Author Description

"T.O.M. stands for 'Teacher of Me!... We can all be a 'Teacher of Me." - Owl. This unique book was written for children by children to support a holistic understanding of their emotions, thinking, energy and behaviour, and how that connects to every experience that they have in life. Ultimately discovering their unique and resilient selves! Come along on a journey with four friendly, supportive friends Owl, Turtle, Monkey and Dragon. The four curious animals embark on discovering themselves while learning and having fun together. This exploratory story intertwines a fun and engaging storyline with vital educational concepts of self-discovery and resilience to thrive in all aspects of life. Throughout the story, each animal teaches a concept to discover their resilient selves: Monkey excitedly explores and teaches the three types of energy that move through the body Dragon explores emotions and how to stop, listen and explore his emotions Turtle teaches how to circulate the oxygen around the body to connect with his energy and emotions Owl explores how thinking links to the different emotions, energy and experiences Now is the time to join the four friends and take the first step towards becoming T.O.M.-a Teacher of Me! LK Tommi has spent many years teaching children about their emotions, thoughts, and energy and how that connects to every experience they have in life. Her passion is to teach and empower young people about understanding and having a deeper connection to themselves. She has spent years teaching and researching to understand the connection between children's well-being, resilience and social and emotional development. Therefore, a natural progression was to authentically develop a proactive education program for young people to teach young people all about themselves and how to understand the different life experiences they will have in their lifetime. This was the catalyst and inspira