Zizzy Gets Busy: A Mind That Moves Fast

By Sarah Berry

Zizzy never stops.

Not at breakfast, not at school, and certainly not on the nature trail, where everyone else ticks off their lists in perfect order. Zizzy's mind is already racing ahead to the shimmer in the leaves, the rustle under the roots, and the secret inside the old oak.

When he comes back last, with his list crumpled and item four lost, Zizzy feels very small. But when his teacher, Owl, asks what he found out there, the whole class discovers that Zizzy noticed things nobody else could see: a trapped dragonfly freed, five tiny mice asleep in a hollow, and an ancient oak with a story to tell.

Zizzy Gets Busy is a warm, gentle picture book about ADHD, and the deep, quiet focus that comes when a mind that moves fast finds something it loves. Told in lyrical rhyme and richly illustrated, it celebrates curiosity, kindness, and the extraordinary things children see when they follow their own path.

Written by Dr Sarah Berry, a clinical hypnotherapist, therapist, and qualified teacher, the book includes a note for grown-ups on understanding and supporting children with ADHD.

Zizzy doesn't need fixing. Zizzy needs finding.

Perfect for parents, teachers, SENCOs and anyone who knows a Zizzy. Part of a series of picture books exploring neurodivergent minds and the hidden rules of the subconscious mind.

For ages 3 to 7.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1919438831
• ISBN13: 9781919438832
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Dr Sarah Berry the Cmf Centre
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 8.5"