Bat-bat must find a quiet place. Seems easy enough doesn’t it? But this story wouldn’t exist if that were the case.Through the voice of Bat-bat comes a narrative that takes its readers through Bat-bat’s search for the perfect place tobe quiet, a quest that leads Bat-bat to find peace within himself.
A great story introducing young children to meditation and self-care. As Ashleigh says, ‘all too often, we look at theworld around us for answers and solutions. Too much of what we don’t achieve is based on what we think we need.Imagine all that we could do and all that we could feel if we were better able to find what we need within ourselves.Let’s put a stop to the ‘monkey see, monkey do’ method of finding solutions. Let’s give children the power to find theirown strengths and regulate their own emotions without the need for external factors. Let’s show them how theythemselves are responsible for their own outcomes.’

Ashleigh Heyns
An author and illustrator. After trying many styles of art to create her illustrations, Ashleigh decidedpaper collage was the medium for her, which, although the messiest and most demanding of the styles is definitely themost fun! Ashleigh spent twenty years teaching kindergarten and says that it was through teaching that she learned themost. She lives in Marondera, a small town in Zimbabwe with her family, four cats and two dogs.