Stacked colorful books with titles including 'Sophie and Brave', 'Jazzy and Bean', and 'Lacey and Mako', published by ESSA High and authored by Lisa McArthur.

Stories That Encourage Inclusion,

Empathy & Understanding

books by Lisa McArthur-Collins

Book cover titled "Little Fox's Hidden Disability" featuring an illustrated smiling little fox in a forest with green leaves and yellow flowers, author Lisa McArthur-Collins, illustrator Maira Qaisar.
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Book cover for 'Brave the ESSA,' featuring an illustration of a black and white dog wearing a blue vest, sitting on grass against a blue background.
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Little Fox’s Hidden Disability

Colorful book cover titled 'Different and Wonderfully Made' featuring two children, one with headphones and one reaching out, and a butterfly in the center with the subtitle 'A 50-Day Devotional for Children Who Experience the World Differently' by Lisa McArthur-Collins.

Children’s Picture Book

Themes: Hidden disabilities, inclusion, empathy, sunflower lanyard awareness, and neurodivergence.

Released: April 2026

Brave The ESSA

Young girl with brown hair in a ponytail sitting on a park bench, eating ice cream, with a small black and white dog sitting beside her. The background shows a grassy park with trees and a partly cloudy sky. The cover has the title 'Brave the ESSA: Always There For You' and is authored by Lisa McArthur-Collins.

Book 1

Children’s Picture Book

Themes: Anxiety, emotional well-being, courage, emotional support stuffed animals (ESSAs), self-regulation, inclusion, confidence building, autism, neurodivergence.

Released: February 2024

Book cover titled 'ESSA High: Sophie and Brave' by Lisa McArthur-Collins, featuring an illustrated girl with red hair in a braid and a black and white dog against a blue background.

ESSA High Series - Book 1

Book cover for 'Essa High' by Lisa McArthur-Collins, featuring a girl with long brown hair and a black and white dog against a pink background.

Sophie and Brave

Middle-Grade Fiction

Themes: Neurodivergence, friendship, belonging, emotional wellbeing, school life, identity, anxiety, inclusion, self-acceptance, emotional support stuffed animals (ESSAs)

Released: June 2024

Book cover titled 'ESSA High' by Lisa McArthur-Collins featuring a cartoon illustration of a girl with long blonde hair in a blue shirt holding a smiling golden retriever puppy, with a purple background.

ESSA High Series - Book 1

Lacey and mako

Middle-Grade Fiction

Themes: Neurodivergence, friendship, belonging, emotional wellbeing, school life, identity, anxiety, inclusion, self-acceptance, emotional support stuffed animals (ESSAs)

Released: January 2025

Children's book cover titled "A Tale About My Brother's Tail" featuring a smiling baby in a crib, with a rainbow-colored rug in the foreground, and a window in a colorful nursery room setting.

A tale about my brother’s tail

Children’s Picture Book

Themes: Medical needs, oxygen therapy awareness, empathy, resilience, hospital journeys, inclusion, family, understanding differences, and sleep apnea.

Released: January 2024

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Cover of a children's book titled "My Oxygen Baby" by Lisa McArthur-Collins. Features a cartoon illustration of a smiling baby with a nasal oxygen tube, wrapped in a blue blanket.
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All my books are available through my website - www.littlepawsplushies.com

and on Amazon! Click into each book above for the direct link to each book.

Different and wonderfully made

Children’s Picture Book

Themes: Neurodivergence, disability inclusion, self-worth, faith, identity, kindness, empathy, celebrating differences, being made in God’s image

Released: April 2026

Brave The ESSA: Always There For You

Book 2

Children’s Picture Book

Themes: Anxiety, emotional well-being, courage, emotional support stuffed animals (ESSAs), self-regulation, inclusion, confidence building, autism, neurodivergence.

Released: June 2025

ESSA High Series - Book 2

Jazzy and bean

Middle-Grade Fiction

Themes: Neurodivergence, friendship, belonging, emotional wellbeing, school life, identity, anxiety, inclusion, self-acceptance, emotional support stuffed animals (ESSAs)

Released: October 2024

My Oxygen Baby

Parents’ Keepsake Picture Book

Themes: Medical needs, oxygen therapy awareness, empathy, resilience, hospital journeys, inclusion, family, understanding differences, and sleep apnea.

Released: January 2024