Suki Shines at the Shore: A Free Printable Picture Book About Taking Up Space

Suki loves a beach day. She twirls and splashes and takes up every inch of her own joy, until one whisper under a shady umbrella makes her wonder if she is too much.

Suddenly the twirling feels loud. The splashing feels like showing off. The shine she never questioned feels like something she should turn down. It takes a friend, and the memory of how the sun felt before anyone said a word, for Suki to land on what was always true. Her joy was never performed for anyone. It was only ever hers.

Somewhere early, children learn that being noticed is dangerous and that the safest thing is to be smaller. This book is for the one who has started to shrink, and it refuses the whole premise. Joy is allowed to be seen. So is the child having it.

This is an instant digital download to print at home or read on any device. Nothing ships.

It is free. Give it to a child who has been told, in one way or another, to take up less room.