BOOK 01
Lara and the Wishbeings
A story about feelings and needs, inspired by Nonviolent Communication. It helps children notice that feelings often point towards something important happening underneath.
Children’s book series · John Lack
Lara’s Adventures
Stories that help children explore feelings, needs, emotional regulation and empathy.
The series translates ideas from emotional intelligence and relational skills into beautiful stories children can understand, feel and talk about together with adults.
Emotional learning through story
Complex inner experiences can become easier to talk about.
Children often experience strong emotions without understanding what is happening inside them. These stories can support them in understanding their feelings, needs and how to navigate big emotions.
Lara’s Adventures uses beautiful illustrations and playful metaphors to support children in recognising feelings, understand needs, navigate big feelings and become curious about another person’s perspective.
The books are designed to be read together, creating opportunities for conversation between children and adults.
The series
Three adventures, three relational capacities.
BOOK 02
Lara and her Protector
A story about the nervous system, big feelings and self- and co-regulation. It gives children accessible images for understanding their body and practical tools for navigating emotions.
BOOK 03
Lara and the Magic Cloth
A story about empathy and perspective-taking, inviting children to imagine what the same situation may feel like from another person’s point of view.
Why these books
Making fundamental relational skills accessible early.
For parents who want language for talking about feelings, needs and big emotions.
For educators who want story-based ways to support emotional literacy.
For children who benefit from simple images for understanding what happens inside them.
For families who want to practise empathy, regulation and connection together.
Author · coach · facilitator
The children’s books are another expression of the same relational work.
Across my work, I am interested in the capacities that help people stay connected to themselves and to each other: noticing what is happening inside, understanding themselves, expressing needs and becoming curious about another person’s experience.
With Lara’s Adventures, those ideas become stories that children and adults can explore together.
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Explore more
Relational learning across different stages of life.
The series
Lara’s Adventures
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