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My Best Friend Pingi

By Professor DeanDean

Pingi is Pixy’s best friend. He joins her for breakfast, waits outside the bath and sleeps beside her every night. Whenever the world feels a little too big, one good squish makes everything easier.

Then one morning, Pingi is gone.

As Pixy and her dads search everywhere, she must make room for sadness, anger, hope and eventually a new understanding: someone we love can leave something important with us, even when they are no longer beside us.

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For Parents — A Gentle Story About Loss, Big Feelings and Learning to Carry On

My Best Friend Pingi takes a childhood experience that adults can easily underestimate — the disappearance of a treasured comfort object — and treats it with genuine emotional weight. Daddy and Papa do not tell Pixy to stop crying, replace Pingi immediately or insist that he was “only a toy”. They listen, search with her and allow her feelings to matter.

The story also avoids an easy magical return. Pixy does not forget Pingi or suddenly stop missing him. Instead, she begins finding ways to remember him and recognises that the comfort he gave her has become part of who she is. This gives parents a gentle starting point for conversations about loss, uncertainty, attachment and empathy without making the book feel clinical or heavy.

A gentle story about missing someone
Makes space for big feelings
Encourages emotional expression
Builds empathy through story

“My daughter lost her favourite rabbit last year and this story really got to me. Pixy is allowed to be angry, sad and hopeful without anyone trying to fix those feelings. It gave us such a gentle way to talk about missing something you love.”

— Natalie C., mum of a 6-year-old girl

When a Little Loss Feels Enormous

To an adult, Pingi may look like a cuddly toy. To Pixy, he is breakfast companion, bedtime comforter and best friend.
The story takes that attachment seriously, allowing young readers to see their own big feelings treated with respect rather than brushed aside.

Sad, Cross, Brave — Sometimes All at Once

Pixy cries. She gets angry. She searches again. Some days she feels brave, and some days she still feels sad.
Rather than rushing her towards feeling better, the story shows that difficult emotions can sit beside one another and change from day to day.

Parents Who Listen Instead of Fixing

Daddy and Papa search alongside Pixy, comfort her and tell her the truth when they do not know where Pingi has gone.
Most importantly, they never tell her that Pingi is “only a toy”. They understand that what matters to their child matters to them too.

Love Can Leave Something Behind

Pingi may be missing, but what he gave Pixy has not disappeared.
By the end, Pixy realises that the comfort Pingi once gave her is something she can now offer to somebody else. It gives the story hope without pretending that missing him has simply gone away.

A Gentle Story for Important Conversations

The simple story gives families an opening to talk about lost comfort objects, separation, change and the feeling of not knowing whether something will return.
There is sadness here, but also warmth, humour and reassurance throughout.

What other parents think:

“Pingi is not ‘just a toy’. That line hit me. My son has a bear he has slept with since he was tiny, and to him that bear is absolutely part of the family. This book understands that.”

— Amir R., dad of a 5-year-old boy

“Quiet, honest and really lovely. My four-year-old was completely absorbed. There is no magical solution at the end, which I actually appreciated. Pixy misses Pingi and slowly learns she can still be okay.”

— Grace T., mum of a 4-year-old girl

“The empty space beside her in bed got us both. My daughter cuddled her own teddy very tightly after this one. A beautifully simple story about something that feels enormous when you are little.”

— Priya N., mum of a 5-year-old girl

“A surprisingly useful little book. My son lost his comfort blanket on holiday and was devastated. We found this afterwards, and it helped him talk about being cross and sad without feeling silly about it.”

— James W., dad of a 6-year-old boy

“Sad, but not gloomy. I was worried this might be too upsetting for my three-year-old, but it is very gentle. There are funny little moments with the socks and Daddy’s records that keep it warm.”

— Mei L., mum of a 3-year-old girl

“My seven-year-old understood something different. She initially saw it as a story about losing a toy. Afterwards she started talking about how Pixy uses what Pingi taught her to comfort somebody else. That stayed with her.”

— Kwame D., dad of a 7-year-old girl

“We now have a special corner too. My little boy wanted to make a place for a toy he lost when he was younger. It turned into a really sweet conversation about remembering things even when we cannot get them back.”

— Sofia M., mum of a 5-year-old boy

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