Books that help children understand hard things.

Made with the people who know the situation best.

Cover of “Sheila's Sleepy Balloon” — a watercolour of a girl with dark curly hair lying in a hospital bed, smiling up at an anaesthetist offering her a soft round mask.

Preparing a child for anaesthesia and surgery Concept

Cover of “Ben and the Bed with Wheels” — a watercolour of a small boy holding an adult's hand beside a hospital bed on wheels, warm light at the window.

When a parent or sibling is seriously ill Concept

Cover of “Jessica's Word Garden” — a watercolour of a laughing girl and a speech therapist sitting on a rug with picture cards and toys between them.

Beginning speech and language therapy Concept

Cover of “Where Are Grandma's Glasses?” — a watercolour of a grandmother patting her pockets while her grandchild points at her spectacles on an armchair.

Explaining dementia to a young child Concept

Cover of “Ravi and the Worry Jar” — a watercolour of a boy on his bedroom floor at dusk, posting a folded note into a large glass jar.

Everyday worry and childhood anxiety Concept

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What book do you wish existed?

If you have gone looking for a book to explain something to a child and come up empty, tell me what it was. It decides what gets made next.

Situations these books are for: chronic illness · cancer · surgery · asthma · diabetes · divorce and family change · grief and family loss · childhood anxiety · autism · explaining a family member's condition · something else entirely — those are the ones I most want to hear about

Working with me

I work with children professionally

Make a book with your expertise in it

Clinicians, therapists, speech and language specialists, educators. You hold the knowledge; I handle the writing, illustration, child testing, print-ready files and getting it into families' hands. Practices can also run a measured pilot with a book made for their own team and patients.

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