Waking Ben Doldrums

Key Selling Points

• A gentle introduction to depression and mental health for young readers.

• Addresses the reality of mental health challenges experienced by university students.

• Demonstrates neighbors coming together as a community to support each other.

• Quirky illustrations feature cutaways of the apartment building and neighborhood.

• The story's setting was inspired by the Warner Estate in Walthomstow, England, where homes were split into four flats and the walls were so thin the occupants created a morning alarm system by knocking on the walls.