NUBBIN and the Patch That Didn't Match

NUBBIN is made from many different pieces... plaid, denim, corduroy, crooked stitches, and all. None of them match perfectly, and that is exactly how Nubbin is supposed to be.But when a prickly bush leaves a tear in his side, Nubbin begins to feel something he has never felt before. His heart races. His tummy feels tight. He worries that he may be ruined and that the patch needed to fix him might make him stand out even more.With the gentle help of Grandma Mae, Nubbin learns that hard feelings do not have to be faced alone. Through simple breathing, grounding, kind thoughts, asking for help, and learning to pause before reacting, he discovers that feeling scared does not mean he is unsafe and being different does not mean he does not belong.NUBBIN and the Patch That Didn't Match is the first book in the NUBBIN from Everkind Woods series, created to help children build emotional awareness, resilience, self-acceptance, and healthy coping skills through warm, comforting stories rather than lessons or lectures.It is the author's hope that by giving children healthy ways to understand and cope with difficult emotions early in life, those tools may stay with them as they grow; helping them turn toward safer, healthier ways of handling pain, stress, fear, and overwhelm before harmful coping methods such as drugs or alcohol ever become an option.At its heart, this is a story about belonging, healing, and learning that a new patch does not erase who you were before.Sometimes the pieces that do not match are the very pieces that make us whole.