Description

Blurb

Pippa doesn’t like the thought of large or hard tasks ahead, and she doesn’t enjoy others in the flock thinking she can’t do something. Sometimes she dislikes being the lead or having all eyes on her, feeling that long tasks and changes are just too much.

As autumn arrives and the weather turns chilly, the flock prepares for their long migration south. Pippa feels tired, overwhelmed by the change, and pressured to keep up just like everyone else. Fortunately, an older, kind duck called Darcie steps in to help. Darcie shows her that it is okay to ask for help, take a break, and remember that everyone needs help at times. Through the wisdom of flying in a V-formation, Pippa learns that she is never alone and can share the energy and weight of the journey with her flock.

It is rare to find a book series so scientifically grounded while having unique and valuable lessons on a child’s level. The words are powerful and meaningful.

Songs

As a lyricist-One of her original songs opens this and each of her children’s books and can be listened to online at (and other music streaming sites)

My Eyes Only My Eyes Only Giving Myself My Voice Back • Love Always! Ms Taylor

This song of hers summarises the series of Like A Duck

Like a Duck! • Love Always! Ms Taylor

Song for Adult reference -Three Brains

Overview

AUTHOR of adult mental health and grief books and songs and 7 books in this children’s book series Like A Duck. The children’s books can be read in any order. Other books rated 4/5 and good indie reader reviews for her adult series.

The author herself as a child struggled with emotions so who better to write than someone who felt the same.

Across her seven book children’s series Like A Duck, she has covered almost every major emotional regulation obstacle a young child faces:

Anxiety about stepping out of their comfort zone (Otis)

Overwhelm and exhaustion from big tasks (Pippa)

’Off’ days and low motivation (Alfie)

Sensory overload, anger, and meltdown behavior (Bobbie)

Cognitive reframing and broad perspective (Little Oscar)

Distraction and asking for multi-angle help (Freddie) and feeling uncomfortable in places but not understanding why or the triggers.

Helping young readers navigate life’s everyday challenges with Ms Taylor’s heartwarming social-emotional learning series, where gentle wildlife adventures deliver practical, lifelong coping tools.

‘Like a Duck,’ is collection that equips parents, teachers, and school counselors with a shared vocabulary to build lasting resilience, intrinsic self-worth, and emotional strength in every child. Ultimately, they are worth reading because they leave young readers feeling seen, capable, and comforted—which is exactly what the best children’s literature should do.

Ms Taylor’s series stands out as an insightful, highly functional collection of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) books. Rather than treating emotions as abstract or scary forces, the series grounds mental health, resilience, and perspective-taking in the calm, relatable world of wetland wildlife.

Her message is simple, be yourself and I have a talent and a voice and it should be heard as it is just like every child’s voice which should be heard just as they are, no-one is perfect and edited

The books are not perfect just like her adult books as she lost her editor, her mum, but also because life had imperfections. It shows we all have hard times and strengths and weaknesses but we all have a voice and can make a difference. We are all special and unique but also the same in the fact that none of us are perfect and we all need help or to try again some times.