Big feelings can feel like a runaway train—but what if kids could learn how to stop it?

Maiyah’s Great Escape is a heartfelt, beautifully illustrated children’s book that helps young readers understand and manage big emotions like anger, frustration, and disappointment.

Maiyah has a powerful imagination—and equally powerful feelings. When a classroom art project doesn’t go the way she planned and her emotions explode, Maiyah does what many kids do best: she runs. Her “Great Escape” leads her into a quiet hallway where a patient, caring teacher helps her uncover an important truth—big feelings aren’t bad, but they can take over if we don’t learn how to handle them.

Through gentle guidance, relatable moments, and vibrant visuals, Maiyah learns a simple, memorable strategy:
Stop. Think. Choose.
With the help of calming breaths and self-reflection, she discovers how to return, make things right, and even turn conflict into creativity.