One Heartbeat

One Heartbeat explores and answers the question arising from a child?s innate curiosity about animals and whether they have a heart like humans. The story takes the reader and listener on an adventure to meet a variety of animals, to touch their hearts and realize they too feel pain and pleasure, sadness and joy. Harry discovers that all living beings deserve kindness and love, ?just like you and me?. One heartbeat gently guides child and parent alike through the critical moral imperative of acknowledging personhood in all animals. By using the vibration of the heart as a signifier of our commonality, Harry embraces the simplicity of a deep morality binding all creatures in a covenant of mutual respect and compassion.

About the author

Lesley Dow graduated in theatre arts in Glasgow, Scotland. She has worked as an actor, drama therapist, college lecturer and yoga instructor and has travelled extensively across the globe. She has recently started exploring the connection between humans and animals through writing for children.Kayleigh Castle is a professional illustrator and creative coach. She studied at Ringling College of Art & Design in Florida, USA and has illustrated thirteen children's books. She aims to evoke a sense of familiar childhood nostalgia in her creations.

Product details

• Authors: Lesley Dow, Dow Lesley
• Assisted by: Kayleigh Castle (Illustration), Kayleigh Castle (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bounce
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 2 to 5
• Product format: Board book
• Released: 27.02.2025
• EAN: 9781940184746
• ISBN: 978-1-940184-74-6
• Illustrations: colour illustrations
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / General, Baby books, Interest age: from c 24 months