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Casper & Bentley Learn Big Feelings: Sadness and Happiness

A gentle emotional intelligence story for young children

This book is part of the Casper & Bentley Emotional Intelligence series, created to support young children in understanding big feelings in a calm, reassuring way.

Through the story of two very different dogs — one older and steady, one younger and still learning — children are gently introduced to sadness and happiness:
how sadness can appear when something ends or changes, how happiness can return, and how feelings can shift over time.

This book is especially helpful for:

• children aged 2–7

• children with ADHD or neurodivergent experiences

• children who find transitions or separations difficult

• parents and carers supporting emotional change with care and patience

The focus is not on fixing sadness or chasing happiness, but on emotional awareness — helping children understand that different feelings can exist at different times, and that emotions naturally come and go.

Each book includes a short parent guide, offering gentle ways to use the story to support emotional understanding and connection in everyday moments.

Casper & Bentley Learn Big Feelings: Sadness and Happiness is designed to be read slowly, revisited often, and grown into over time.