New Twin Stories Special Edition hardcover · coming soon
Stories made for sharing
Gentle stories for little hearts and growing minds.
Mimi Maple writes and illustrates warm children's books about kindness, friendship, feelings and the small moments that help children understand themselves and each other.
Picture books for home, nurseries and classrooms · Pop the balloons!
Availableon Amazon
01Kindness
02Big feelings
03Friendship
04Gentle growth
The bookshelf
Books by Mimi Maple
Each story is designed to open a simple conversation children can carry with them beyond the page. Tap a cover for a quick look, or peek inside the pages.
Buy direct or on Amazon
Order straight from Mimi, a little cheaper than Amazon.
Paperbacks posted by Mimi with a signed dedication on request, digital editions you can read online, and every title still on Amazon if you prefer.
Find Mimi Maple locally
Available at The Dance House Academy shop in Clacton-on-Sea.
Prefer to browse in person? Selected Mimi Maple books are available from The Dance House Academy shop in Clacton.
Meet the friends
Say hello to Azalea, Bamboo, Balloonie and the gang.
Tap a friend to learn their story, their favourite things, and one little secret.
The Mimi Maple Playroom
Read a story. Then step inside it.
Little interactive activities inspired by the books. Tap, choose, move and play together.
A Wobbly Hug
What is your feeling weather?
Pick the weather that feels most like you today.
Choose one above to see your little message.
Azalea and Her Gentle Giants
Pick a kindness challenge
One tiny gentle thing can change somebody's whole day.
Tap the button for today's challenge.
Ballet with Balloonie
Dance the Balloonie way
There is no wrong way to join in. Tap for your next Balloonie move.
Ready?Your move will appear here.
New · Children's colouring book · Ages 4–8
Little Adventures to Colour
Twenty-two storybook colouring pages starring Azalea, Bamboo, Lita, Balloonie and friends. Print the free edition at home, colour a page online, or order the bound copy direct from Mimi. Create · Imagine · Be Kind · Belong.
Coming to Amazon soon. Free to print for home and classroom use.
Open the full Playroom: games, colouring, a calm corner and more 🎈
Grown-ups: these activities are designed for shared play. No sign-in, account or personal information is needed.
Mimi Maple Studio
Made for your world.
Custom agendas and planners for real working lives. Choose a starting style, then tell Mimi what you need.
Choose a starting point
Dance school
Dance School Agenda
A romantic plum and blush design for classes, choreography, rehearsals, exams and shows.
Your version can be different.Tell Mimi the profession, colour direction and the sections you would actually use.
For grown-ups
A quieter corner of Mimi Maple.
Something to colour when you want to slow down, a practical teacher agenda for the busy weeks that need a little more structure, and conversation starters for parents and educators.
Adult colouring book
Little Moments of Calm
A cosy cottage colouring book for relaxation, with detailed black-and-white pages designed for quiet evenings, creative pauses and slower moments.
Teacher agenda
Begin Again
A teacher planner created around the reality of school life: planning, organisation and the hundred little things teachers carry each week.
Prefer paper? Download the agenda free to print yourself, or choose the bound edition on Amazon.
For parents & educators
Books that start conversations.
Simple stories can create useful openings for children to notice, name and discuss what is happening inside and around them.
Read together
Stories designed for shared reading, repeated favourites and calm moments of connection.
Talk naturally
Gentle themes give grown-ups an easy way into conversations about kindness, feelings and friendship.
Carry it forward
The best message is one a child can recognise later in real life, at home, at nursery or at school.
Every picture drawn by hand ✎ A Wobbly Hug
“Stories can give children words for feelings they already know in their hearts.”Mimi Maple
Meet the author
Hello, I'm Mimi Maple.
Mimi Maple is a UK-based children's author, illustrator and educator who creates warm, playful stories about kindness, feelings, friendship, confidence and being yourself.
Drawing on more than seven years of teaching experience and the everyday adventures of childhood, Mimi writes books that children can simply enjoy while quietly opening the door to bigger conversations. Her stories are inspired by the wonderfully imaginative world around Azalea, Bamboo, Lita and Balloonie, with plenty of room for laughter, wobbling, dancing and learning along the way.
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