Mmara is a children’s book series created to help children explore big emotions and difficult experiences through gentle storytelling and metaphor. The stories follow a young magpie named Mmara as she navigates storms, change, and learning where safe branches can be found.

The books are designed primarily for children aged 4–12 years, though older children may also connect with the stories depending on their experiences and emotional needs.

The stories are not explicit books about domestic violence.
Instead, they use metaphor and gentle storytelling to explore emotions, safety, relationships, and change in ways that children can understand.

This allows the stories to support children impacted by many experiences, including:

• domestic and family violence
• separation or family conflict
• bullying
• big emotions and life changes

Yes. The stories are designed to support conversations about emotions, safety, relationships, and resilience in early learning centres, schools, and community settings.

The Mmara Bridge Framework is a trauma-informed approach that supports adults to use the stories alongside grounding tools, regulation strategies, and reflective conversations to help children feel safe and understood.

More information and practitioner resources will be shared through Little Wings Nest.

Yes. Little Wings Nest welcomes collaboration with:

• schools and early learning centres
• domestic and family violence services
• counsellors and practitioners
• community organisations

Please contact us through the Contact page.