Jannah & Pepo Heart Compass Global Adventures: The Healing Drum of Kenya

A powerful story of healing, emotional courage and cultural magic, created by a child psychotherapist to help children understand grief, anxiety and big feelings through a gentle, child friendly lens.When Jannah steps through her glowing Heart Compass with Pepo, her mood-colour-changing bird of paradise, they arrive in Kenya and meet Kito, a boy whose world has dimmed after the death of his beloved Grandfather. His drum is silent. His feelings feel too big. And he does not know how to carry the sadness inside him.Through humour, warmth and simple neuroscience woven into the adventure, Jannah and Pepo help Kito understand what is happening inside his body. They teach him about his Feeling Alarm, his Thinking Hat and his Superhero Squad, showing him how to calm his emotions, ground his body and find safety again. These are the same early intervention strategies used in therapeutic settings to reduce anxiety and support children through difficult life changes.This book goes far beyond story. It is an emotional wellbeing tool for children disguised as an adventure.Children learn how grief can appear in many forms, including loss, separation, migration, illness and family change. They are guided through moments of grounding, reflection, breathwork, emotional naming and memory building, and actualising their potential, helping them make sense of their inner and outer world with compassion and courage.Beautifully written and rich with cultural detail from Kenya, this story provides the support many families seek through therapy. It offers a clear, gentle language for feelings that parents and teachers can use long after the final page. It is ideal for classrooms, homes, counselling sessions and emotional literacy programmes.Created by child psychotherapist Rukhiya Budden and co-authored by ten-year-old Jannah, this heart-led adventure helps children recognise that healing begins within, that their feelings matter and that they are never alone in their story.A transformative blend of story, science and soul. For every child learning to understand the beautiful, powerful language of their own heart. Read more