Zola Notices Everything
Seven picture books for children whose senses run loud
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Zola hears the fridge humming. She smells the rain before it arrives. She notices the colors the rest of us hurry past. Most days that noticing is a gift — and some days it is simply too much.
There is one book for each way the world can get to be a lot, and every one ends with a real, repeatable tool a child can use the same day. Ages 3–7.
Meet the seven books Get the free cardsThe seven books
Start with the book that matches the day your child is having.
Seven free calm-down cards
Every tool in the series, on cards you can print, cut out and stick on the fridge.
Teachers, OTs and SLPs — please take the whole set.
What Zola's doing now
A new short story every Friday, each with a free word hunt.
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Zola went trick-or-treating with a plan
Planning ahead
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Zola designed a costume that didn't pinch
Comfort first
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Zola found a leaf that couldn't make up its mind
Noticing color
Read them all Zola's word hunts
Who these are for
Sensory-sensitive, autistic, ADHD and highly sensitive children — and the grown-ups having the hard afternoon with them. They're read at home, in calm-down corners, in preschool and SEL classrooms, and by occupational and speech therapists who want a story that names sensory overwhelm without ever treating a child as a problem to be fixed.