Guess How Marion Feels by Miss Kaye
About the Book:
Marion is a kind, creative, and easy kid… but he’s faced
with BIG emotions. Help Marion identify those BIG feelings in this interactive
children’s picture book.
Guess How Marion
Feels is a transformative experience that lays the foundation for emotional
intelligence and meaningful connections. A gentle Social Emotional Learning
(SEL) tool to guide parents, caregivers, and teachers to teach kids who
struggle to pick up social cues and have challenges in social situations.
This book is made to celebrate and honor the feelings of our
little ones, foster open communication, and create inclusive learning with our
neurodivergent kids. Written by a neurodivergent author, Miss Kaye aims to
support kids and everyone struggling with social interactions
Interview with the author:
Q. Congratulations on
your debut book! What does it feel like to have your book out in the world?
A. I’m just grateful for everything. Just creating the book
is a surprise for me. More so, the launching of my book! It feels good to see
it out there.
Q. Tell us about your
background and what inspired you to write Guess How Marion feels.
A. In the midst of taking a meditation course, I came across
the idea of healing my inner child (social cues struggle) by writing a
children’s book for kids to be guided at an early age in regulating their
emotions.
I decided to bring it to life, and then, like a ripple in the
water… the doors began to open one by one, like meeting aspiring authors,
experts in the field, bestseller authors, and more! The journey is a roller
coaster but worth it.
Q. What do you hope
readers take away from this book?
A. Guess How Marion
Feels is more than just a self-help book on identifying and recognizing
emotions. It is a book to open adults’ eyes to the fact that emotional
intelligence is a journey for both parents and kids to learn progressively.
Q. Do you have other
books planned?
A. I would love to see Marion, an easy-going toddler, thrive
in a world where loud people are seen and heard better. How can we prepare kids
with this temperament that could prevent them from being bullied?
Q. What is your
writing process?
A. I just go with the flow (with a deadline, of course, to
ring the fence). Some days, I would hit the park. Some days, I would long for a
quiet place like a library. The benchtop in the kitchen, along with a hot
cuppa, would be a good spot, too. It really depends.
Q. What is your
favorite activity to do besides writing and reading?
A. I love the feeling of connecting with nature. It pours my
heart with positivity and expands the love I feel within.
Q. What other books
or resources would you recommend for helping kids or anyone who finds social
interactions challenging?
I recommend New Zealand’s #1 best seller, How Do I Feel, by Rebekah Lipp and Craig
Phillips. It is the in-depth version of emotions tailored for much older kids.
Enter the giveaway for the chance to win a 1-hour FREE coaching session to launch your own picture book, along with signed copies of Guess How Marion Feels (one to keep and one to share with a neurodivergent charity of your choice under your name).
Guess How Marion Feels: Book GiveawayABOUT THE AUTHOR
Miss Kaye was born in the Philippines. She had challenges as
an adult neurodivergent. This serves as her inspiration for writing fun,
engaging, and educational stories to teach life skills and mindfulness to kids.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Miss Waitthk is from Hongkong. She enjoys making people feel happy and joyful through her drawings. As a kid, she remembered drawing anime characters and coloring them with colored pencils. Since then, she kept on drawing.
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