YUKA MEETS A BLUE FRIEND IN COSTA RICA*
By Shungi Ono
*This book is part of
YUKA THE RED PANDAⓇ series:
Adventures of a curious little light worker
in search of experiences, beauty, and wisdom.
SYNOPSIS: On a trip to see the mysterious "Las Bolas"on the Isla del Caño, a biological reserve in Costa Rica, Yuka meets a blue friend. Playing on and around the stone spheres, the blue friend leads Yuka to some of the most beautiful places on the island. After a day of fun and discovery, Yuka and Morpho watch the sunset, go to sleep under the stars and dream of mandalas honoring Morphos' family and friends …
A wordless narrative ending with words of affirmation. Created for highly sensitive souls, starseeds, neurodivergent individuals, toddlers, seniors, and anyone in between looking to downregulate their nervous system before going to sleep.
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.
More about how to use the books in this series as a therapeutic tool here
Written & "Illustrated" by Shungi OnoⓇ
Illustrations generated with the help of Dall-E 2 / Canva
Text Copyright © 2024 Shungite Publishing Inc.
Illustrations Copyright © 2024 Shungite Publishing Inc.
eBook ISBN 978-1-964201-32-0
Paperback ISBN 978-1-964201-33-7
Hardback ISBN 978-1-964201-34-4
Paperback cover is matte & Hardback cover is gloss
