Quiet: A Toddler's Storybook About Social Anxiety, Selective Mutism, and Finding Her Voice

Mira is two and a half years old, and the world can feel very big and very loud.

QUIET follows Mira through three ordinary moments that ask a lot of a small child who isn't ready to talk yet: a birthday party bursting with noise, a new babysitter she's never met, and a room full of strangers at story time. In each one, Mira goes quiet, and a patient grown-up helps her feel safe without forcing her to perform.

Written by a former elementary school teacher, QUIET gently introduces young readers, and the grown-ups who love them, to selective mutism and social anxiety, without ever reaching for words too big for a toddler to feel seen by.

Every story ends with a short reflection for grown-ups, four "Point and Talk" prompts that don't require your child to answer in words, and one small challenge to try together that week.

QUIET is Book One in the Mira Series, gentle, honest stories that meet children exactly where they are.