For kids ages 7–11

Seven feelings.
Seven monsters to keep.

"A feeling that has a name is a feeling that can be survived."

The Emmonsters Manual follows Arlin, a girl who discovers that feelings have bodies, names and habits — and that a Monster Keeper doesn't fight them. She learns them.

Book 1 · out now

The Worry Monsters

Worry · what-if thinking · meltdowns · perfectionism
Whatifon
Whatifon
The Emotion Nibbler
"But what if something goes wrong?"
Crash-o-Drilla
Crash-o-Drilla
The Psychostorm Giant
"Everything is ruined, I can't calm down!"
Perfectopus
Perfectopus
The Tentacled Perfectionist
"It's not good enough. I need to redo it."
The Worry Monsters — Book 1 cover

The night before her eighth birthday, Arlin can't sleep. She finds a tiny blue creature on her pillow — biting its nails, whispering in her own voice. That is how her life as a Monster Keeper begins. Three monsters, three real techniques from CBT, DBT and mindfulness, hidden inside a story your child finishes.

Books 3–7

The feelings still out there

Every book gives one more feeling a name, a face and a way through. Written by a crisis psychologist who is also a mother of two — one with ADHD.

FearBook 3
SadnessBook 4
ShameBook 5
EnvyBook 6
LonelinessBook 7
Someone else is already hunting the monsters.
Arlin doesn't know who yet. Your child will meet them before she does.