KIP and the BODY BAROMETER: Listening to the Feelings Inside

By Viola Maranzu

Deep in the emerald jungle, while everyone else shouts their feelings, one little pangolin listens differently.

Kip doesn't always have words for what he feels. He has something else - a quiet, steady awareness he calls his Body Barometer. When happiness arrives, he feels a fluttery buzz in his tummy. When anger comes, his scales grow prickly and tight. His body is always speaking, and Kip has learned to listen.

Then the rain stops. The watering hole shrinks. Panic spreads through the jungle like a tornado of giant feeling-words.

While everyone else is swept into the chaos, Kip closes his eyes, places a paw on his belly, and listens to what his body is telling him. His quiet awareness leads him to a discovery that just might save them all.

Kip and the Body Barometer is a soothing, empowering picture book about interoception, the ability to notice what's happening inside the body. For many children, especially neurodivergent children, body-based awareness comes more naturally than naming feelings with words. This story celebrates that quiet superpower.

Perfect for:

Children ages 4 - 8

Parents, educators, and therapists supporting emotional regulation

Neurodivergent children and the adults who love them

Anxiety, overwhelm, and big-feeling moments

Read-alouds at home, in classrooms, and in therapy settings

Part of the Different Mind, Different Magic(TM) series - stories that celebrate the many wonderful ways children think, feel, and see the world.

Because every child deserves to know: Your mind is unique. Your mind is powerful. Your mind is magic.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H2WV42NN
• ISBN13: 9798295893834
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Staten House
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3