Sometimes When I'm Bored

Written by psychologist Deborah Serani and illustrated by Kyra Teis, this picture book guides young children in recognizing when boredom has set in. It also shows them how to work through the feeling on their own by finding thoughtful ways to solve the problem.

The book includes a section for grown-ups that explains how boredom can be noticed and eased in children at different ages. It will be useful to counselors, social workers, psychologists, teachers, parents, and anyone else who looks after children who struggle with boredom.

The book is part of the Sometimes When series, a set of gentle stories with quiet, sensitive illustrations that help young readers handle big feelings. The series draws on research by a psychologist whose career spans more than thirty years.