BOOK 01
Lara and the Wishbeings
A story about feelings and needs, inspired by the spirit of Nonviolent Communication. It helps children notice that behaviour often points towards something important happening underneath.
Children’s book series · John Lack
Lara’s Adventures
Stories that help children explore feelings, needs, the nervous system, empathy and connection.
The series translates ideas from emotional learning and relationship education into imaginative 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 long before they have words for what is happening inside them. Stories can create a gentler way into those conversations.
Lara’s Adventures uses characters, images and playful metaphors to help children recognise feelings, understand needs, make sense of protective reactions and become curious about another person’s perspective.
The books are designed to be read together, creating opportunities for conversation between children and the adults who care for them.
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 protective reactions in the body.
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
Relationship skills can begin early.
For parents who want language for talking about feelings, needs and conflict.
For educators who want story-based ways to support emotional literacy.
For children who benefit from concrete 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 protective reactions, 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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Relationship learning across different stages of life.
The series
Lara’s Adventures
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