Mia and the Missing Colours: a Journey Through Feelings One Colour at Time

When the colours disappear, can Mia help them feel safe enough to return?One morning, Mia wakes to a world without colour. Blue drifts far away, Red crackles with frustration, Yellow has lost its spark and Green curls up small. As Mia searches for the missing colours, she discovers that each one is carrying a feeling that needs to be noticed and understood.Written by Australian psychologist and mum Joanne Sorley and illustrated by Natalie Adams, Mia and the Missing Colours is a gentle picture book about feelings for children aged 4-8. Through an imaginative journey, it introduces emotional literacy, self-awareness and empathy in language children can explore with a trusted grown-up.The story invites children to recognise and name emotions, understand that feelings carry messages, and discover that sadness, anger, worry and joy all have a place. It offers a warm starting point for conversations about expressing feelings and supporting emotional regulation.Share it at bedtime, in a classroom or calm corner, or in a counselling or therapy setting. Parents, carers, teachers and helping professionals can use Mia's journey to notice feelings together and build moments of connection.Every feeling belongs. Sometimes it just needs someone to notice.