I love this picture book dearly as it fosters all the right messages directed at younger children that promote self love, respect and actualisation. My mother would often read this to me across my primary school years, especially after the death of my beloved grandmother whom I lost at 9 years of age. Coming into contact with my first ever proper experience with death/loss was not something I dealt very well with and can still recall the moment I was informed of her illness and remember curling up into a ball like figure on the bathroom floor. This book focuses on the importance of what it means to self-regulate in difficult situations and how crucial it is for children especially, to nurture in the habit of taking care of ones self at a young age, so that by adulthood, we will become equip with the knowledge and resources to deal with stressful situations.
