Lily and the Lightning Heart: A Children's Picture Book About Big Feelings Rejection Sensitivity for Kids Ages 59

Lily feels everything in flashes.A Built for Big Things book.Lily loves her sketchbook, her best friend, and Tuesday art club. Her heart is the biggest part of her - and sometimes, without warning, it gets struck by lightning. A small red cross on a test. A friend sitting somewhere else at lunch. A kind suggestion about a painting. The bolt hits hot and sudden, and knowing it's small doesn't make it go away.Then Lily learns her heart has an alarm system - one that rings at full volume for things that only feel dangerous. It has a name - Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria - and it isn't wrong, just extra-sensitive. With three small steps (name it, breathe, hold something real), the lightning slowly stops being the one in charge. Lily is the one in charge.A warm, hopeful picture book about big feelings and rejection sensitivity, for every child whose heart feels everything - and for everyone who loves them. Lily and the Lightning Heart reassures young readers that the feeling isn't always telling the truth, and that a heart that feels so much is also what makes them kind, brave, and wonderfully alive.Inside you'll find: - A warm, affirming story about big feelings, courage, and creativity- Beautiful, full-page illustrations on every spread- A "My Lightning Heart Chart" activity so children can practise the three calming steps- A short note for grown-ups with caring, practical guidancePerfect for ages 5-9, for classrooms and bedtime, and a thoughtful gift for any child who feels things deeply.You are not too sensitive. You just feel things deeply - and that is a gift.