When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. 
But what do you do when it gives you a brittle, uncomfy pinecone?

My watercolor illustrated children's book "The Little Green Kitten and the Pinecone" tells an abstract story of a kitten who's trapped in a strange sort of enclosure with a pinecone. It's written with the intention that his struggles to deal with the pinecone could be used as a metaphorical springboard into talking to kids about dealing with their emotions, particularly negative ones that feel uncomfortable.