BOOKS
Step inside Auntie Ellen’s Orange House, where learning colors is a joyful adventure!
Through colorful illustrations, gentle storytelling, and heartwarming moments, young readers discover the wonderful world of colors while learning about kindness, friendship, and belonging.
Perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and early learners, this delightful story makes learning fun while reminding every child that they are special, valued, and loved.
Auntie Ellen’s Feelings invites children into a gentle, welcoming world where every emotion matters. Through caring moments, simple language, and everyday experiences, children learn to recognize, name, and express their feelings. Auntie Ellen introduces proven, age-appropriate calming techniques, including deep breathing, grounding exercises, and positive coping strategies, helping children manage big emotions while feeling safe, heard, understood, and supported.
Auntie Ellen’s Numbers
Come along with Auntie Ellen on a fun-filled adventure where every number brings something new to discover!
Through playful illustrations, everyday adventures, and gentle guidance, young readers explore the exciting world of numbers and counting while building confidence and curiosity.
Perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and early learners, this delightful book makes learning numbers enjoyable while encouraging children to explore, discover, and celebrate every little success.
Auntie Ellen Visits the Helpers takes children on a heartwarming journey to meet the everyday heroes who make our communities special. Through friendly conversations, colorful adventures, and Auntie Ellen’s gentle guidance, little ones discover different jobs, learn the importance of helping others, and understand that everyone has a valuable role to play.
Auntie Ellen’s Special Friends invites children into a warm, welcoming world where everyone belongs. Through gentle storytelling, meaningful friendships, and everyday experiences, children learn about people who are blind, deaf, hard of hearing, have physical disabilities, or experience the world differently. Auntie Ellen teaches kindness, empathy, respect, and inclusion, helping children understand that everyone has unique abilities, deserves friendship, and should feel accepted, valued, and loved.
Through gentle storytelling, meaningful conversations, and Auntie Ellen’s warm guidance, children discover how awareness ribbons represent different health conditions, disabilities, challenges, and causes. Young readers learn that everyone experiences life differently and that understanding, compassion, and acceptance help make the world a kinder place.
At Auntie Ellen’s house, every ribbon has meaning, every person matters, and everyone deserves kindness, dignity, and respect.
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Notes for Parents and Teachers
Being different is not a weakness.
It is not something to fix.
And it is never something to be ashamed of.
Every child in this book is strong in their own way.
Some move differently.
Some communicate differently.
Some need extra time, space, or understanding.
But all of them deserve kindness, respect, and friendship. Words matter. Kindness matters.
And when we learn to see differences as strengths, the world becomes a better place for everyone.
Uncle Bo
Thank you for sharing the Auntie Ellen’s World series with your child or students.
These books were created with one clear purpose: to help children feel seen, understood, and confident in who they are—while learning about the world and the people in it.
Each story introduces children to everyday experiences, emotions, helpers, and friends who may think, feel, learn, or move differently. Some characters are shy, some are sensory-sensitive, some communicate in unique ways, and others overcome physical or emotional challenges. What they all share is something important: they belong.
How This Series Helps Children
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Builds empathy and kindness
Children learn that differences are normal and valuable. The stories encourage compassion, patience, and respect for others. -
Supports social-emotional learning (SEL)
Topics like feelings, friendship, fear, confidence, and problem-solving are presented in simple, age-appropriate ways. -
Encourages inclusion and understanding
Children see characters with autism, sensory sensitivities, physical challenges, and different abilities portrayed positively—never as “less than.” -
Creates language for big feelings
The books help children name emotions and experiences they may struggle to explain themselves. -
Safe for classrooms and homes
The stories are gentle, respectful, and designed to spark conversation—without labels, judgment, or fear.
For Adults Reading Along
We encourage parents and educators to pause, ask questions, and invite children to share their thoughts:
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“Have you ever felt like this?”
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“How do you think this character feels?”
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“What would you do to help a friend?”
These moments turn reading into connection—and stories into understanding.
Our Belief
Every child deserves stories where they feel represented.
Every child deserves to know that being different is not a problem—it’s part of being human.
Thank you for helping raise a generation that is kinder, more aware, and more inclusive.
With gratitude,
Uncle Bo & Clare