Karen's In Love

Reach for this book when your child starts coming home from school with stories about a special friend and is navigating the giggly, often confusing world of a first crush. It is a gentle tool for validating those fluttery new feelings while keeping the conversation light and safe. The story follows seven year old Karen Brewer as she decides she is in love with her classmate, Ricky, and begins navigating the social etiquette of elementary school romance. Through Karen's experiences, the book explores themes of social embarrassment and the innocent ways children imagine their futures. It is perfectly pitched for the 7 to 9 age range, normalizing the transition from platonic play to early romantic interest within a supportive, blended family environment. Parents will appreciate how it handles the inevitable awkwardness of childhood 'weddings' and playground teasing with humor and warmth.