Yuka & the color of dreams (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781964201184)

YUKA THE RED PANDA series: Adventures of a curious little light worker in search of experiences, beauty, and wisdom.

YUKA & THE COLOR DREAMS: Yuka reflects on the day, says words of affirmation, and gets ready for bed. The process of going to sleep and preparing for the realm of dreams is a poetic routine ...

This is a rhyming book created for highly sensitive souls, starseeds, anyone who falls under the neurodivergent umbrella, toddlers, seniors, and those in between, looking to downregulate their nervous system before going to sleep.

This is Shungi Ono's very first book. The way it came to be is that Shungi's inner-child resisted going to sleep early and needed inspiration to get into bed. Late late laaaate one night, the muses whispered out a short haiku, then it evolved into a poem, the illustrations came after, then the format took shape, and here we are - a concept and a series was born.

This charming series, tailored for highly sensitive souls, offers moments of tranquility, simplicity and wonder. Yuka's experiences aim to soothe, relax and down-regulate the nervous system, preparing young & wise readers for bedtime while inviting them to look forward to sleep and the realm of dreams. Through mostly wordless narratives, more experienced readers are encouraged to reconnect with their inner child, weaving their own language, words, expressions, interpretations and stories appropriate to the moment, thereby fostering imagination and allowing for personalized reflections aligned with one's culture, values, and belief systems. Yuka is not gender or racially defined so everyone can connect in a way that is inclusive to their own reality. If nothing else, the charm and poetry of the images will bring pleasure to anyone who is sensitive to this aesthetic and/or subject matter.