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

... On a trip to the Isla del Caño, a biological reserve in Costa Rica, to see the mysterious "Las Bolas", Yuka meets a blue friend. Playing on and around the stone spheres, the blue friend leads Yuka to some of the island's most beautiful places. After a day of fun and discovery, Yuka and...

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

... On a trip to the Isla del Caño, a biological reserve in Costa Rica, to see the mysterious "Las Bolas", Yuka meets a blue friend. Playing on and around the stone spheres, the blue friend leads Yuka to some of the island's most beautiful places. After a day of fun and discovery, Yuka and Morpho watch the sunset together, go to sleep under the stars and dream of mandalas made of Morpho's extended family and friends ...

This is a wordless book for toddlers, seniors and everyone in between looking to down-regulate their nervous system before going to sleep.

By Shungi Ono 80 Pages, 59 Illustrations by Shungi Ono generated via Dall-E 2 & Canva.

This visually stunning 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. By inviting the reader to engage their own imagination, this series also becomes an exercise, potentially guarding against or slowing down cognitive decline while simultaneously offering a profound resonance for individuals grappling with mental illness, or not, serving as a therapeutic outlet to connect with cherished memories and universal experiences. 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 detailed information on the series at https: //shungitepublishing.com/pages/about-yuka-the-red-panda-series.