“My dearest heart, when dark is all,
You see around you, stand up tall.
Remember this – It’s not my fear,
And so I’m free to leave it here.

You might have read it in a book,
The words that made it seem so real,
But now you have a proper look,
It’s not a thing you have to feel.”

Based on the notion that there are only two real, primal fears – the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises, which are deep-set emotions dating back to when our distant ancestors lived up in trees and had to beware the constant threat of predators – That's Not My Fear is an affirming journey around fear itself, and how to move past it.

A deeply personal and relevant rhyming book, this poetic work takes children on a tour around the many types of fear, from things that go bump in the night to the negative judgments of others, and shows that in each case, the fear comes from somewhere else entirely, and with mindfulness and thoughtfulness, you’re always free to set it aside and move on with your better self. Quite literally, the pages provide readers with a space to symbolically place their fear and turn the page – in other words, to Leave It Here.

8x8 Hardcover /w Dust Jacket
40 pages 

Printed in the USA