Rachel Tomlinson is the author of Teaching Kids to Be Kind (Skyhorse) and is a registered psychologist who has worked with adults, families, and children in a variety of settings. She has presented at national conferences on mental health topics including trauma and play therapy. She also serves as a subject-matter expert for journalists on topics such as parenting, child development, and relationships.

Tori-Jay Mordey is an Indigenous Australian illustrator whose work traverses multiple mediums, such as digital illustration, drawing, painting, printmaking, film and murals. Her Torres Strait Islander and English heritage is often reflected in her contemporary Indigenous art practice— producing work based around her family and siblings as a way of understanding herself, her appearance and racial identity.

An excellent addition to any SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING SHELF, A Blue Kind of Day is a good option for caregivers utilizing BIBLIOTHERAPY and a primer for families learning to care for loved ones with underrepresented emotional needs.

FOR READERS WHO LOVED Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown, Listening to My Body by Gabi Garcia, and The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld.

EXPERT PSYCHOLOGIST AUTHOR: The author of adult title Teaching Kids to Be Kind makes her children's literature debut, drawing from years of experience working with children.

NORMALIZES SADNESS AND DEPRESSION, pushing back on MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA in communities of color.

FOCUSES ON THE FEELING RATHER THAN THE CIRCUMSTANCE, making it a great read for all ages and backgrounds for DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE and BODY SENSATION AWARENESS.

Features detailed and immersive illustrations of a BIRACIAL INDIGENOUS FAMILY based on the illustrator's own, which FILLS A GAP in children's literature.