

Absolutely, Positively Natty
Author: Lisa Greenwald
Narrator: Caroline Sorunke
Unabridged: 5 hr 38 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 05/09/2023
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes
Author: Lisa Greenwald
Narrator: Caroline Sorunke
Unabridged: 5 hr 38 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 05/09/2023
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes
Lisa Greenwald is the author of the TBH books, the Friendship List series, the Pink & Green trilogy, and several other novels for tweens and teens. A graduate of the New School’s MFA program in writing for children, she lives in New York City with her husband, daughters, and mini Bernedoodle, Kibbitz.
I really appreciate what this book was trying to do because, working in the schools, I see toxic positivity at work each and every day. I think it’s important for kids (and adults) to be allowed to “feel their feelings” and to be able to acknowledge when things are not great without constantly being......more
4.5 stars. This book is exactly why we need to teach mindfulness. It’s okay to feel our feelings. If we push aside those uncomfortable ones for too long, they will come rushing back, stronger than ever. Natty learns a good lesson about toxic positivity and balancing things in life. I enjoyed it very......more
I read a lot of MG and YA fiction but this was one of the few times I felt like an adult reading a kid book. The lesson about toxic positivity felt like it was drawn out too long. There were too many scenes where her friend had to stop and tell her that she wasn't taking her problems seriously. Some......more