Sparkle Valley started as a gift. It was a story I started writing for my daughter on the day she entered middle school. At that time, I sensed something slipping away. The magical world of imagination that we had shared in our garden, in hand-made fairy boats and dinosaur-filled woods was slowly being replaced by structure and screens.
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This series of books is my attempt to capture what I saw happening to her (and so many children at that same age). There's this sudden shift that occurs. This quiet loss. The fading of play. 
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As a philosopher, I later found words for what I had felt.  I discovered Novalis's concept of the Blue Flower—a symbol of imagination, joy, and courage. I came to believe that this Blue Flower wasn't just poetry or some kind of decoration, it was essential. It's what makes us human.
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So Sparkle Valley is, in many ways, a love letter. To my daughter, to my younger self, and to the belief that imagination is one of the most important forces in human life. If there's one message at the heart of these stories, it's this: 
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Imagination is not a phase. It's a power.