Maya and the Two Glasses: A Bedtime Mental Models Story

By Akshay Swaroop Bhatnagar

Maya always wins her races. Until the day she doesn't.

When Maya comes third on Sports Day, her mind fills with stories - excuses, blame, any worry that spiral through the night. That evening, her grandmother holds two glasses of water from the clay pot. One is clear and still. The other is cloudy.

Same water. Same pot. But only one shows what is true.

A gentle bedtime story for children aged 5-10 about learning to see the difference between what actually happened and the stories we tell ourselves about it - and why that difference changes everything.

The Lantern Stories is a series of bedtime books for ages 5-10, where each story introduces one mental model through a child, a wise elder, and an everyday moment that opens into something deeper.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GVP4S7NH
• ISBN13: 9798903923915
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Notion Press
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7