Books about emotions, boundaries and gentle communication – for big little hearts.
KayKay is a curious and sensitive little dinosaur who learns to navigate the world of emotions with gentleness, honesty and courage. In his adventures, he helps children put words to what they feel — and understand that there are no "bad" feelings.
He feels everything deeply — and that's his superpower.
He asks the questions adults don't dare to ask.
Even when it's hard, he says how he feels.
He never pretends. He's just… himself.
Naming what we feel, understanding that all emotions are valid — even anger, even fear, even sadness.
Saying no, respecting your body, respecting yourself.
Accepting yourself, being proud of who you are.
Talking about your needs, listening to others, finding words for big feelings.
The parent-child bond, siblings, families of every shape — treated with honesty and gentleness.
A series of picture books for children aged 3 to 9 — in French, English and Dutch.
Mommy asks KayKay to tidy his toys… and nothing goes quite as planned. A tender story about helping each other, big feelings and an imperfect, unconditional, healing love — where even Mommy learns to say sorry.
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The KayKay universe is growing. Lots of new stories on the way.
Printable resources to support children every day — gently, at home.
A printable activity book to help children recognise, name and tame their emotions. In preparation.
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An activity and colouring kit about Halloween, to gently tame fear. In preparation.
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"I created KayKay because my children deserved books that look like them — real stories, about real feelings."
I'm an author, an illustrator-in-training, and mama to two extraordinary boys: Ayden, my eldest, and Kaylan, my little one. Ours is a neurodivergent family — and it's by learning to understand them, day after day, that I've gained a real feel for how they work. That's the experience I weave into my books, to help other parents facing the same challenges.
If my books are trilingual (FR/EN/NL), it's no accident: French is my mother tongue, I studied in Dutch, and English — which I loved even though I was hopeless at it in school — I truly made my own later, watching my series in the original version with subtitles. These three languages are part of who I am.
KayKay isn't just a project: it's my way of contributing to a world where children have words for their inner life. And adults too. Through my books, I want to pass on things that help them understand and protect themselves.
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