Every big feeling — fear, anger, sadness, joy — becomes a place your child can explore, name, and move through. Starting with fear.
Storybooks for ages 3–6 · Story + Kids Zone + Parent Zone in every book.
Every feeling is a place. Come meet who lives there.
A realm for every big feeling, in the hidden ocean of the heart — and drifting between them, Hugo the Lovetopus, who never met a feeling he couldn't sit with.
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Finley and the Shadow of Fear.
Finley is sure something terrible lives in the dark cave — and the more he imagines it, the bigger the Gurglewump grows. So Hugo helps him draw the monster, and together the friends blow their bravest thoughts into a golden Courage Bubbloon. (The monster, it turns out, had no idea he was a monster.)
Big feelings are even bigger when you're four.
The closet monster. The drop-off tears. The meltdown nobody can explain — least of all your child. For nights like these: a bedtime story with the parent's guide built in — the story for your child, the words for you.
- Fear of the dark (and the unknown)The Misty Narrows
- Big anger — the explosion, then the guiltEmber Sands
- Separation at drop-offThe Misty Narrows
- Big sadness — feeling down, withdrawingThe Sighing Hollow
- "I can't do it!" — frustration when the plan breaksWhirl Bend
- "I don't like this" — boundaries & saying noCrystal Reef
— below the surface —
Underneath the fairy tale, there's a map psychologists have used for over 45 years.
Lovetopus is evidence-informed — built on established psychology, not a treatment. Every book ends with a guide for parents: why the feeling happens, what your child might be feeling, and how to talk about it.
Not ready to dive in? Take a Bubbloon for the road.
The free Courage Toolkit: printable emotion cards, the Seahorse Breathing guide, and a Gurglewump coloring page — straight to your inbox.
Book 1 of Lovetopus Adventures — paperback and Kindle, on Amazon now.
Ages 3–6 · Story + Kids Zone + Parent Zone in every book.









