Drawing a heart on the hand of someone you love, The Heart on Your Hand is a joyful, reassuring and inclusive story - perfect for starting school.
Told from the perspective of parents and carers across a variety of families, this book reassures young children that no matter what challenges they face, the love is constant.
From starting school to moving house, The Heart on Your Hand explores the big moments and the small, the expected and perhaps unexpected separations in childhood, offering a timeless message that will comfort anyone adjusting to change.
A beautiful and inclusive book written in lively verse from award-winning Lucy Rowland, with cosy illustrations from Åsa Gilland, perfectly capturing the sense of safety that comes from knowing that - no matter what - you are loved.
| ISBN: | 9781035044993 |
| Publication date: | 23rd July 2026 |
| Author: | Lucy Rowland |
| Illustrator: | Âsa Gilland |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Reading age: | 3+ |
| Genres: |
Picture storybooks Children’s / Teenage emotions: Worry, fear PSHE: Family Issues Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: School, education and teachers Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age Stories about Family and Friends School Stories |
Drawing a heart on the hand of someone you love, The Heart on Your Hand is a joyful, reassuring and inclusive story - perfect for starting school.Told from the perspective of parents and carers across a variety of families, this book reassures young children that no matter what challenges they face, the love is constant.From starting school to moving house, The Heart on Your Hand explores the big moments and the small, the expected and perhaps unexpected separations in childhood, offering a timeless message that will comfort anyone adjusting to change.A beautiful and inclusive book written in lively verse from award-winning Lucy Rowland, with cosy illustrations from Åsa Gilland, perfectly capturing the sense of safety that comes from knowing that - no matter what - you are loved.
The Heart on Your Hand is aimed at readers aged 3 and over.
The Heart on Your Hand features in the following genres: Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Worry, fear, PSHE: Family Issues, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: School, education and teachers, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age, Stories about Family and Friends, School Stories
Paperback, Hardback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Heart on Your Hand was written by Lucy Rowland and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The Heart on Your Hand has 32 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.