24 free picture books
Look at me, here I stand! Not a girl, but a dolphin instead!
Whyia is an eight-year-old girl who can turn into anything: a cloud, a tree, an owl, a dolphin. Every time, she learns something about feelings and the world, and shares it with your child.
from Anxiety How are you today?
Choose a feeling and Whyia will bring the story that helps with it.
Whyia's World
Every book happens somewhere on Whyia's island. Tap a place to see its books. Places you visit come out of the fog.
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2The Snowy Yard
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3The Owl's Forest
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4The River
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5Whyia's Home
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6The Zoo
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8The Farm
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10The Beach
Play with Whyia
Free to print
Become Whyia's friend
Print a dolphin, an owl or a kitten mask, color it, cut it out and act out the moment Whyia transforms: “Look at me, here I stand!”
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For parents
Each Whyia book starts with a real question a child asks. Watch how we turn it into a story, then read our guides: each one explains a hard feeling and pairs it with a book to read together. The guides are written by a volunteer team of 17 parents who are psychologists, from 4 countries.
- Tantrum or Meltdown? How to Tell the Difference and What to Do A tantrum is a demand, a meltdown is an overload. For ages 2 to 8: a quick test to tell them apart in seconds, and what to do in each case so your child can calm down.
- A Calm Bedtime The same small steps in the same order, a story at the end and lights out. A 20-minute bedtime routine for ages 3 to 8, words for stalling, and help on long, light summer evenings.
- Sibling Rivalry Fights over toys, turns and your attention are normal between siblings aged 2 to 8. How to stop being the referee, give each child one-on-one time and prepare an older child for a new baby.
- Picky Eating Many children aged 2 to 6 refuse new foods. Why picky eating happens, why pressure makes it worse, and calm steps that help children try new foods at their own pace.
- Stranger Safety Without Scaring Your Child Kids can't spot a bad person by looks, but they can spot tricky behavior. Three simple rules for ages 3 to 8, a practice game, and the words to say when someone makes an offer.
- Reading With a Child Who Can't Sit Still Short sessions, moving bodies, hands on the pages. Practical ways to enjoy books with an active child aged 3 to 8 or a child with ADHD, and why Whyia books are made for them.
Free for every family
Whyia books are written and drawn by the ABCs of Growing Up Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The stories are adapted for children with ADHD and stay free for everyone, thanks to our Angels: people who give $10 a month so the next book gets made.
Meet our Angels