Poheebee and Her Butterflies

Tobias Ryan Illustrated by Matteo Merli

Though Poheebee seems brave, the butterflies in her stomach make her adventures difficult.

To everyone else, Poheebee seems to be the bravest in the bush. But what they don’t know is that she has butterflies in her stomach! Poheebee is training her butterflies so that they don’t flutter this way and that while she is doing scary things, but instead enjoy the experience with her.
Ink and watercolour-style illustrations bring to life this story about dealing with feelings of fear, nervousness, and anxiety.

Explores complicated feelings via a positive and upbeat narrative.
A story about surmounting fears and overcoming – and living with – feelings of anxiety.
Captivating ink and watercolour-style illustrations marry character and setting to show children that feelings of fear don’t have to limit them.

Raised by an adventurous family, Tobias Ryan was inspired to travel and enjoy many different life experiences. A former primary school teacher, Tobias was fascinated by his students’ positive responses to storytelling. Now, Tobias enjoys a peaceful life, residing in a bus in the bush on the east coast of Australia, while working in the renewable energy sector. He continues to listen to other people’s life stories and remains intrigued by the art of story-telling and its connection with learning.

Matteo Merli is an artist from Italy who has worked widely in the film and TV industry. With a rich background in character creation and conceptualization, Matteo brings this knowledge into his work as an illustrator. Matteo has worked for many publishing houses and, over the years, has carefully developed his technique. Matteo enjoys illustrating using Bic pens, a Wacom Intuos 4 tablet, Photoshop C5, and SketchBook Pro.

ISBN ：978-1-76036-247-8

Release Date ：February 2025