Little Love Publishing | Calm the Farm

Author: Sarah O'Sullivan
Illustrator: Bec Brown

Packed with charm, joy, and practicality, Calm the Farm is a must-have for every children's bookshelf.

This beautifully illustrated story follows a cranky rooster whose kerfuffle causes chaos on the farm, only for his animal friends to model emotional regulation and mindfulness techniques to find calm.

The story's gentle repetition teaches children valuable steps to manage their own emotions while offering parents and educators a fun and engaging way to introduce these skills. Complete with a QR code linking to mindfulness audio practices, this book provides tools that will benefit young readers for years to come.

DIMENSIONS: 265 x 220mm
PAGES: 36
BIND: Paperback
ISBN: 9781067020729

About the Author

Sarah O'Sullivan lives in Marlborough, NZ. She enjoys learning about and practicing mindfulness and has facilitated the Pause Breathe Smile mind health programme in primary schools. Sarah also makes pottery as sos ceramics. Sarah wants you to know that even though she uses mindfulness as much as she can, her feathers still stick up sometimes. Life, after all, is full of kerfuffle! 

About the Illustrator

Living beachside with her beautiful son, Bec Brown works from a little studio based in their garden. With a focus on whimsical yet vibrant florals, she is always busy designing and creating original watercolour artworks and art prints, stationery, illustrating children's books, bead jewellery, and textile collections. Bec says "Illustrating this book for Sarah was absolute magic".