A companion book for children — and the adults who once were.

Belle and Her Missing Heart was born from a moment of deep love and profound loss, inspired by a little girl whose life was forever changed by the passing of her mother. From that experience arose quiet, unanswerable questions—where does love go when someone we love is gone, and can a heart ever truly be lost? Belle emerged as a gentle elephant who wakes one day to discover her heart is missing, setting her on a journey not just to find what she has lost, but to understand how love endures when the world suddenly feels unfamiliar. At the center of her story is a cardinal, a symbol of memory, connection, and the unseen threads that bind us to those we love beyond physical presence. Hand-painted in watercolor and created with great care, this book is not meant to explain grief, but to sit beside it—offering comfort without urgency and space for reflection for children and the adults who read with them. Belle and Her Missing Heart is a reminder that love does not disappear; it transforms, it waits, and it finds its way back.