Prepare to rethink everything you believe about emotional resilience with “The Land of And,” a captivating new children’s book by Andy McGregor. This book is more than a story. It is an invitation to families to explore a new language for emotional complexity and contradiction. When a small mistake grows into a moment of panic, young Lilly becomes trapped in a familiar pattern that many children know well. After a forbidden indulgence leads to a crash and a shattered cookie jar, she is overwhelmed by the force of all-or-nothing thinking.
I always ruin things. I never listen.
The words feel absolute. As the belief takes hold, her world fractures, and she is swept into the extremes of her own mind. She finds herself in Allstown, a place where perfection is the only acceptable state, and in Nothingville, where brokenness feels like permanent truth.
Caught between the pressure of Allstown and the despair of Nothingville, Lilly encounters a dilemma that feels impossible. What if a single mistake is not the end of the story but part of it? What if she can move forward even while feeling afraid? The question becomes her turning point as she begins to discover that emotional freedom does not come from choosing one feeling over another. It comes from allowing more than one truth to exist at the same time.
About The Author
Andy McGregor is a Licensed Professional Counselor, MA-LPC who specializes in trauma and resilience work with children, teens, adults, and families. As both clinician and storyteller, he has spent years helping people understand that emotions rarely arrive in neat categories. Very often the truth is not this or that, but this and that. Fear and courage can live together. Sadness and hope can sit side by side. This belief is at the heart of The Land of And, a trilogy created to grow alongside its readers by offering age-appropriate adventures that model emotional flexibility, compassion, and the courage to hold contradictions.
Andy is also certified in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, reflecting his ongoing commitment to healing approaches that honor both mind and body.
Through his counseling work and his writing, Andy is dedicated to offering children and families tools that lessen the pull of all-or-nothing thinking. He seeks to create stories and spaces where emotional complexity feels safe, understandable, and workable. He lives in Wisconsin with his family and two very happy dogs. Like many of the people he serves, he continues the lifelong practice of balancing work, family, volunteering, creative pursuits, and the ongoing reminder that becoming more is a journey without a single destination.
Availability
Author Name: Andy McGregor
Book Name: The Land of And: A Magical Tale for Kids - Book 1
Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/gr6hft3
Barnes & Noble Link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-land-of-and-andy-mcgregor/1148892132?ean=9798295442926
Author Name: Andy McGregor
Book Name: The Land of And: A Young Adult Adventure - Book 1
Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/7Nu9mbf
Barnes & Noble Link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-land-of-and-andy-mcgregor/1148865786?ean=9798295443015
Media Contact
Company Name: GPS
Contact Person: Jacob Russells
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Country: United States
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