Junee & Me - Paperback

by Tiffany Stoner-Harris (Author), Sara Anais Gonzalez (Illustrator)

"JuNee & Me" is a book that focuses on JuNee, the therapy dog that not only helps people in the community, but who also helps her family. This story highlights the relationship between JuNee and her human sister Tazia. There are several experiences and feelings identified at home, school, and in the community, with healthy coping skills discussed that emerge through engaging with JuNee.

This book is designed to help children learn about healthy coping skills, including a recognition of emotions, with the ability to appropriately express the attached feelings. In addition, this book provides descriptions of JuNee the therapy dog, and how in both her working state and her state of being a family pet, she can be helpful to the humans around her. In total, the reader is taken on a journey of discovery of new ways of managing emotions and engaging in relationship with JuNee.