Sometimes life gets busy.
Really busy.
Mom calls it feeling foofy.
Dad calls it time-to-go-camping!
Journey into the wild and discover what nature knows about unfurling busy minds and bringing us home to ourselves.
Backed by current research, this adventure-filled story includes scientific facts about the benefits of nature-based play on children’s well-being.
Reviews
Contemplative prose pairs with loosely impressionistic, bold watercolorlike art, full of identifiable birds and small creatures for readers to spot, letting us experience the countryside for ourselves. Unobtrusive text boxes provide scientific backup for the beneficial effects of nature—including dirt!—on body and mind… Art and science join in a splendid, sensitive acknowledgement of the healing power of nature.
— Kirkus Reviews
Contributors
Yvette Farmer
Author
Yvette Farmer is an elementary schoolteacher who has conducted research at the University of Western Sydney, focusing on children’s well-being through nature-based interventions. Her academic background includes degrees in psychology and health science, making her uniquely positioned to promote the message of the importance of nature for children’s well-being.
Chloe Jasmine Harris
Illustrated By
Chloe Jasmine Harris is a Sydney-based illustrator whose work bridges digital and traditional techniques. Drawing on her background in painting and printmaking, she incorporates handmade marks, painterly textures, and playful layering and collage into her illustrations—blending tactile with digital. Follow her on Instagram @chloejasmineillustration.
