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Coming Spring 2025
"Nancy Manet's book MY EXPANSION, beautifully illustrated by Michelle Buvala is an original, creative and compassionate story to encourage and offer guidance. "
- IndieReader
Why Did I Write a Children's Book?
You Are My Expansion was inspired by the song My Expansion
When Nancy first had children, she thought her kids should be like perfectly-potted tulips. Instead, her daughter was more like a wildflower. Nancy had a choice. She could listen to her daughter and expand as a parent or force her rigid belief system onto her child. Nancy chose to expand and now embraces the diverse world through a different lens- one that is inclusive and accepting. Her hope is that others will embrace love, listen to their children, and expand.
I didn’t set out to write a children’s book, but I was encouraged to share the song I wrote about my daughter (My Expansion). I submitted the song in its demo form and shared the story behind the song. Small Tooth Dog Publisher, Sean Buvala, called teary eyed and said writing a book about how the child changed the parent isn’t normal. He also shared that he has a transgender child as was deeply moved. The children’s book was born.
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