People at different stages of life need different ways to make sense of their experiences. Adults may want a practical way to reflect on the pressures and routines shaping their days. Children may need accessible language and resources to begin understanding their emotions. Author and educator Penny Naoum is developing books for both audiences through Penny’s Serendipity House.
Her publishing work includes The Serendipity Agenda, an undated agenda for adults, and The Serendipity Club, a forthcoming illustrated social-emotional learning (SEL) story for children aged 6 to 12. The projects are distinct in format and audience, but both reflect an interest in turning complex experiences into practical, approachable tools.
Naoum’s background spans education and more than 12 years in tourism and hospitality. Her wider professional work has reinforced a recurring idea: people and organizations often struggle when connected parts of an experience are treated as if they have nothing to do with one another. Her books bring that interest into everyday life and learning.
A guided agenda designed around real life
The Serendipity Agenda began with Naoum’s experience of balancing significant professional responsibilities with a complex personal health and burnout journey. At the time, her work, health, and goals were spread across different places, and none of them showed her the whole picture. She wanted one place that did.
The result is one agenda for the whole person. Health, inner wellbeing, mindset, business, and relationships sit side by side, held together by Naoum’s S.E.R.E.N.D.I.P.I.T.Y. Method®. It replaces separate diaries, notebooks, and the notes app: less screen, more presence.
At the end of each day, a 30-second check-in offers a guided, gentle moment of reflection that never judges. The Serendipity Life Wheel lets readers see where they begin, and how balanced their life feels a year later. Part book, part agenda, it includes opening and closing chapters to learn from and a Sunday Wisdom every week. It is undated, so readers can buy once, start on any day, and use it for just over 12 months.
Its central message is to redefine the art of luxury, on your own terms. “Luxury is not about more,” says Naoum. “It’s about the ability to pause, choosing what truly matters, and having the courage to honour it.”
A forthcoming book for younger readers
The Serendipity Club extends Naoum’s publishing work to children. The forthcoming book follows eight girls of different ages, nationalities, cultures, and backgrounds at a primary school in London as they learn about the world together, the good and the difficult.
Inclusion runs through the story: Penny has vitiligo, Yong wears a prosthetic leg, and Ella has Down syndrome. The book was written for all children, with neurodivergent readers especially in mind. The character of Penny is personal, as Naoum has lived with vitiligo since childhood.
Chapters explore friendship, other cultures, growing bodies, consent, calming breathing techniques, and dreams for the future, each ending with a short Activity Path rather than a worksheet. The book’s original songs, released under the artist name Penny’s N, are linked from its pages by QR code. A companion book led by boys is in development.
Publishing as part of a wider body of work
For Naoum, writing sits alongside consultancy and education rather than apart from them. Penny’s Serendipity House brings these activities together through a shared interest in connecting ideas and making knowledge useful in practice.
The books are not presented as a single formula for personal growth. Instead, they offer different entry points: one agenda for an adult’s whole life and a forthcoming resource focused on children’s emotional learning. Further books and educational projects are also planned.
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