The Drawing That Was Not a Disaster: A Picture Book About Disappointment and Changing Plans, Ages 4 to 8

A Big Feelings Small Adventures story, with before-and-after discussion prompts and conversation cards.

Tavi has a plan: draw the bridge, paint the bridge, make it perfect. Then one elbow, one jar of painting water and one enormous SPLOOSH change everything. Tavi is hot-faced, cross and very disappointed, and nobody tells her it's fine. Instead there is a washing line, a neighbour over the fence, a second try and a surprise about what the real river looks like.

It is an honest, warm read-aloud for ages 4 to 8 about plans that go wrong. At the back there is a before-and-after discussion page to look back at the pictures together, and 8 printable conversation cards to cut out and pick from after reading. It is a story for shared reading, not a therapy resource: the cards are for conversation and play, not a therapy tool or a treatment for any condition.

What's included. 32 story pages (658 words, about 5 to 7 minutes to read aloud) for ages 4 to 8, plus a before-and-after discussion page and 8 printable conversation cards. You get a screen PDF of 19 pages (covers and double-page spreads) for reading on a tablet or computer, and a printable PDF of 34 pages including covers, in both US Letter and A4. English. Digital download; nothing is shipped.

Licence. Household Licence: read, view and print it at home for the people you live with. Not for classroom sharing, resale or print-on-demand, and please don't share the files. Written and illustrated by Brainfy Studio, created with AI assistance.