Butterfly Wings : A Hopeful Story About Climate Anxiety

An honest exploration of climate anxiety, for kids 8+ and the adults who love them. When ten-year-old Florent overhears his mothers discussing the possibility of having another baby-and expressing their reluctance due to fears about the planet-his mind races off into a spiral of fear and guilt.Is the planet suffering because there are too many children-children like him?Do his parents think they made a mistake by bringing him into the world?One night, Florent dreams that the forests have all burned to the ground and that his parents are flying away on a spaceship, abandoning him on a ruined planet.When he wakes up, he decides to stop talking… until a discussion with his mothers changes everything. At a time when climate change is negatively impacting kids' mental health, Butterfly Wings provides:Anxiety relief: provides a safe space for kids to process their anxiety, fear, and other emotions about the climateA social-emotional learning tool for parents and teachers to talk about climat