Scared to stand out, Esme stifles her inner dragon’s fidgets, flaps, & roars. But when a new 1st-grader needs help, could freeing her hidden wings & wiggles be the key to helping Esme’s classmate — and to helping Esme, herself?

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When 8yr-old Penny can’t make a perfect picture, she abandons art:”If I don’t draw I can’t fail.” But without art, she can’t focus-relax-be! To self-regulate & smile again, she must learn to see the joy of creation as perfect enough.

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Scared to stand out, Esme stifles her inner dragon’s fidgets, flaps, & roars. But when a new kid at school needs help, could freeing her hidden wings & wiggles be the key to helping Esme’s classmate — and to helping Esme, herself?

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When 8-yr-old Penny can’t make the perfect picture, she abandons art:”If I don’t draw, I can’t fail.” But without art, she can’t focus-relax-be! To self-regulate & smile again, she must learn to see the joy of creation as perfect enough.

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Struggling to fit in, Esme stifles her inner dragon’s fidgets, flaps, & roars.

But then a new classmate needs help.

Could freeing her hidden wings & wiggles be the key to helping Esme’s classmate— and to helping Esme, herself?

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“Without drawing, the world gets stuck in my eyes.”

Drawing is like breathing for Penny.

Until perfectionism stops its flow.

Fleeing failure, she abandons art— but now can’t focus-relax-be!

How can she find her peace and joy again?

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MY SHADOW IS PINK x A FRIEND FOR HENRY

👭#ND girl who wants to fit in
🐲her stifled inner dragon
🤝a struggling classmate who needs her to:
🙀1. face her fears
🐉2. Free her dragon
🤗3. proudly belong— fidgets💃flaps👋roars🐯& all!

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THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING x WHAT IF

👧Autistic girl
✏️perfect picture for artist aunt?!
🚮“If I don’t draw, I can’t fail!”
⛔️No art =🤯sensory overload
👋how to let go of “perfect,”
👩‍🎨rediscover joy in creation,
😌return to joy & calm?

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Scared to stand out, Esme stifles her inner dragon’s fidgets, flaps, & roars. But when a new kid at school needs help, could freeing her hidden wings & wiggles be the key to helping Esme’s classmate — and to helping Esme, herself?

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When 8-yr-old Penny can’t make the perfect picture, she abandons art:”If I don’t draw, I can’t fail.” But without art, she can’t focus-relax-be! To self-regulate & smile again, she must learn to see the joy of creation as perfect enough.

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I don't get upset if a difficult game doesn't have an easy mode. I'll just watch someone else play it. What annoys me is when others complain about a game actually having an easy mode. Just let people have fun.

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I have reminders on my phone that go off before every time I have to post my comic. Some days it's the only way I remember, even after all this time.

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