Meet The Inclusive Sensory Squad: The world’s first picture book series where fidget toys come to life to teach calm, inclusion, and joy.
- Inclusive Stories
- Nov 13
- 2 min read
Imagine if your child’s favourite fidget toy could talk, move, and feel just like them.
That is exactly what happens in The Inclusive Sensory Squad, a first-of-its-kind picture book series where sensory tools spring to life, each with their own personalities, strengths, and ways of finding calm.
Created by award-winning author Brooklyn Banjoko, this imaginative series helps children of all abilities understand sensory differences in a warm, playful, and practical way. The books turn everyday fidgets into friends showing children that there is no “right” way to feel, play, or cope.
Fidgety Flo Spins Too Fast – A Story About ADHD, Energy, and Finding Calm
Meet Flo, a bright, star-shaped fidget who is always on the move. She spins, taps, and bounces because her body needs to move to think and feel calm. Flo’s story helps children understand energy in a positive way, showing that movement-seeking bodies are full of creativity and spark not “too much.”
Blanket Benji’s Big Hug – A Comforting Story for Kids with Big Feelings
When the world feels too loud, Blanket Benji knows what to do. He wraps himself in warmth and softness until his body feels safe again. Benji teaches children that deep pressure and comfort can help big feelings shrink to a size that feels manageable. He reminds readers that seeking calm is something to be proud of, not ashamed of.
How it helps all children
Whether a child is autistic, ADHD, sensory-seeking, anxious, or simply curious, the Sensory Squad gives them language and images to talk about their own needs.
Neurotypical children learn empathy by seeing what helps others feel safe.
Neurodivergent children feel seen and validated when their ways of regulating are celebrated on the page.
Parents and teachers gain simple, concrete examples of sensory support they can try in everyday life.
From page to play
Every story links naturally to real sensory tools, the very same kinds of fidgets many families already use at home or school.
Chewies, weighted blankets, wiggle cushions, and calm-down jars are woven into the stories as characters and coping tools, giving children a real-world connection they can understand and use.
Building connection, one story at a time
Each book includes a parent and carer guide, written to help families talk about emotions, sensory needs, and co-regulation. The series also introduces all five characters, Fidgety Flo, Blanket Benji, Quiet Quinn, Chewy Charlie, and Bouncy Bella, each inspired by real sensory tools that children love.
Together, they show that inclusion is not about doing everything the same way. It is about understanding what helps each person feel calm, focused, and happy.
The Inclusive Sensory Squad is changing how children learn about difference, through stories that are joyful, practical, and deeply human.
Because fidgets are not just toys.
In the right story, they are friends.
Explore the series:
Discover more at: www.inclusivestoriesbox.co.uk
And before you go, don't forget to check out our Inclusive Stories Box.
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