Mr. Winston Turns One!: A Birthday Book About Shyness and Inclusion

In the second book in the Mr. Winston book series, "Mr. Winston Turns One " we uncover a shyness about Mr. Winston as he's a little nervous about meeting all of his new colorful friends that he's never met before. Like any "first" he wonders, "What will they think of me since I am different?" Mr. Winston is led by his sister cat Nyssa to embrace being unique, as all the animals that come will be different too In the end, Mr. Winston has a great birthday He learns, not only are they all very different, but still, so much the same.

Most of these animals are based on the likeness of real pets that submitted their pictures and stories to be at Mr. Winston's first birthday through social media. In the end twenty made it into the book to celebrate the day. These very real and very different social friends of Mr. Winston exemplify what the book is trying to convey, "We are all different, yet the same." Where we can truly celebrate our differences and come together as, "One" as, "Mr. Winston Turns One "

About the Author
Ernst, Loleta Rae: - Loleta Ernst is a passionate Children's book writer, living in San Francisco with her city kitties Baby Nyssa and Mr. Winston. In addition to books, Loleta sells software, cooks up big dinner parties for friends and family, and loves setting up booths on weekends to share Mr. Winston's books. Always an animal lover and activist she supports her local shelters and hopes that you will too! Through her children's books she hopes to be able to uncover themes that affect us all at any age, told mostly through the lens of pets, which helps us to read about the moral of the stories in an unbiased pet-centric fashion.