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My Thoughts Have Wings

Maggie Smith

Illustrator: Leanne Hatch

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2024

Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins

ISBN: 978-0-06-321458-3

Keywords: Social-Emotional Learning-Bedtime, fears, social-emotional learning

While a young girl is falling asleep, her mother gently helps her acknowledge and release her worries. Imaginatively painted illustrations digitally assembled.