Magination Press Catalog - Fall 2020/Winter 2021 - 16

A useful tool for explaining depression to kids

Pockets Full of Rocks
Written by Yair Engelberg
Illustrated by MacKenzie Haley
As a young girl gently questions her
depressed father, he offers direct answers
that help her understand what he is going
through. This gentle, hopeful book will help
kids cope with a parent's mental illness. It
is developmentally appropriate, addressing
common questions that kids have. This
will be a very useful guide for parents as
well as psychologists and mental health
professionals working with young children.

Selling Points
PARENTAL DEPRESSION FOR
CHILDREN: A gently written,
sensitive story.
ANSWERS TO COMMON DEPRESSION
QUESTIONS: Told from the perspective
of a child with a depressed parent,
this book gently answers common
questions children have.
DISCUSSION POINTS FOR CHILD
PSYCHOLOGISTS: Psychologists
can use this as a guide when
counseling children with parents who
experience depression.
IMPORTANT PSYCHOEDUCATION
FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY: Children
with parents who are depressed are at
risk for depression, too.

Specifications
January 2021
32 pages, 8 x 10
Hardcover, $16.99
978-1-4338-3109-6
441B281

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Yair Engelberg is a psychologist who is certified by the Schneider Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy Training Program for Child and Youth Therapy. This is his picture book debut.

MacKenzie Haley is an award-winning illustrator who also illustrated Snitchy Witch. She
lives in Louisville, KY. Visit mackenziehaley.com and on Facebook @MacKenzie Haley, Twitter
@MacKenzieLea, and Instagram @mackenzie_haley.
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978-1-55798-836-2
4418366
8 x 10
$9.95

978-1-4338-2103-5
441B188
8 x 10
$9.99

http://www.mackenziehaley.com http://at.apa.org/maglife2020

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