My Books

My books

I write books that help children explore and understand their emotions and guide parents, caregivers and teachers on how to engage in conversations that promote positive change.

All my stories have been researched and crafted alongside clinical and educational psychologists, teachers, parents, caregivers, grandparents, SENs, bereavement counsellors and children themselves. Each story has a theme covering topics such as separation anxiety, bereavement, bullying, kindness and respect.

I am often told that through my books, I bridge the emotional and conversational gaps between adults and children, making it easier to direct change and encourage emotional resilience and empathy through open dialogue.

My books and free activity packs are valuable resources for both home and classroom learning.

Overview of my books

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Parents

Children

Faith

Activity Packs

Children’s Picture Books

As a children’s author, I help children explore challenging big everyday emotions by offering a safe, comfortable space where they can understand, express, and manage their feelings.

The Little Paws Hotel

The Animorals

My books, together with the free activity packs, are a starting point to guide meaningful conversations and build emotional resilience in children. Through my series, The Little Paws Hotel and The Animorals, I introduce young children, aged 3–8-year-olds, to relatable animal characters that embody different emotions and teach valuable life lessons.

The Animorals

The 5 books are:
• Otto’s midnight hoot – perseverance
• Hetty’s big moment – kindness
Bonnie’s mess in the nest – acceptance
Wilbur’s gigantic splash – gratitude
• Tessa’s summer part – respect

The Little Paws Hotel

The 6 books are:
• Olive – separation/anxiety
• Fig –worries about making mistakes
• Peggy –  bullying
• Dudley – being bullied
• Basil – bereavement & grief
• Gus – fear of new experiences

My books, together with the free activity packs, are a starting point to guide meaningful conversations and build emotional resilience in children. Through my series, The Little Paws Hotel and The Animorals, I introduce young children, aged 3–8-year-olds, to relatable animal characters that embody different emotions and teach valuable life lessons.

Both series of books are printed by a Carbon Balanced Printer with World Land Trust, Impress Print Services, and are made with sustainable materials.

The 6 books are:
• Olive – separation/anxiety
• Fig –worries about making mistakes
• Peggy –  bullying
• Dudley – being bullied
• Basil – bereavement & grief
• Gus – fear of new experiences

The 5 books are:
• Otto’s midnight hoot – perseverance
• Hetty’s big moment – kindness
Bonnie’s mess in the nest – acceptance
Wilbur’s gigantic splash – gratitude
• Tessa’s summer part – respect

Both series of books are printed by a Carbon Balanced Printer with World Land Trust, Impress Print Services, and are made with sustainable materials.

Children’s Faith Books

Say What?!

As a children’s author, I help children explore challenging big, everyday emotions by offering a safe, comfortable space where they can understand, express, and manage their feelings.

Say What?! is a picture book which illustrates the journey from creation to salvation through engaging storytelling and fun illustrations. This book weaves together foundational Christian teachings with captivating visuals, making complex concepts accessible for young children.  ​

Handbook for Parents & Teachers

The Daesy Dialogue

Simple things can feel overwhelming to children. For them to learn emotional intelligence and resilience skills, such as managing stress, standing up to bullying, and practicing kindness, it’s essential for parents, caregivers and educators to support these emotions and behaviours by ensuring they are being taught, modelled and encouraged consistently.

Whatever role you find yourself in with young children it’s important you find ways to help them explore how they feel and how to work through their emotions.

With this in mind, I have created The Daesy Dialogue Handbook, an easy-to-use talking tool kit, designed for parents, caregivers, and teachers. It offers clear, actionable steps that provide prompts and practical suggestions for navigating conversations about challenging emotions and behaviours It is a framework that guides and equips parents, caregivers and teachers to promote emotional growth in a constructive and healthy way.

The unique spelling of ‘Daesy’ (with an ‘a’ and ‘e’) is intentional, just as ‘A&E’ in hospitals stands for ‘Accident & Emergency.’ In my teachings, these ‘A&E’ words are like emotional first aid – they open the door to deeper conversations by providing direction in conversations. By paying attention to my our own emotions and triggers, it helps us to embrace our children’s emotions, making them feel seen, heard, and supported.

Testimonials

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!

Headmistress

I found her books to be very insightful and effective in highlighting and dealing with complex emotions that can be hard to communicate. As a former Primary school teacher, I would recommend her series of books to be in every classroom. She has opened my eyes as a parent to create a wonderful everlasting bond with my son through nurture, empathy and praise,

Mr Rama Nauth
Father and former primary school teacher

This book (The Daesy Dialogue) is going to help so many people and resonates so much with what I’ve been through in my own childhood, with me and my son now, and the efforts I am making, since reading your book, to connect with him. You have been so honest with your journey, which is so relatable. This has been an invaluable read and help. Thank you.

Nick, Dad of two

Positive mental health has never been so important and these books allowed our children to talk about their feelings through empathising with the characters in the books.

Mrs Baker
Reception Teacher

Wonderful books which initiate interesting, thought provoking conversations. Couldn’t recommend them highly enough.

Mum of two

 

 

My daughter ADORES the books. Not only are the characters well thought out and amusing, they are educational too.

Primary School Teacher

 

 

We are very proud to partner with Head 2 Heart Books to produce high quality, sustainable, carbon balanced publications.

David Dixon
Account Manager

The books really resonated with our children and were a wonderful starting point for some honest conversations.

Boundary Oak Staff

Schools & Organanisations I  work with