Absolutely Fine

Absolutely Fine is a picture book that carefully explores the themes of emotional wellbeing and having difficult or sad feelings. The story focuses on a young girl called Maudie who says she just wants to be alone. Her animal friends keep checking on her and visiting to check on her but she sends them all away, saying she is “absolutely fine”. Then she comes across a dog who looks rather lonely. He also says he is fine. As the story develops, Maudie realises that you don’t have to pretend to be fine when you are not and she allows her friends in to help her, and in turn, she helps the dog. The story encourages children to acknowledge emotions  instead of pretending they are fine. Absolutely Fine encourages friendship, connection and being honest about the difficult feelings people sometimes have.