Set of When New Feels Weird

Description

When New Feels Weird + Thumb Stones
The book that tells the truth about resilience, and gives children something to hold onto when it matters most.

New feels weird.
New feels wide.
New makes me want to run and hide.

When New Feels Weird moves the conversation from “push through” to “feel through.” Follow Hazel as she learns that facing new things isn’t about having all the answers; it’s about building quiet confidence, learning to honour her own cues, and knowing the right people are there when she needs them.

But books close. Life doesn’t pause for page-turning. In the moment, all the cognitive recollections fade.

That’s where the thumb stones come in. They’re a smooth, pocket-sized companions engraved with the same phrases Hazel discovers in the story. When a strategy from the book needs to show up in real life whether it’s at school, before something new, mid-worry, all they need to do is slip into their pocket to feel the stone.

Why the bundle works:

• Read it, then carry it. The book teaches the strategy; the stone lets your child hold it, long after the book is back on the shelf.
• Built for kinesthetic learners. Some kids process and retain best through touch and movement, not just listening or reading. Pairing a physical object with the story supports multi-modal learning by using more than one sense to help ideas stick.
• A tool for the moment Tactile, grounding objects can help redirect focus away from distress and toward something concrete and calming.
• Consistent language, everywhere. The same phrases from the book appearing on the stones creates repetition, and helps strategies generalise beyond storytime into everyday life.

What’s included:

• 1 copy of When New Feels Weird (hardcover/paperback)
• 1 set of thumb stones, containing 8 phrases from the story