Lynn Smith

There are times in our lives where we just need that reminder from a friend.

And then in the book, those friends are in the form of a deer and a bird and an owl and a butterfly.

And they encounter mouse along his journey to where he's trying to go.

And they are the reminder to just keep going because Mouse is scared.

Mouse has big feelings.

Mouse is afraid he's going to fail.

He's frustrated.

And each time he has that friend that reminds him, have you tried this?

Take a deep breath in and a deep breath out and just keep going.

And Mouse finally gets to his destination and realizes, oh, all of these things got me here.

And when I wrote this book, the first person I read it to, of course, was my six and nine-year-old.

And my six-year-old, after he started school, came home and he said, mom, can we bring your book to class?

And I was like, why?

And he said, well, George just started school and I think he's scared.

He's new to this school and I think he's scared and he needs your book.

And I thought, you're being an owl.

You're being a deer.

So if we're not in a time where we're a mouse and we need the reminder, then be the owl and be the reminder for that person in your life that's going through something really hard.

and remind them to just keep going.

So this book is as much for the parent or the leader that's reading it to the child, whether it's their child or a niece, nephew, whomever it may be.