Welcome to Ryan's Brush of Wonderd a world full of magic and fun Inside these pages, young readers will go on a fun trip full of colorful adventures and important lessons about life. In this exciting story, we meet Ryan, a young boy with a very special paintbrush that can take him and his friends to different places and times. Ryan's close friends, Happy the Happy Penguin, Krokie the Choleric Crocodile, Mirs Owl the Melancholic Owl, and Rino the Phlegmatic Rhinoceros, go with him on his exciting adventures. Together, they go deep into their feelings and learn how important friendship, understanding, and personal growth are. In the first story, "Happy the Sanguine Penguin," readers will see how Happy has to deal with other penguins making him feel sad and left out. Children will do tasks that focus on selfacceptance and being proud of what makes them different, like coloring pages of Happy Dancing and writing affirmations for themselves. In "Krokie the Choleric Crocodile," readers follow Krokie as he tries to control his short temper, which often causes him to hurt his friends by accident. Children will learn how to control their anger and how important it is to keep up good relationships through role-playing and making a friendship coupon book. In the next story, "Mirs Owl the Melancholy Owl," young readers will see how Mirs Owl has trouble making friends because she always feels sad. Children will learn to respect the little things in life and find comfort in the power of gratitude if they make a gratitude jar and write down things that bring them happiness and joy.
