My Heart Goes With You

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From the beloved creator of Love Makes a Family and Kindness Makes Us Strong comes this empowering story about separation anxiety, inspired by the author's practice of drawing a heart on her son's hand at drop-off. You're off to discover a world of adventure, all on... Read More
Format: Board book
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My Heart Goes With You

An uplifting board book inspired by the practice of drawing a heart on a child's hand at drop-off.

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From the beloved creator of Love Makes a Family and Kindness Makes Us Strong comes this empowering story about separation anxiety, inspired by the author's practice of drawing a heart on her son's hand at drop-off.

You're off to discover a world of adventure, all on your own.
But you will never be alone.
We will swap hearts. Mine with yours. Yours with mine.
My heart goes with you, all of the time.

My Heart Goes With You is a gentle but powerful social story designed to reassure small children who struggle with saying goodbye to their loved ones. Through the simple practice of drawing hearts on hands, this uplifting board book helps young readers and their caregivers visualise their enduring connection, even when they’re apart – brought to life by Sophie Beer's universally appealing, colourful artwork.

The perfect board book for:

  • Babies, toddlers and preschoolers experiencing separation anxiety
  • New starters at childcare, kinder or school
  • Parents, caregivers and educators looking for a simple, beautiful story about family bonds
  • Gifting for pregnancies and baby showers

Explore more gorgeous Sophie Beer stories from Bright Light:

  • Loves Makes a Family
  • Kindness Makes Us Strong
  • Change Starts with Us
  • How to Say Hello
  • Twelve Days of Kindness
  • You're Fabulous As You Are
  • Welcome Little One
  • Mama Bear and Me
  • Baby, You're a Rainbow!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761214226

Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Format: Board book

Date Published: 28 January 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Bright Light Books

Illustration: Full colour

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 24

About the Author

Sophie Beer is an award-winning author and illustrator based in Brisbane, Australia. She works primarily in children's books, having published with Penguin Random House, Simon and Schuster, Walker, Scholastic, Hardie Grant and many more. As an illustrator, she has worked with Disney/Pixar, Google and the Sydney Opera House, and she has collaborated with Myer for her own line of children's homewares. When she's not illustrating and writing, she thinks a lot about plants, animals, music, books and social justice.

There are nearly a million Sophie Beer books in print across Australia, New Zealand, and North America.

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