To Otto, Eric, Jill & Nicola
Introduction
Hello, hello! It is lovely to have you here. My name is Tarsila, and I’m an illustrator, author and all-round creative. I am originally from Brazil, though most of my adventures in adulthood have happened in Ireland: a special place where I began making books and where my son, Otto, was born. Becoming a mother was a life-long desire for me, but I did not realise that some of its challenges would be extremely difficult, and occasionally, life would be too much to handle. And this is how Little Love Lessons came about. It sprouted from daily musings, reflections and observing my journey as I grew into a parent, and I will share more about this later in the book. For now, I would like to invite you to enjoy these little nuggets of love, either on your own or with a child in your life. These lessons helped me overcome and better understand some of the bumps in the road to becoming a parent, and I hope they can also give you moments of connection, discovery, calm, fun, inspiration, self-expression, understanding … and, of course, love!
