The Sad Dragon

The Sad Dragon follows a young child and their dragon friend as they navigate deep sadness after the loss of someone they love. Through simple, reassuring language, the story explains how grief can feel heavy, confusing, and overwhelming, while also showing that sadness is a natural response to loss. Instead of offering quick fixes, the book emphasizes companionship, emotional honesty, and the healing that comes from being supported. Young readers learn that it is okay to cry, to miss someone deeply, and to let others help them through hard feelings. This book provides a gentle introduction to grief and can help children understand their own emotions or empathize with others experiencing loss.

• Family Use:
Helps families introduce conversations about the death of a loved one by providing simple language for explaining grief and normalizing big feelings. Families can use the story to talk about sadness, remembrance, and how support helps healing.

• Therapy / Counseling:
Useful for validating a child’s emotional reactions to loss and helping them describe feelings such as sadness, confusion, or worry. Supports work on emotional literacy and the experience of receiving comfort from others.

• Classrooms & Group Settings:
Appropriate for SEL units or small group discussions focused on compassion, empathy, and understanding how people express grief differently. Works well as a gentle tool for discussing supportive friendships.

• Community Programs / Libraries:
A helpful read-aloud for grief-focused storytimes, support groups, or community programs serving families experiencing loss. The dragon character makes the topic approachable while keeping the emotional content authentic.