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Tara Tries to Listen: A Gentle Story About Loud Thoughts and Finding Focus
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 9 2025
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.09 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Does your child have a bright, busy mind that sometimes feels too loud?
Tara Tries to Listen is a gentle and heartwarming picture book that helps young children learn how to calm their thoughts, focus in class, and build confidence one small step at a time.
Tara wants to listen. She really does. But her thoughts pop, zoom, and interrupt when she least expects them. With the help of a caring teacher, Tara learns a simple and powerful trick: choose just three thoughts that matter most, and let the rest float away.
Through relatable classroom moments and warm illustrations, children discover
- A simple calming strategy they can use right away
- How to manage busy or distracting thoughts
- Listening skills that build confidence
- Emotional regulation in a safe and encouraging way
Ideal for ages 4 to 8, this social-emotional learning story is ideal for
- Kindergarten and early elementary classrooms
- Parents supporting focus and self-control at home
- Children with active or easily distracted minds
- School counselors and teachers
This is not a story about being perfect.
It is a story about learning, growing, and trying again.
Because loud thoughts may visit, but calm can always return.
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