Owen Learns He Has What It Takes: A Lesson in Resilience - Hardcover

by David Thomas (Author), Ghyslaine Vaysset (Illustrator)

Engaging Picture Book Helps 3- to 6-Year-Olds Overcome Fear

- meet a nervous dog who learns to cope
- kids discover they can try new things without fear
- from counselor and bestselling author David Thomas

Owen is a yellow lab who's scared of new places and people and who stands too close and licks too long. But when he visits a children's hospital, a very special boy helps him find his resilience--even as Owen helps the boys and girls at the hospital do the same.

From veteran counselors and bestselling authors Sissy Goff and David Thomas, The Daystar Dogs series follows Owen and his furry friends at the little yellow house in Nashville. As the puppies, and the kids they help, navigate hard situations, children will discover how to regulate emotions, develop necessary social skills, and discover the difference each puppy--and child--can make. Heartwarming and helpful, these books speak to the heart of what your child needs emotionally, socially, and spiritually today.

Back Jacket

When Owen met new people and felt worried, he would stand too close and lick too long. Sometimes he climbed onto people's laps, forgetting that he weighed seventy-five pounds.

Owen has a job to do. As a new therapy dog, he's supposed to help kids when they feel sad or mad, scared or worried, lost or lonely. But what should he do when he feels sad or mad, scared or worried, lost or lonely?

Nothing seems to help until one day Owen visits a children's hospital and meets a very special boy who might be able to help Owen with his big feelings . . .

With inspiration from a much-loved fellow therapist--who happens to be a dog--veteran counselor David Thomas shares an engaging adventure of a furry friend who finds the courage to do hard and scary things.

Author Biography

David Thomas, LMSW, is coexecutive director of Daystar Counseling in Nashville, Tennessee, and the author of 10 books. A frequent media guest and speaker, he cohosts a top parenting podcast, Raising Boys and Girls. Learn more at RaisingBoysAndGirls.com.