A Heartwarming Moment at Broadview Garden Centre

It was such a delightful surprise to see Let the Souls of Our Children Sing displayed at Broadview Garden Centre in Hadlow — a place I’ve always associated with calm, beauty, and reflection. Seeing my book nestled among the blooms and bookshelves brought back a rush of memories, not only of the writing journey itself, but of my lifelong passion for education and emotional growth in children.

This book is incredibly close to my heart. It stems from decades of observing how children thrive when they’re given emotional freedom — when their imagination and curiosity are nurtured, not stifled. I’ve believed this since my earliest days in education in the 1970s. Back then, my classroom was a space of discovery, music, and heartfelt expression — and those moments still echo in my mind today.

Over the years, through journalism, magazine editing, and working with wonderful organizations both in the UK and the US, my belief in the emotional and creative empowerment of children has only deepened. Today, working at an academy of drama and music, I see again and again how vital it is to let our young people be heard — truly heard — and how deeply healing that can be.

Let the Souls of Our Children Sing is my offering to all who believe in nurturing the whole child — mind, body, and spirit. To see it sitting in Broadview, waiting to reach someone new, filled me with gratitude. Here’s to the power of words and the beauty of growing — just like the garden that held my book that day.

—Leonora Langley

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