Noticing My Body Signals: A Science Lab Adventure

A playful, 78-page storybook and activity guide that helps kids (and the adults who love them) notice and explore body signals; the inner sensations that help us understand how we feel.

Designed to be read in parts, the interactive book weaves guided experiments, reflective moments, and curiosity-based language into one ready-made resource. Purchase includes:

• 78-page full-color interactive storybook
• A bonus 45-minute on-demand course with authors Kelly and Maddie Mahler
• A bonus printable activity booklet with additional interoception learning experiments
• A bonus Letter to Families for professionals reading the book with children (e.g., a teacher sharing it in the classroom or a therapist using it in sessions). Explains the purpose of the book and provides interoception learning activities to use at home

(Please note – we will have to assist with access to the bonus materials.)

What’s Inside the Book

Noticing My Body Signals is the first in a 3-part series designed to guide readers through every stage of interoceptive awareness:

Book 1: Noticing Body Signals
Book 2: Connecting Body Signals (forthcoming in 2026)
Book 3: Regulating Body Signals (forthcoming in 2026)
Book 1, a 78-page full-color interactive storybook, is designed to be read in parts—whatever fits attention spans or time available.

Join scientist, Dr. Curious, and classmates Vic, Jo, Todd, and Claire as they guide you through playful experiments to pause, reflect and share the body signals you notice!

Every page blends story, science, and self-discovery, offering both structure and flexibility so learning unfolds naturally over time. Each time you revisit it, you may notice something new about your body signals, making it a resource that grows with you.

Whether read at bedtime, during classroom reflection, or in a therapy session, Noticing My Body Signals turns reading moments into opportunities for curiosity, connection, and self-trust.

What’s Included

Each purchase includes the complete Noticing My Body Signals experience:

• 78-page full-color interactive storybook with experiments, reflection prompts, and story-based learning
• Bonus on-demand course where authors Kelly & Maddie share reading tips and the heartfelt “why” behind the book; offering a peek into the care, curiosity, and connection that shaped every page (runtime: 45 minutes)
• Bonus activity booklet (PDF) with additional interoception learning activities to extend the journey beyond the story (includes a variety of hands-on experiments and pages for recording lab notes)
• Letter to Families that can be used by professionals reading the book with children (e.g., a teacher reading the book in the classroom or a therapist reading the book during sessions). The letter explains the purpose of the story and offers two simple, practical ways families can continue exploring interoception at home through everyday moments of curiosity and connection.

Why This Book Matters

Offers a ready-to-use way for busy adults to foster interoception growth.
With interactive experiments, thoughtful prompts for reflection, and language that promotes curiosity, the interactive story supports exploring body signals. No extra prep required!

Helps adults and kids build a shared language for body signals.
Readers move past memorizing emotion words and instead discover personal, meaningful ways to describe what their bodies feel like, deepening real understanding of how they feel inside.

Honors every inner experience while modeling curiosity for adults to mirror.
Dr. Curious helps adults model affirming and compassionate curiosity, showing kids (and themselves) that all body signals are valid and personally defined.

Shows many ways to express body signals.
Readers see characters communicate their inner world through art, gestures, movement, typing, and mouth words—reminding us that interoception isn’t limited to one form of communication.

Extends and deepens learning from The Interoception Curriculum.
While a standalone resource, Book #1 aligns with Section 1 of the Curriculum, offering additional practice with noticing and describing body signals.

Brings interoception concepts to life through story.
Vic, Jo, Todd, Claire, and Dr. Curious show that every body feels differently and that not knowing or not wanting to feel is still a valid part of the body-signal experience.

Adds to inclusive, neuro-affirming practice.
The story normalizes interoceptive diversity through messages of validation and acceptance.

Who This Book Is For
Designed for adults and kids to discover together. Noticing My Body Signals creates a shared space to explore what’s happening inside. You’ll learn together, one page, pause, and experiment at a time.

It’s a valuable tool for:

• Parents and caregivers who want to understand their child’s unique inner experience.
• Therapists, educators, and counselors seeking an engaging, story-based way to bring interoception learning to life.
• Professionals using The Interoception Curriculum who want a companion resource for clients and families.
• Anyone supporting neurodivergent learners through inclusive, validating approaches to self-understanding.
• Individuals of any age who want to slow down, notice, and reconnect with their body’s signals.
• Making interoception learning accessible to everyone. No matter your role, experience level, or familiarity with interoception, this book invites curiosity, reflection, and connection.

How to Use This Book

There’s no single “right” way to read Noticing My Body Signals. It’s flexible enough to fit into real life whether that’s a few pages at bedtime, circle time, or the start of a therapy session.

There’s no prep required, just curiosity.

Pause to try the experiments, reflect together, or model curiosity aloud. Each reading becomes its own moment of discovery, connection, and opportunity to build body trust.

Over time, these shared experiences help strengthen awareness, communication, and confidence in one’s own inner world.