I want to offer one quiet check-in today.
If your book had to help one child: not a market, not an audience…just one real child…
Who are they in that moment?
Not the whole story.
Not the lesson.
Just the situation.
Is it a child who is:
• missing someone
• feeling left out
• trying something hard for the first time
• holding a secret worry
• learning how to be brave
• feeling angry and not sure why
If you want to respond, you can do it this simply:
“This book is for a child who is ______.”
One sentence is enough.
No explanations.
No feedback needed.
If you don’t feel ready to post, reading others still counts.
We’re not rushing clarity here.
We’re letting it arrive.