Growing Memories
Chapter One is available now by complimentary request
The complete nine-chapter Growing Memories educational program - including the digital storybook, musical audiobook, educator resources, songs, and activities will be
available in September 2026.
Growing Memories is a circle-based educational program that supports children's emotional literacy, bereavement awareness, self-regulation, and social-emotional learning through story, music, movement, nature, and creative expression.
Designed for children ages 5–8, each chapter invites children to listen, reflect, connect, and discover together that all feelings belong, every voice matters, and memories can continue to connect us.
Perfect for:
✓ Kindergarten–Grade 3 (Ages 5–8)
✓ Schools
✓ School Mental Health Teams
✓ Child & Youth Counsellors
✓ Bereavement Organizations
✓ Families
A Gentle, Predictable Learning Experience
Each chapter follows this same rhythm, creating a familiar and supportive structure that helps children feel safe to explore emotions, ask questions, develop empathy, and build meaningful connections. Whether used as a stand-alone lesson or as part of the complete nine-chapter journey, this consistent approach allows educators to foster emotional literacy, bereavement awareness, resilience, and a strong sense of belonging through story, music, nature, and creative expression.
Experience Growing Memories
Request complimentary access to Chapter One and discover how story, music, nature, and circle learning can help children explore love, loss, remembrance, and hope.
Educators, school mental health professionals, counsellors, and bereavement organizations are invited to request complimentary access to Chapter One - Maya and the Daisy Crown - to experience the Growing Memories approach before purchasing additional chapters or the complete nine-chapter musical audio-story program.
Growing Memories (2026) is an original musical audiobook based on a picture-book manuscript. It brings the story to life through live narration, original songs, and live instrumental accompaniment. The music features creative compositional interpretation and performances by
Matt Holland Music UK , whose piano, trumpet, and flugelhorn arrangements bring depth, emotion, and atmosphere to the storytelling experience. Seasonal soundscapes were created by sound engineer and producer Jappreet Singh with Desert Fish Studios . Together, the music, nature soundscapes and storytelling create an immersive authentically human-created listening experience.
How Growing Memories Works
Every Chapter Follows the Same Gentle Rhythm:
Read → Listen → Reflect → Regulate → Connect → Create
Every chapter follows a predictable, nurturing rhythm that helps children feel emotionally safe while supporting learning, self-regulation, and meaningful connection.
i. Read
Children are introduced to Maya's story through the beautifully illustrated digital storybook or follow along as they listen to the narrated musical audiobook.
ii. Listen
Original songs, live acoustic music, and immersive nature soundscapes invite children to slow down, notice, imagine, and become present with the story.
iii. Reflect
Gentle questions encourage children to wonder, notice feelings, make personal connections, and explore the story together through circle discussion.
iv. Regulate
Breathing, mindful listening, movement, and nature-based sensory experiences help children settle their bodies, recognize emotions, and build self-regulation skills.
v. Connect. Circle-based Learning
Children strengthen empathy and belonging by listening to one another, sharing stories or memories if they choose, and discovering that every voice matters and all feelings belong.
vi. Create
Discussion prompts, Music, art, writing, dramatic play, and nature-inspired activities provide opportunities for children to express their understanding, honour memories, and extend their learning.
Where Stories Become Songs and Memories Become Connections
Growing Memories invites children into a gentle world of story, music, nature, and community. Through circle-based learning experiences, children are supported in exploring emotions, building empathy, and engaging in compassionate conversations about love, loss, change, and remembrance.
Children discover that all feelings belong, every voice matters, and memories can continue to connect us.
About Laurie Clark
Laurie Clark is a Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE), grief companion, and somatic practitioner. Through Growing Memories, Laurie combines storytelling, music, nature connection, and trauma-informed educational practices to create compassionate learning experiences that nurture emotional literacy, bereavement awareness, resilience, and belonging.
