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The Little Pebble Books
Because even the smallest heart can make a difference.

Books, tools, and programs that help children feel safe, seen, and supported.

The Little Pebble Books provides emotional support for children through stories, programs, classroom tools, foster care resources, hospital supports, family resources, community outreach, and social emotional learning tools for children and caregivers.

โš–๏ธ Legal & Family Transition

Supporting Children Through
Family Change

The Little Pebble Books offers gentle stories and calming tools supporting children through family change โ€” helping every child feel safe, seen, and less alone while the adults around them navigate hard decisions.

Because even in the middle of the hardest moments, every child deserves to know they matter.

For Lawyers ยท Judges ยท Mediators ยท CASA ยท Family Professionals
The Books

Which book for which moment

Each book stands alone. Start with the one that fits the child in front of you right now.

Oliver the Smallest Bear
Oliver the Smallest Bear
For children who feel small, overlooked, or like they are too little to matter in a situation being decided entirely by adults.
๐Ÿž Hidden ladybug on every page spread โ€” small and easy to overlook, but always there
Where the Little Otter Belongs
Where the Little Otter Belongs
START HERE โ€” BELONGING & FAMILY
For children navigating custody changes, family restructuring, or the question of where they belong. Warm and gentle โ€” it simply says: love finds you wherever you are.
The Moon Who Wanted to Stay
The Moon Who Wanted to Stay
For children questioning their purpose and place โ€” particularly for children who feel like they caused the family change.
๐Ÿฆ— Hidden cricket appears in outdoor scenes only
The Pebble
The Pebble
For children who need to be reminded they matter. Introduces Pebble Breathing. Ideal for waiting rooms.
๐Ÿž Hidden ladybug on every page spread โ€” gives children something to focus on while they wait
Safe Inside Her Shell
Safe Inside Her Shell
For children who have shut down in the face of overwhelming change. Powerful for children in courtroom waiting areas.
๐Ÿž Hidden ladybug on every land scene โ€” ocean scenes are ladybug-free, making land pages feel like a safe place to arrive
The Little Zebra Who Had No Stripes
The Little Zebra Who Had No Stripes
For children who feel different because of their family situation โ€” who need to hear that what makes them different is also what makes them exactly right.
Crabby's Big Feelings
Crabby’s Big Feelings
For children whose feelings about the family change are coming out as big behavior โ€” anger, frustration, or emotional overwhelm.
๐ŸŒŠ Built-in tool: Ocean Breathing technique at the back of the book โ€” ideal for waiting rooms and transition moments
Little Lion Big Roar
Little Lion, Big Roar
For children who need to find their voice โ€” or who have lost it in the face of overwhelming change.
๐Ÿข Hidden turtle on most page spreads ยท ๐Ÿฆ Built-in tool: Fly Like a Birdie breathing technique at the back of the book
Simply Caby
Simply Caby
For children who are exhausting themselves trying to be what everyone around them needs โ€” and cannot yet see what they already are. A gentle permission to simply exist.
๐Ÿž Hidden ladybug on every page spread โ€” small, easy to overlook, always there
The Little Fox Who Matters
The Little Fox Who Matters
For children who have been quietly holding things together in the middle of family chaos โ€” helping, noticing, giving โ€” and have never been told that it was seen. And for the adults around them who carry the same quiet weight.
How the Cat Got Its Purr
How the Cat Got Its Purr
For when a child just needs to laugh. The lightest book in the collection โ€” pure joy and an unexpected friendship. Ideal for waiting rooms, long appointments, or any moment that needs a breath of something good.
โœ‚๏ธ Purr Breathing tool + Calm Bee Emotions poster included at the back of the book
Take the Next Step

Let’s bring a little calm into the hardest waiting rooms.

Whether you serve one child at a time or support hundreds of families through the legal system, we would love to find the right way to work together.

Because even in the hardest moments, a child deserves to feel like they matter.

Because even the smallest heart can make a difference.

The Little Pebble Books
Because even the smallest heart can make a difference.