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Vowl the Owl

Hardcover ISBN: 979-8-9929093-1-9 32 pages 7 × 10 inches Mindset & Self-Talk

Vowl the young owl is thrilled for a day at the pool with her friends — until she realizes she forgot her pool pass. As she flies home to retrieve it, her thoughts take a dark turn. What if her friends are mad? What if they do not want to play with her anymore? The more she worries, the worse she feels.

But just when Vowl feels stuck in her thoughts, her wise mother steps in. She teaches Vowl an important lesson: “Life is a mindset you must understand, you are what you think, so you must think you can.” With that new understanding, Vowl learns to watch her thoughts, shift her mindset, and come back to herself.

Vowl the Owl is a heartwarming story about self-awareness, resilience, and the power of kinder thoughts. Visit Vowl’s own website for more information.

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A Few Pages From Vowl

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I Live in a Zoo

Ages 3–8 37 pages 8.5 × 8.5 inches Softcover & ebook

I Live in a Zoo is a playful children’s picture book about the funny, noisy, loving chaos of family life. Jenni tells her teacher why life at home feels like living in a zoo, seeing the wild animal energy in her parents, her siblings, and the everyday rhythms of a bustling house.

With colorful illustrations, simple storytelling, and a warm sense of humor, the book turns ordinary family moments into something delightfully wild. It is a sweet read-aloud for parents, grandparents, teachers, and families who know that sometimes the wildest place on earth is home.

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Author: John Kusowski
Illustrator: Mark Rosiak
Coloring: Heraz Studios
Formatting & Design: Danaya Tan
Paperback ISBN: 979-8-9929093-4-0

Sample Pages

Sample page from I Live in a Zoo showing Dad as a horse and elephant

Sample page from I Live in a Zoo showing bedtime crabs

Sample page from I Live in a Zoo showing Dad as a giraffe

Sample page from I Live in a Zoo showing Laura and the family goldfish

About the Author

Papa John Kusowski is a father, grandfather, retired chemical engineer, traveler, Michigan State graduate, Detroit Lions fan, and frequent dad-joke enthusiast from Toledo, Ohio. He originally wrote I Live in a Zoo in 1990 for his kids, and thanks to his son “Uncle Hops,” it was finally published 36 years later. The result is a simple, sweet, lightly hilarious book shaped by real family life.