Everyone feels sad sometimes, but it can be hard to know how to help when a friend is feeling blue. Some friends might need to talk about their feelings while others may need some time alone. Or maybe words of encouragement will help a loved one feel better. Everyone handles their emotions differently, and being a good friend means learning to listen to and support the people you love and just being yourself!

Karl Newson writes for the children's book blog The Mudwaffler Club and contributes to The Creative Attic, an online publication of illustrated poetry. He is the author of For All the Stars Across the Sky, illustrated by Chiaki Okada, Little Owl's Bedtime, illustrated by Migy Blanco, The Same But Different Too, illustrated by Kate Hindley, and A Bear Is a Bear (except when he's not), illustrated by Anuska Allepuz. He lives in England.

Clara Anganuzzi would draw on every surface she could find as a child growing up in Seychelles. She enjoys using a mixture of traditional techniques to create narrative images and characters with subtle, gentle humor. She lives in Bristol, England.