CURIOSITY KILLED THE CATERPILLAR
BY TAMARA SKJOLDEN
A story about emotional overwhelm, coping, and finding your way back to yourself.
A weaving of metaphors from nature for children and adults navigating trauma, emotional overwhelm, and disconnection.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
A terrible thing has happened to 11-year-old Lucy. She is overwhelmed and confused and does not know what to do. She pushes her Mad, Sad, Glad and Scared (along with the terrible thing) into her backpack and runs away.
On her journey, she meets different characters who share how they cope with difficult experiences. Each encounter offers tools, insights, and ways of learning to sit with feelings rather than avoid them.
This story uses metaphor and nature based imagery to introduce emotional coping and grounding skills in a way that is accessible for both children and adults.
Unlike traditional therapeutic workbooks, this is a fictional narrative that integrates psychological themes through story, offering concrete ways to understand and relate to emotional experience.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tamara Skjolden is a marriage and family therapist and registered clinical counsellor working in private practice in Vancouver, BC.
This story was created to support conversations between adults and children about difficult feelings, and to offer language for adults who are making sense of early emotional experiences and trauma.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Artist Audrey Adalwulf holds a Bachelor of Arts and Design from Columbia College Chicago. Her work integrates fine arts and psychology with a focus on expressive and therapeutic art practices.
She continues her work through volunteering in youth art programs and supporting creative development for children and youth with learning differences.
PURCHASE
$25 per copy
+$5 shipping within Canada
+$10 international shipping