Blue. Blue had once been a happy animal but now he feels sad and disinterested in anything. When he asks Lucky G for help, Lucky G tells him that what he is feeling is called Depression and that it is nothing to be ashamed of. Soon, Lucky G and Blue start therapy and it is when Blue opens up and talks with his doctor is when he starts feeling happy again!
A colourful book with vivid illustrations and information about the animals featured in the story, my four year old son enjoyed this book. He was curious about the Quokka since this is an animal we don’t see around us and then he loved Lucky G who is so patient with Blue. His understanding and his sense of ease with which he talks to Blue is so inspiring.
This book is special because it talks about a topic not talked about often. Depression is so common not only in adults but also children. The author shows how to recognize it in our children and then treat it through play therapy. A short yet impactful book, it will be enjoyed by kids and parents alike. The author has also shared resources for help in dealing with Depression.
4 out of 5 stars to Lucky G and the Melancholy Quokka by Amy Wilinski-Lyman and Njkinny recommends it to all children and parents.
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Meet the Author:
AMY WILINSKI-LYMAN lives in Michigan with her three awesome children: Zach, Drew, and Kendall; and her big fluffy orange cat, Marshall. Amy was hospitalized with depression for two months in early 2016. During that time, Amy’s family desperately tried to find resources to help her young daughter and two sons cope with their mom’s deep sadness. They quickly learned there was nothing really out there. Amy decided she would change that. She set out to create a character and a story children would enjoy and understand. Through her books and online presence she wants to show parents and children living with mental illness that there is hope.
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