The Invisible Backpack was written for visible reconnection.
This story is inspired by real families who live the unique rhythm of touring life. While one parent travels to bring music and light to the world, the other holds down home with love, strength, and steady care.
Through The Invisible Backpack, the hope is to help children move from confusion to understanding, from missing to feeling connected, and from distance to closeness — reminding families that love stretches across every mile, time zones, and goodbyes, always finding its way back home.
"As a mom, stage wife, and therapist, I truly believe The Invisible Backpack is such a meaningful story for families spending time apart. It helps children see and make sense of their feelings when a parent is away, offering a gentle way to handle big emotions. When kids imagine backpacks filled with love, notes, and little reminders, their feelings become easier to understand and comforting to hold." — Samantha Beretta, LPC-MHSP
✦ Hardcover · Ages 3–8
✦ Vivid full-color illustrations by Trea Bailey
✦ Therapist endorsed
✦ Book 1 of the Stage Wives children's book series, “Touring Tales”
✦ Published by Kinder Talu House · Novus Press Works · Nashville, TN
First 100 presale copies are signed by authors Rhyan Shirley & Rachel Smith. Ships by July 21st — one week before the official release date of July 28th.
The Invisible Backpack was written for visible reconnection.
This story is inspired by real families who live the unique rhythm of touring life. While one parent travels to bring music and light to the world, the other holds down home with love, strength, and steady care.
Through The Invisible Backpack, the hope is to help children move from confusion to understanding, from missing to feeling connected, and from distance to closeness — reminding families that love stretches across every mile, time zones, and goodbyes, always finding its way back home.
"As a mom, stage wife, and therapist, I truly believe The Invisible Backpack is such a meaningful story for families spending time apart. It helps children see and make sense of their feelings when a parent is away, offering a gentle way to handle big emotions. When kids imagine backpacks filled with love, notes, and little reminders, their feelings become easier to understand and comforting to hold." — Samantha Beretta, LPC-MHSP
✦ Hardcover · Ages 3–8
✦ Vivid full-color illustrations by Trea Bailey
✦ Therapist endorsed
✦ Book 1 of the Stage Wives children's book series, “Touring Tales”
✦ Published by Kinder Talu House · Novus Press Works · Nashville, TN
First 100 presale copies are signed by authors Rhyan Shirley & Rachel Smith. Ships by July 21st — one week before the official release date of July 28th.
