This little book holds a lot. Inside, you'll find simple spells for big emotions — the kind that sneak up on you at bedtime, or make your chest feel too tight during the day. With gentle guidance and magical thinking, tiny spells big feelings helps young hearts learn how to name what they feel, and how to care for themselves in tender, empowering ways. Tucked between the spells are two exhumed chapters, unearthed from the Spells for Surviving a Haunted Childhood series. These never-before-shared stories feature unforgettable moments with Nanny and Reta — two figures from the past who taught hard lessons, and whose shadows still linger today. This is more than a spellbook — it's an invitation to heal. Whether you're a child, a grown-up, or something beautifully in-between, you’ll find light here. Barbara Latinka is a memoirist, poet, and trauma survivor who writes at the intersection of memory and magic. With a voice rooted in emotional honesty and lyrical clarity, her work explores childhood trauma, family estrangement, and the healing power of language. She is the author of the three-part memoir series Spells for Surviving a Haunted Childhood, a genre-defying collection told through poetic vignettes and ritual-like spells.Her other published works include Tiny Spells for Big Feelings, a spellbook children of all ages learning to process big emotions, and Keeper of the Light, a gentle easy reader that reimagines the author's ghost girl as a beacon of empathy and hope. They also created Create Your Own Grimoire: A Mindfulness Prompt Journal-a guided space for readers to reflect, reclaim, and cast their own healing narratives.Through her imprint, Haunted Light Productions, Barbara is committed to creating books that hold space for survivors, sensitive souls, and anyone who has ever felt invisible. Her stories speak to the shadowed parts of life-and offer language as a form of light.