Brave The ESSA

Book cover titled 'Brave The ESSA: Emotional Support Stuffed Animal' featuring an illustrated black-and-white dog wearing a blue harness, sitting on green grass against a teal background.
Book cover titled "Brave the ESSA" with the subtitle "Always There For You". The illustration shows a girl in a purple dress and pink sandals sitting on a park bench, holding an ice cream cone. A small black and white dog with a blue harness sits beside her on the bench. Background includes a grassy area, some bushes, a blue sky with a cloud, and a few purple flowers.
A realistic stuffed animal of a black and white puppy with a harness that has a support label, lying on green succulent plants outdoors.

Brave The ESSA Book 1

is a tale of acceptance and understanding.

In this touching story, Sophie – a neurodivergent child – and her fluffy companion, Brave, take on life's challenges together.
This book celebrates the beauty of neurodiversity and highlights the unique bonds that children form with their furry friends.

This book raises awareness of ESSAs and why they are used. Helping autistic/anxious children feel seen and more understood.

"I’m autistic, which means my brain works a bit differently.
There are some things that I struggle with:
Like social situations, talking to people and understanding what they say to me."

Book cover titled 'Brave The ESSA' featuring an illustrated stuffed animal dog wearing a blue bandana, with subtitle 'Emotional support stuffed animal', and author Lisa McArthur-Collins.
Shop Little Fox
Shop Little Fox
Children's book cover titled 'Brave the ESSA, Always There For You' by Lisa McArthur-Collins, features a girl in a purple dress with a ponytail sitting on a park bench, happily eating ice cream, with a black and white puppy wearing a harness sitting beside her on the bench against a grassy park background.
On Amazon
On Amazon
Cover of a children's book titled "Brave the ESSA" featuring a cartoon black and white dog wearing a blue bandana, sitting on grass, with yellow text saying "Emotional Support Stuffed Animal."
Accessories
Accessories
Book cover titled "Brave the ESSA" showing a girl in a purple dress sitting on a park bench, holding ice cream, and smiling. A small black and white dog with a blue harness sits beside her. The background features a blue sky with clouds and green foliage. The author's name, Lisa McArthur-Collins, is at the bottom.
Sunflower
Sunflower
A plush black and white puppy stuffed animal with a blue harness labeled 'Emotional Support' is sitting on a succulent plant outdoors with a background of trees, buildings, and street.
Sunflower
Sunflower
A girl with brown hair in a ponytail, wearing a blue dress and matching shoes, stands on grass holding a black and white puppy.
Cartoon girl with brown hair in pigtails, wearing an orange shirt, blue pants, and purple shoes, holding the leash of a black and white dog with a blue vest.
Cartoon girl with brown hair and blue eyes sitting in a pink stroller, holding a black and white puppy wearing a blue harness.
Illustration of a black and white dog wearing a blue support harness labeled "FRICTION NYC SUPPORT"
Cartoon dog with a support harness labeled 'Emotional Support'