Netgalley ARC- beautiful illustrations of desert habitat accompany this emotional story that offers coping strategies to deal with the overwhelm of being sensitive. It can be a bit didactic and could have a more fleshed out plot, but it was still sweet with a good message.

Living in a world when you’re different from others and sensitive in nature is hard, but it’s also beautiful Aurora our main bunny character shows us that thru her story. The premise of the story peaked my interest, being a mama to a child that’s sensitive in nature im always looking for stories to help her understand her big emotions and feelings. I feel like it’s a cute story but could’ve been a bit longer and felt more cohesive, my daughter was excited to read it but she thought maybe she’d missed some pages as the story kinda bounced around, I agree and thought the same thing at times. I loved the end where all the animal and plant species were highlighted and explained I think that’s great in children’s books and allows us as parents to go back they the art work and have the kids identify them on page, similar to a sell and find title.

Beautiful book! This book is great whether you have a highly sensitive or empathic child or not.
After a tragic weather event, Aurora meets some neighbors that were affected too.Aurora learns from some of them what they do when things become too much. She realizes in the end her mother understands too.
It’s great at the end that all of the animals and plants that were featured in the story are described in detail.

Thanks to Netgally and the publisher for the arc.

Aurora often feels like an outcast in her family because she's very sensitive, with her own emotions and taking on the emotions of others. When her family's desert home is destroyed by a flash flood, Aurora feels the loss deeply -- so deeply that she can't help her mother and siblings find a new space to rebuild. With the wisdom of some new friends along the way, she realizes that although she's incredibly sensitive, there *are* coping skills (like setting boundaries, alone time, etc.) that can help her not feel so overwhelmed.

A beautifully illustrated, sweet book for us sensitive souls.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was a beautiful way to help young children accept their gift of being highly sensitive. Sometimes it feels like the rest of the world doesn't understand these emotions and it really brings them to life. Very well written ❤️