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The Blooming Hearts: Book Two | Pre-Order

$30.00

This story follows a family as they move through the seasons — noticing small shifts and significant changes, honouring traditions, observing the land, and growing together through familiar rhythms.

It is a story about belonging. About paying attention. About recognising that the world around us provides generously when we learn to truly see it.

At its heart, this book explores:

• Family traditions that steady children through change
• Seasonal living and observing the natural world
• The confidence that grows from familiarity and routine
• Gratitude for the land that sustains us

Research consistently shows that shared family rituals and traditions support children’s emotional security, resilience, and sense of identity. When children know “this is what we do,” it strengthens their internal stability — especially during times of growth and transition.

Spending time noticing and engaging with the natural world has also been linked to improved emotional regulation, attention, creativity, and overall wellbeing in children. Even simple acts — observing seasonal changes, gardening, walking outdoors — help develop environmental awareness and a lifelong sense of care for the land.

Reading stories together that reflect these rhythms deepens connection. Studies on shared reading show it strengthens parent–child attachment, language development, empathy, and emotional literacy.

This book is designed to be part of those moments.

To be read slowly.
To be revisited each season.
To become one of your family’s own traditions.

Independently written, illustrated and published through Whistle & Page — from my hands to your heart and home.

Why Pre-Order?

Pre-ordering supports independent Australian publishing and allows me to continue creating meaningful, heart-led stories for families and classrooms.

Your early support directly funds small-batch printing, ethical production, and future books in the Blooming Hearts series.

Secure your copy today.

This story follows a family as they move through the seasons — noticing small shifts and significant changes, honouring traditions, observing the land, and growing together through familiar rhythms.

It is a story about belonging. About paying attention. About recognising that the world around us provides generously when we learn to truly see it.

At its heart, this book explores:

• Family traditions that steady children through change
• Seasonal living and observing the natural world
• The confidence that grows from familiarity and routine
• Gratitude for the land that sustains us

Research consistently shows that shared family rituals and traditions support children’s emotional security, resilience, and sense of identity. When children know “this is what we do,” it strengthens their internal stability — especially during times of growth and transition.

Spending time noticing and engaging with the natural world has also been linked to improved emotional regulation, attention, creativity, and overall wellbeing in children. Even simple acts — observing seasonal changes, gardening, walking outdoors — help develop environmental awareness and a lifelong sense of care for the land.

Reading stories together that reflect these rhythms deepens connection. Studies on shared reading show it strengthens parent–child attachment, language development, empathy, and emotional literacy.

This book is designed to be part of those moments.

To be read slowly.
To be revisited each season.
To become one of your family’s own traditions.

Independently written, illustrated and published through Whistle & Page — from my hands to your heart and home.

Why Pre-Order?

Pre-ordering supports independent Australian publishing and allows me to continue creating meaningful, heart-led stories for families and classrooms.

Your early support directly funds small-batch printing, ethical production, and future books in the Blooming Hearts series.

Secure your copy today.

For Classrooms & Educators (Ages 5–9)

This story has been thoughtfully created for children aged 5–9 and aligns naturally with early primary learning priorities.

For educators, this book supports:

Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)

Family rituals and seasonal rhythms provide a framework for discussing belonging, identity, change and resilience. Research in social-emotional development shows that predictable routines and shared traditions strengthen children’s emotional security and self-regulation — particularly in the early primary years.

This story offers gentle prompts for classroom discussions about:

  • What traditions look like in different families

  • How change can feel — and how we move through it

  • What helps us feel steady and supported

Place-Based & Environmental Learning

Educational research increasingly highlights the importance of place-based education — helping children develop a connection to their local environment and community.

By following a family who notices the land, seasonal shifts and natural cycles, this book encourages:

  • Environmental awareness

  • Observational skills

  • Gratitude and stewardship

  • An understanding of interdependence between people and land

It pairs beautifully with units on seasons, sustainability, life cycles and local ecosystems.

Literacy & Narrative Development

Stories that centre familiar rhythms and lived experience support narrative comprehension and identity formation. Children aged 5–9 are developing the ability to connect story structure to their own lives. This book invites:

  • Reflective writing activities

  • Seasonal journalling

  • Oral storytelling

  • Vocabulary expansion around nature and emotion

Cross-Curricular Opportunities

  • Science: Seasonal change, plant cycles, weather patterns

  • Geography: Local environments and land care

  • English: Descriptive language, sequencing, narrative voice

  • Art: Nature journalling, watercolour studies, seasonal illustration

If you are an educator and would like classroom discussion prompts or a simple companion activity sheet, I would love to create one. Please reach out.

Things to note:

  • This hardcover book is self-published, printed and distributed.

  • Every word and page was written and curated by me!

  • This book is printed by order, so please allow two weeks for shipping.

  • This is only available within Australia.