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Stories for big feelings.
Gentle books for children ages 3 to 6, and the grown-ups beside them. Firefighter Obe is available in English, Dutch and French, in paperback and hardcover.

Firefighter Obe
Stories for Big Feelings: About Strength, Change, and Two Homes
When a child’s world is split between two homes, feelings can get very big. And the grown-ups beside them are often tired too.
Three gentle stories and quiet practices, made to be read slowly, together. Obe meets fear in the dark, changes that are hard to understand, and the experience of having two homes — and learns something important: “Two homes do not mean less love. Love can live in two places.”
The back of the book offers caregivers clear, accessible notes connecting the stories and practices to research in emotional development, co-regulation, and mindfulness-based approaches.
You are safe.
You are allowed to feel.
You are not alone.
- Ages
- 3 to 6, and the grown-ups who read with them
- Pages
- 82
- Formats
- Paperback and hardcover
- Author
- Jelle Smets
Buy the English edition
PaperbackISBN 9781067536800
HardcoverISBN 9781067536817
Brandweer Obe
Verhalen om te voelen: Over kracht, verandering en twee huizen
Voor momenten waarop gevoelens te groot worden — een zacht boek om samen weer tot rust te komen.
Drie korte, zachte verhalen voor jonge kinderen en hun ouders of verzorgers. Brandweer Obe komt situaties tegen die voor veel jonge kinderen herkenbaar zijn: spanning in het donker, veranderingen die moeilijk te begrijpen zijn, en gevoelens die groot kunnen aanvoelen in een klein lichaam.
Met korte, zachte oefeningen en, achter in het boek, een heldere uitleg voor ouders en verzorgers over emotionele ontwikkeling en co-regulatie.
Je bent veilig.
Je mag voelen wat je voelt.
Je bent niet alleen.
- Ages
- 3 to 6, and the grown-ups who read with them
- Pages
- 82
- Formats
- Paperback and hardcover
- Author
- Jelle Smets
Koop de Nederlandse editie
PaperbackISBN 9781067536824
HardcoverISBN 9781067536831
Pompier Obe
Histoires pour les grandes émotions : Sur la force, le changement et deux maisons
Quand les émotions deviennent trop grandes, ce livre propose simplement de s’asseoir avec elles — ensemble.
Trois histoires douces, accompagnées de pratiques calmes. Obe traverse la peur dans le noir, le changement difficile à comprendre, et le fait d’avoir deux maisons. Sans chercher à trop expliquer, les histoires laissent de la place aux émotions.
Le livre contient aussi des pages destinées aux adultes, avec des repères clairs et accessibles.
Tu es en sécurité.
Tu peux te sentir comme ça.
Tu n’es pas seul·e.
- Ages
- 3 to 6, and the grown-ups who read with them
- Pages
- 82
- Formats
- Paperback and hardcover
- Author
- Jelle Smets
Acheter l’édition française
BrochéISBN 9781067536855
ReliéISBN 9781067536848
Inside the book
Read slowly. Pause. Breathe together.
The stories
Three short, soothing stories follow Obe through fear, change, and the feeling of having two homes — and show that feelings can be named, held, and softened.
Quiet practices
Simple, guided practices help children and caregivers slow down, breathe, notice the body, and return to calm together.
For grown-ups
A short, gentle explanation of the research behind the stories and practices, in clear, accessible language.
A glimpse inside
Six pages from the English edition.







For parents & educators
Not about fixing feelings. About staying with them.
How the book supports co-regulation, how to read it together — and review copies for counsellors, schools, childcare networks and libraries.
A note on the art
Every word of the text is written by Jelle Smets. The illustrations were created with Adobe Firefly and edited by Jelle to fit each page and each moment in the story.