Connecting My Body Signals: A Science Lab Adventure Book 2

This 76-page interactive storybook explores what body signals might mean for each person through hands-on experiments, reflection, creativity, and discussion. Designed to be read in parts—whatever fits a reader’s attention span or time available—each page invites readers to pause, reflect, and explore the many ways humans make meaning of body signals.

Join Dr. Curious, Vic, Jo, Todd, Claire, and their classmates as they continue exploring the world of body signals together. This time, the class begins exploring a deeply important idea:

Body signals can hold meaning…but those meanings may look different for different people. For example, a fast heartbeat might mean excitement, fear, movement, overwhelm, sickness, or something else entirely. Watery eyes might mean sadness, allergies, laughter, tiredness, pain, or bright lights.

While emotions are explored throughout the story, Dr. Curious never tells kids what they “should” feel or insists that everyone must use emotion words to understand themselves. Instead, readers are invited to explore meaning in ways that feel authentic to them through emotions, colors, animals, movement, weather, art, sounds, or something completely unique.

Blending story, science, and flexible learning experiences, the book creates opportunities for communication, self-understanding, and connection. Whether read at bedtime, during classroom reflection, or in a therapy session, Connecting My Body Signals transforms reading moments into opportunities for meaningful conversation and deeper understanding.

About the My Body Signals Series

The My Body Signals series is a 3-part interactive journey through interoception, our sense of what’s happening inside our bodies.

Each book explores a different stage of interoception learning through story, hands-on experiments, reflection, and curiosity-based discussion.

Book #1: Noticing My Body Signals focuses on noticing and describing body signals.
Book #2: Connecting My Body Signals explores what body signals might mean for each person.
Book #3: Regulating My Body Signals (forthcoming) will explore caring for body signals with individualized supports and strategies.
While each book can be enjoyed independently, together they create a deeper journey into body awareness and self-understanding.

What’s Included

Each purchase includes the complete Connecting My Body Signals experience:

• 76-page full-color interactive storybook with experiments, reflection prompts, drawings, and story-based learning
• Bonus on-demand course where Kelly & Maddie share reading tips, practical ideas for using the book, and the heartfelt “why” behind the story (runtime: 45 minutes)
• Bonus activity booklet (PDF) with additional interoception learning activities to extend the exploration beyond the story

Letter to Families that can be used by professionals reading the book with children (e.g., classroom teachers, therapists, counselors, etc.). The letter explains the purpose of the book and offers simple ways to continue exploring body signals and emotions through everyday moments of curiosity and connection.

Please note – these bonus materials will be emailed separately. 

Who This Book Is For

Designed for adults and kids to discover together, Connecting My Body Signals creates a shared space to explore emotions, body signals, and inner experiences one page, pause, and experiment at a time.

It’s a valuable tool for:

• Parents and caregivers who want to better understand their child’s unique inner world
• Therapists, educators, counselors, and school teams seeking an engaging, story-based way to support emotional understanding and interoception
• Professionals using The Interoception Curriculum who want a companion resource for Section 2 concepts
• Individuals of any age who want to better understand the relationship between body signals, emotions, and personal experiences

No matter your role or familiarity with interoception, this book invites curiosity, reflection, communication, and connection.