Anna Lazowski

Jun 5, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Anna Lazowski

Illustrator used symbolic imagery, included many details to entertain young readers Young Adult/Children By Laura McKay Issue 82, Spring/Summer 2023 Dark Cloud Anna Lazowski, Penny Neville-Lee (Illustrator) Kids Can Press Winnipeg-based Anna Lazowski’s latest book for children, Dark Cloud, is a springboard for conversations about mental health and illness, particularly depression. “We don’t talk about mental health enough, and I think the pandemic has forced us to acknowledge that,” says...

Apr 23, 2023 | cmreviews.ca | Anna Lazowski

Anna Lazowski has been writing picture books since sixth grade, and her experience shows in Dark Cloud, a beautiful piece of children’s literature focused on a little girl, Abigail, and her experience of depression. Choosing to address clinical depression in a picture book is a brave choice that Lazowski accomplishes with her delicate words accompanied by Penny Neville-Lee’s beautiful illustrations.

Feb 25, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Anna Lazowski |Eric Carle |Rachel Bright |Chris Chatterton

by Anna Lazowski ; illustrated by Penny Neville-Lee ‧ A poetic description of childhood depression. Abigail wakes to find herself pursued by, among other objects, a dark rain cloud, a tumbleweed-shaped “ball of worries,” “a swirl of fog,” and a beautiful but hunger-stealing shadow. While her classmates also seem to see these signs of Abigail’s distress, none of them are willing or able to help her.