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

To everyone else, Poheebee seems to be the bravest in the bush. But what they don’t know is 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. A 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 illustrations marry character and setting to show children that feelings of fear don’t have to limit them.
• Expand the reach of this story with Teacher Notes, featuring discussion prompts and fun activities for children.

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 response to storytelling. Now, Tobias enjoys a peaceful life, residing in a bus in the bush on the east coast of Australia, whilst 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 and has carefully developed his technique. Matteo enjoys illustrating using bic pens, a Wacom intuos 4 tablet, Photoshop C5 and SketchBookPro.

RRP: $24.99

Format: Hardback

ISBN: 978-1-76036-247-8

World rights available, except for Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the UK and the US.