A Terrible Thing Happened

I appreciate that this book leaves the “terrible thing” unnamed, keeping the story universal for any children who have experienced trauma, while still including that the child finally discussed the terrible thing with a trusted counselor. I feel that this would be valuable to reread throughout a child or family's ongoing experience with trauma to remember that it's normal for the manifestations of trauma to change over time. I also think it could put children and families at ease about what happens in counseling for traumatized children... Talking and playing and drawing until the child feels better and can cope better. I hope this book makes many people feel very seen when they can't act like themselves due to things they don't want to discuss.