Maybe Colours

'Maybe Colours' is a meditation on possibilities and was the basis of a course developed in Sweden to support and specifically promote a new EQ curriculum (emotional intelligence) in schools there. I have recently come back from a Mindfulness Workshop in LA given by Dr Dan Siegel, who I met to discuss my books and educational work. He considers my work (including my books 'Maybe Colours' and 'Snowman') as appropriate for encouraging children to develop present moment awareness through reading. The nature of the book, from the content, illustration and even in considering the layout and size are designed to give children a sense of space for reflection. I wrote this because I wanted to provide an opportunity for a dialogue with children about their experience of colour. I also wanted to convey that there are many different sources and shades of the 'same colour', (it's not all black and white) and that every colour has its place and equal significance.