Daisy and Dandelion

Author: Langley-Swain, Samuel

Interest age: from c 5 years

Published on 6 June 2024 by Owlet Press in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 32 pages, 12 fully illustrated spreads
240 x 240 x 4 | 162g

For children, this book helps readers express their emotions, and to recognise there'll be happy days and sad days, but that love endures. For adults, this book delivers much more - Inspired by author's journey in therapy with his adopted chlildren, this sensitive story centres around the pressure children can feel to be 'perfect' and explores 'toxic positivity' that may arise from well-meaning parents who instantly try to 'fix' everything. As parents, we often forget to take the time to really listen, but this book helps to create a safe space where children can vocalise their worries, bringing families closer together, in readiness for life's tougher moments.