11/09/2026
šļø What if spotting a swooping seagull could remind you to hand your worries over to God?
For author and illustrator Debbie Green, that's exactly what happens.
Her new book, See That Swooping Seagull, began with prayers for a young woman at Debbie's church whose life was being limited by worry. During a writers' retreat, Debbie couldn't get her off her mind, so she put those prayers into a poem.
That poem became a book designed to help children slow down, redirect troublesome thoughts and remember the biblical truths they can turn to when they're worried.
Combining Debbie's words with her own colouring illustrations, it's a book to read, colour and come back to when worries feel a little too big.
And Debbie admits the message has ended up helping her too:
āI am constantly now being nudged by God to look up at swooping seagulls!ā
Her hope for the children who read it?
āI'd like to set them free from hours of needless worry.ā
šļø See That Swooping Seagull: Give God Your Worries Colouring Book by Debbie Green is available now from all good bookshops.