JoyWorks Publishing, the publishing branch of the JoyWorks Networks Inc., has released a new children’s book, Nugget the Nomad: Adventures of a Yoga Dog, aimed at helping youth cope with struggles and change. With a relatable and reassuring message for children, the book is based on a true story about author Janet Lawless Christ’s rescue dog and a portion of the proceeds will go to Thrive Animal Rescue. In the first five days of the book’s release, well over 1,000 copies sold, with more than 2,150 sold to date. Downloadable lesson plans for K-3 grades are being developed for at-home learning and will soon be available.
“I wrote Nugget the Nomad after I broke my back while trying to separate my dogs during an altercation between them,” said Christ. “Bad, sad and scary things happen in everyone’s life, including the lives of children, but if we get children to talk about the bad and help them find and hold onto the littlest nugget of joy, they can begin to find healing. It’s remarkable that we presold hundreds of books and now, less than a month after its release we’re up to thousands of books sold with requests from pro athletes, motivational speakers, educators and others. It speaks to a hurting nation with youth who need comforting.”
Nugget the Nomad tells the story of Nugget, a dog who is fostered by family friends after his owner hurts her back trying to break up an altercation between Nugget and his brother Eddie. This is the first book by Christ in a series of stories of human life, strife and dilemmas and how to find ways to thrive and survive those struggles as seen through the eyes of sentient animal characters, including pet dogs, bees, butterflies, earthworms, chickens, goats, homing pigeons, etc.
“Already, we have over 1,000 preorders of our next three books!” added Christ.
Nugget The Nomad was written by Christ and illustrated by Ryan Hernandez. The Nugget collection includes Nugget the Nomad: Adventures of a Yoga Dog book, yoga mat, adult and children’s face mask and stickers.
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