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by Summer M. Bryant (Author), Craig Penrose (Editor), Claire Westwood (Illustrator)
What if your child isn't just imagining...
What if they are remembering?
When We Swam with Dolphins and Whales is a heart-opening, soul-softening children's book that invites you and your child into a magical world above and below the waves.
Written from a deeply intuitive and connected space, this story gently guides children (and the adults reading with them) into a quiet remembering... an ancient place filled with harmony, wonder, and light.
A time when we lived in deep connection with the ocean, the animals, the earth, and each other.
A time where communication flowed through feeling, presence, and love.
A time some may call Lemuria.
A time the heart still recognizes, even if the mind has forgotten.
Through soft, rhythmic language and immersive imagery, this book becomes more than just a story... it becomes an experience. One that invites slowing down, softening, and reconnecting.
Inside this book, you'll experience:
- A calming, almost meditative rhythm that helps children regulate, relax, and settle their nervous system
- Beautiful, imaginative imagery of dolphins, whales, merpeople, and underwater worlds, woven with gentle nature-inspired themes from the Low Country of the United States
- Repetitive, soothing "Do you remember..." prompts that awaken curiosity, wonder, and a sense of inner knowing
- A nurturing invitation to connect with imagination, emotion, nature, and the quiet wisdom of the heart
- A shared reading experience that fosters closeness, presence, and emotional safety between parent and child
This book is perfect for:
- Bedtime routines and peaceful wind-down moments
- Sensitive, intuitive, or deeply imaginative children
- Parents who want to nurture emotional connection, creativity, and inner awareness
- Families who feel drawn to the ocean, nature, spirituality, or a deeper sense of meaning and belonging
- Creating gentle rituals of connection at the end of the day
A message from me, Summer:
I didn't write this book from my mind.
I wrote it from a place that feels ancient, intuitive, and quietly alive within me.
As a therapist and a 5/2 projector, I naturally attune to what lives beneath the surface...
the unseen threads of emotion, memory, and connection that shape how we experience the world.
This story came through me as an invitation.
Not to believe anything...
but to feel.
To soften.
To reconnect with the parts of yourself that don't need explanation.
To imagine freely.
To be present.
To remember in your own way.
Because even if you don't fully remember it yet...
somewhere deep inside your heart, the magic is still there.
Waiting. Quiet. Patient. Alive.
A final message...
This is more than a children's book.
It's an experience.
A gentle return to wonder.
A softening into connection.
A quiet remembering of Lemuria and Love.
