Theon and Pip and the Busy Brain: A Story About Racing Thoughts, Emotional Regulation, and Simple Tools for Little Busy Brains: perfect for children a
Paperback
Series: Theon and Pip: Big Feelings, Brave Hearts
ConceptsGeneral Juvenile Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 24 2025
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.11 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Theon's thoughts are popping too fast until Pip shows him four simple tools to help a busy brain slow down.
Some children experience the world with fast-moving thoughts, big feelings, and minds that jump from idea to idea. In this gentle, neuroaffirming story, Theon wakes up with a brain that feels like a popcorn machine. It is popping, buzzing, and overflowing. When everything feels too fast, Pip arrives with calm tools that help Theon breathe, pause, and sort his thoughts so the morning can feel manageable again.
Together, they practice four kid-friendly strategies that families can use every day:
- Squeeze and Release to help the body settle
- One Breath, One Word to slow racing thoughts
- Choose One Thing to make decisions easier
- Thought Sorting Map to separate NOW, LATER, and LET GO
These small tools aren't about fixing a child. They're about giving them confidence, language, and support when their thoughts feel too big or too fast.
Perfect for children ages 3-7 who struggle with:
- Racing thoughts
- ADHD traits
- Feeling overwhelmed
- Transitions and routines
- Morning stress
- Emotional regulation
This warm story helps kids feel understood, teaches families simple calming strategies, and reassures every child that a busy brain is a capable brain. It just needs the right tools.
A comforting, beautifully illustrated story for bedtime, classrooms, counseling rooms, and families who want to help their child feel safe, steady, and brave.
Also from
Allen, Remi
Also in
General Juvenile Fiction
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two the Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two)
Riordan, Rick
Paperback
Anne of Green Gables, 3-Book Box Set, Volume I: Anne of Avonlea; Anne of the Island; Anne of Green Gables
Montgomery, L. M.
Paperback
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters, The: The Graphic Novel
Riordan, Rick
Venditti, Robert
Paperback
Mary Anne Saves the Day: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #3): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Claudia and Mean Janine: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #4): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot (Captain Underpants #12)
Dav Pilkey
Hardcover
Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants: Volume 14
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinney, Jeff
Hardcover
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #1): Volume 1
Sutherland, Tui T.
Paperback
Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble
Green, John Patrick
Hastings, Christopher
Hardcover
Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants: Volume 12
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover
Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants: Volume 13
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover
