BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
The same skill,
decades earlier
Children read signals long before they can name them.
These books put the same three layers into stories.
Noticing what you feel, asking instead of assuming, saying what you need.
Two titles, in English and German. Paperback and ebook.
WHY THIS EXISTS
The work I do with adults starts with reading a room and asking before assuming.
Most people meet those skills later in life, and they are essential for negotiators.
There is no reason to wait that long.
AGES 4 to 7
The Far Edge
A story about asking a good question
Fen has the biggest ears in the meadow.
He can hear a beetle turn over in its sleep.
Hearing is not the same as knowing.
When a quiet new friend sits alone at the far edge of the hill,
Fen guesses what she needs.
A berry. A leaf. A stick. Nothing works.
Then he sits down beside her and asks.
A read-aloud, 24 pages.
It ends with three Little Signals activities to practise the skill together.
AGES 8 to 12
The Girl Who Knew Everything
A story about asking real questions and staying for the whole answer
Mila knows everything.
Ask anyone in class 6B. She knew why the teacher's arm was in a cast. She was wrong.
When her best friend goes quiet, Mila turns a guess into a rumour.
To get her friend back she needs something she has never practised.
Her grandmother spent thirty years asking questions on the radio,
and every Friday she teaches Mila one small move.
Ten chapters, 84 pages. Each one ends with a Try this exercise for the next day.
At the back, the ten question moves on one page,
and a page for parents and teachers with the research behind the book.
THE HUMAN SIGNAL FOR KIDS
Two out now. More coming.
The grown-up version of the same three layers is on the Training page.
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