Everything you need to tell the Story Lantern story. For interview requests, review copies, and media inquiries -- we'd love to connect.
Nicky Girl is a children's book author and the founder of Story Lantern. Her debut picture book, Omar and the SuperTails: First Day of School, helps children ages 4-8 feel brave, seen, and ready for new adventures. She writes stories designed to make every child feel like they belong.
Nicky Girl is a children's book author, storyteller, and the founder of Story Lantern -- a modern emotional storytelling brand built to help children feel brave, included, imaginative, and loved.
Her debut picture book, Omar and the SuperTails: First Day of School, follows Omar as he navigates the nerves, excitement, and unexpected magic of his first day at Animal Academy. With the help of five unforgettable animal friends -- Milo, Ellie, Gary, Lola, and Tina -- Omar discovers that the very things that make him different are his greatest strengths.
The book was written with intentionality and heart -- weaving together themes of social-emotional learning, ADHD/neurodiversity awareness, disability inclusion, and first-day-of-school confidence in a story warm enough for bedtime and rich enough for the classroom.
Story Lantern's mission is to create emotionally safe, imagination-building story experiences for children -- stories that feel like a warm light guiding little readers home. Nicky's work has resonated with parents, teachers, school psychologists, librarians, and literacy organizations who believe that the right story at the right moment can change a child's life.
Nicky is available for school visits, library storytimes, virtual author visits, podcast interviews, and speaking engagements.
How do we shift the narrative for children who feel like they don't fit in -- and why stories are one of the most powerful tools we have to do it?
What does it actually look like to write a children's book that works for a child who thinks, moves, and processes the world differently?
Why SEL isn't just a buzzword -- and how one picture book read-aloud can open the door to conversations about courage, empathy, and belonging that last all year.
First-day anxiety is real, but it's often a signal of something deeper: a child's need to feel like they belong.
The journey from first story idea to Story Lantern -- and why the author chose to build a brand rooted in emotional safety rather than marketing noise.
What happens to a child when they finally see themselves in a story -- and what responsibility authors have to make sure more children get that feeling.
Why the best children's stories work on two levels -- giving children the adventure and giving adults the emotional depth.
Omar and the SuperTails is not just a first-day-of-school book -- it's a confidence-building, inclusion-centered emotional experience designed with SEL frameworks in mind.
The book features characters representing different ways of being different -- including a character with a disability (Lola the Lion) and characters that speak to ADHD/neurodivergent children.
Story Lantern offers free teacher resources including lesson plans, SEL guides, and classroom activity sheets -- making it easy to use the book in K-2 classrooms.
The brand is being built into a full emotional storytelling company -- with future plans for animation, a podcast, plushies, and licensing.
Author Nicky Girl is available for school visits, virtual author visits, library storytimes, and speaking events for literacy events, conferences, and community organizations.
Interested in reviewing Omar and the SuperTails: First Day of School for your blog, podcast, newsletter, or classroom? We'd love to get you a copy.
Please reach out with your name, platform/publication, audience size, and whether you'd prefer a physical or digital review file.
For interview requests, media inquiries, review copies, or partnership opportunities:
nickygirltheauthor@gmail.com
For school visits and event bookings:
nickygirltheauthor@gmail.com