"The process of understanding emotion, especially for young children, can be overwhelming and abstract--the Blooz just might be the perfect concrete visual to help everyone get through those cranky days." e" Kirkus "Debut author Levis has an impressively light touch." e" Publishers Weekly "Blooz may be a blob, and he may be uninvited, but he is actually kinda cute, which makes this a nonthreatening tool for discussing negative emotions with young children." e" Booklist "Children will identify with her feelings in this tale, and it will have value as a springboard for discussing sadness and how to work through it." e" School Library Journal.