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My Memory Map

$16.99

Due for Release in February 2027!

My Memory Map is a thoughtful picture book that encourages children to see their bodies as unique maps shaped by memories, experiences, and growth. With warmth and sensitivity, it promotes self-acceptance, body awareness, and emotional literacy for young readers.


SPECIFICATIONS: 32 Pages (PB 36 Pages) | 229mm x 216mm | 2027

Description

A gentle, empowering picture book that reframes children’s understanding of their bodies as living maps of experience, memory, and selfhood.

My Memory Map invites young readers to see their bodies differently. Rather than something to be judged or compared, the body becomes a map—marked by freckles, scars, birthmarks, and changes that tell the story of who we are and how we grow.

Written with warmth and sensitivity, the story encourages children to notice, name, and value the marks that make them unique. Each mark carries meaning: a reminder of adventure, resilience, family, or love. Through this lens, difference becomes something to celebrate rather than hide.

Ideal for shared reading at home or in the classroom, My Memory Map supports conversations around body awareness, self-acceptance, and emotional literacy in a way that feels accessible and affirming rather than didactic. Grace Fraraccio’s expressive illustrations add depth and warmth, offering visual cues that invite empathy and reflection.

The book speaks directly to children navigating early questions of identity, while also providing caregivers and educators with a valuable tool to counter negative body messaging and build confidence from a young age.

Authors

  • Amy Adeney is an Australian author with a background in primary education and public relations. After more than a decade working in classrooms and literacy-focused settings, she turned her attention to writing for children as a way to support confidence, creativity, and emotional wellbeing.

    Her work is informed by years of experience helping young readers develop a positive relationship with learning and with themselves. She is the author of Turning Cartwheels.

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  • Grace Fraraccio - Photo Credit Lachlan Perry

    Grace Fraraccio is an illustrator and emerging picture book maker based in Melbourne, Australia. She grew up in a mud brick house surrounded by music, gum trees and plenty of drawing. Grace studied art and literature and currently works in an art gallery while freelancing across a range of artistic projects including picture books, exhibitions, commissioned art and workshops.

    In 2024, Grace illustrated This is Not a Sad Book (But It’s OK to Feel Sad), written by Elizabeth Vercoe. Grace has also illustrated five self-published and commissioned picture book projects since 2016.

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