Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss. ( )

Attractive, fun art and a timely topic. Clearly intended to help kids who have experienced a natural disaster process what happened. ( )

Read (and re-read) at the Carle Museum

Children and their families face natural disasters - a tornado, a wildfire, a blizzard, a hurricane - and help with recovery and healing afterward. They embody the strong feelings of the storms - and the calm that comes after. Text is in first person, but different diverse children are pictured (it would be too much to have one child experience this variety of natural disasters, after all), and the overall message is reassuring, even as the frequency and power of natural disasters due to climate change increases. Back matter includes a paragraph each of more information about he different kinds of storms. The book has a large trim size, a nearly square format, and full-bleed illustrations across double-page spreads. ( )

"It's okay to be scared."

This stunning picture book is an ode to what we feel during fierce natural disasters: tornadoes, blizzards, wildfires, and hurricanes. But we are fierce, too, and when the storms pass, as they always do, we are the calm. ( )

calming reminder that storms end ( )