The Misfit Flower

Akshita Jain

Thesis Faculty
Kurt BiegNamreta Kumar

The Misfit Flower is a children’s book about feeling different, finding connection, and learning how to navigate big emotions.

It introduces gentle emotional interventions during story-time by using AR-based image tracking to spark dialogue between children and their caregivers. When a page is scanned, a character from the story speaks aloud and asks a reflective question, creating space for conversation