New SEL picture book: Let the Light In

My lat­est pic­ture book, Let the Light In, is now avail­able wher­ev­er books are sold. This book was ini­tial­ly inspired by watch­ing a dear friend nav­i­gate a ter­ri­ble loss, and I draft­ed and revised it while work­ing through some sad tran­si­tions of my own. That may sound a bit drea­ry, but this book is all about tak­ing care of your­self until you can feel joy again. Adri­ana Pre­doi brought it to life so beau­ti­ful­ly with her won­der­ful illus­tra­tions, and I’m thrilled to be able to share it with the world. May it offer com­fort to all who read it and spark tru­ly authen­tic con­ver­sa­tions between chil­dren and their car­ing adults. Find out more and order your copies here.

From the publisher:

Help lit­tle ones move from sad­ness to brighter days with this hope­ful and encour­ag­ing look at a uni­ver­sal emotion.

It’s nor­mal to feel sad, but for kids, sad­ness can often feel over­whelm­ing and con­fus­ing. Let the Light In meets chil­dren in their moment of sad­ness and offers empa­thet­ic ideas on how to nav­i­gate it. Con­crete and sim­ple ideas include cre­ative expres­sion, going for a walk, pay­ing atten­tion to the world around them, and vis­it­ing a friend. Lit­tle ones will be left with the uplift­ing mes­sage that, whether it hap­pens in big ways or small, all at once or over time, sad­ness will even­tu­al­ly fade, and bet­ter days will come.