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With so many captivating creatures in my life, I am coming out with new stories and illustrations regularly.
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The “true” story of a retired racehorse who moves to Hawaii. She misses the excitement of the track and longs to be a parade pony, but this honor is for Hawaiian horses only. Phena realizes she cannot expect to be accepted by the other horses. She has to earn it by being open to new ideas and experiences, while being true to herself.
Readers will learn alongside Phena what it means to be Hawaiian and live with Aloha and Kokua.
The story is based on the real experiences of the author’s two favorite Thoroughbred mares, “Phena” and “Call me Cinderella”.
The cars are excited to go to the zoo to meet the animals they are named after.
The beetle is disappointed he is not named after something powerful or fast like a Jaguar or a Mustang.
With the help of his teacher, Beetle learns to appreciate the diversity and beauty of beetles and become proud to be named after them.
Quilliam the porcupine is lonely because he cannot control his emotions or his quills. It takes a scary twist of fate for him to learn how to connect with others.
A porcupine is the perfect choice to tell the story of a character who struggles with closeness and connection. Quilliam unintentionally inflicts pain on his friends because he cannot control his emotions and his quills. It takes being caught in a vulnerable position to allow him to connect with others.
Everyone has felt lonely before. We can all relate to Quilliam's struggle to trust, to be vulnerable and to be open to allow true connections with others. I hope my young readers can take away from this story to embrace all sides of themselves and to trust their family and friends to accept them for who they are.
Quilliam needs a Hug delivers a poignant message of loneliness, acceptance and friendship captured in dark, beautiful illustrations.
