About Me

I’m Clare Luther, a parent educator, children’s book author, and emotional growth speaker.

I collaborate with schools, nurseries and educational organisations across the UK to deliver workshops and talks for children, parents, caregivers and teachers. By using my books as a springboard, I guide meaningful conversations that build emotional resilience and positive mental health in children, equipping parents and teachers to confidently and effectively support their children’s emotional development.

I bridge the emotional and conversational gaps between adults and children, making it easier to direct and implement a positive change.

How I work with children

I help SEND and mainstream students explore their varied emotions by offering a safe, comfortable space where they can understand, express and manage their feelings. Using my book series, The Little Paws Hotel and The Animorals, I introduce young children to relatable animal characters that embody different emotions and teach valuable life lessons.

How I work with parents, caregivers and teachers

I equip you with practical tools to confidently support your children and engage in conversations that enable meaningful change. Recognising the need for accessible easy-to-use tools at home and in the classroom, I have developed The Daesy Dialogue Toolkit. It’s a resource designed to offer clear actionable steps and conversations that direct you through big everyday emotions and challenging situations, supporting you and your child.

My background in Occupation Therapy (OT)

 

During my OT career I specialised in neuro rehabilitation where I worked closely with patients who had experienced acquired brain injury through trauma or illness. Compassion and communication were key skills in helping both the patient and their families adjust to a new way of life as they navigated this sensitive and emotional time of change.

With a 17-year background in occupational therapy, I’ve seen firsthand the vital roles that showing empathy and building emotional resilience play in shaping long-term mental health, especially with regards to confidence and self-esteem. It’s clear that nurturing these qualities from a young age not only helps promote positive mental health but also cultivates effective strategies for managing emotional challenges throughout life.

On becoming a parent, I trained and worked as a Life Coach for several years, further developing my 1:1 skills, helping individuals set goals and strategies to achieve them.

My outreach

Beyond schools, I have worked with outreach programs such as Story Club at Bounce Theatre, where I collaborated with therapists and specialists. Through creative play this programme offered parents a safe space to seek support while their children, neurodiverse or neurotypical, received guidance from a speech and language therapist.

About ‘A&E’

As a parent of two daughters, I discovered the power of “A&E” – short for ‘Acknowledge & Encourage’ – in my communication with them. These simple words helped expand their emotional vocabulary and build resilience, especially during tough times. Creating a safe space for children to express their feelings leads to more meaningful conversations and reduces emotional overwhelm during life’s changes.

This approach inspired the Daesy Dialogue. The unique spelling of ‘Daesy’ (with an ‘a’ and ‘e’) is intentional, like the ‘A&E’ in hospitals, symbolising emotional first aid. These words guide deeper conversations, helping you acknowledge your own emotions and support your children in feeling seen, heard, and understood.

Snapshot of my books

 

I have written 13 books in total, 12 of which are children’s picture books, broken into 2 two series (The Animorals & The Little Paws Hotel) and one faith focused (Say What?!). My most recent publication, The Daesy Dialogue, is a resource book for parents, caregivers and teachers. 

Faith-focused readings and teaching

 

I am a Christian and write faith-based picture books that connect emotional and spiritual wellbeing. I offer faith-based workshops for schools, pupils, and parents interested in exploring emotional growth through a spiritual perspective. 

Working together

My resources and approach are designed to work collectively with young children and their trusted adults, helping them navigate big everyday emotions together, transparently and authentically My experience runs deeps as I have partnered with over 120 schools and nurseries, combining my professional background and own parenting experience with practical tools to nurture early emotional care. I look forward to working with you.

Testimonials

What an incredible and valuable session from Clare and I feel we could all learn something from her style and enthusiasm. Clare had a large group of children with SEND and Behaviour concerns in her session and yet every single child stayed interested and engaged throughout her session. Clare’s story, props, reading style and energy captured the room including all of the supporting adults.

The session ended with one child at the front running up to her and hugging her shouting ‘I love you’ I was certainly left wanting more and I am sure the children would want this too. Please can we have her back for more sessions!

Claire Spokes
Family Worker/SEN/Inclusion

Clare arrived full of enthusiasm and energy to talk to the children about their fears and feelings. They loved the way she used her dogs from her Dog Hotel to illustrate her messages and are already asking when she is returning.

Ms Hillman
Headteacher

We had such a wonderful World Book Day and a huge part of that was down to their presence. Clare was so warm, vivacious and had the children eating out of the palm of her hand and giggling with delight within seconds of them being sat down in the library. The Y5-Y6 Book Club absolutely loved her too, as did all the staff who met her! I feel every household needs her books and have already recommended her to teachers I know in other schools.

Jessica Murphy
Acting Head of English

 

 

Meeting the basket of characters from The Little Paws Hotel was a great hook into Clare’s storytelling which the children were completely engrossed in from start to finish. The hall was so quiet, you could have heard a pin drop. The children enjoyed listening to the story of Peggy and which brought some complex scenarios and feelings forward. The children were eager and comfortable to share their experiences, thoughts and ideas with Clare who valued each child’s contributions. It was a wonderful experience for children and teachers alike.

Megan Lloyd-Dehler
Reception Class Teacher

 

 

The themes she writes about are fantastic. Such a talented writer and she really cares about the content; so much so, that she has worked with Educational Psychologists to ensure that the advice she gives via the stories is relevant for children and links with the PSHE curriculum. I have already booked her again for next year and bought a set of her books!

Katies Prest
Headmistress

 

 

The parent talk was very informative and the parents that attended the talk found the event extremely helpful for them to use the books in a much more functional way to help with the emotional growth of their children. The live story readings were awe-inspiring and the use of puppets with the story captivated the smallest of children to be fully engaged with the reading, which is hard when they are 2 years old. They are still talking about Olive and many of the children told us they had read your books at home over the weekend.

Charlotte Butterfill
Owner

 

 

I recently had an introduction Story Club session with my son at his primary school. We both had a fantastic time as my son who can be shy at making friends, enjoyed interacting with Clare and her colleagues in several activities that helped him gain his confidence playing with others and exploring his creativity.

Mr Rama Nauth
Father and former primary school teacher

I didn’t know whether to wake my son up at 3 am to tell him I was going to the hospital. I looked at my bedside table and The Daesy Dialogue was starting at me – I knew I had to tell my soon or he’d wake up having to hear from his older sisters and feel so scared. He was so sleepy and said thanks for waking him. This morning, he Face Timed me while one of my daughters was making him breakfast and he was so chilled. The joys of being able to talk so openly even if painful. Keep teaching us and reminding us to talk, Clare.

Schools & Organisations I work with

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