@Natasha Pillay Thank you, Natasha! I actually envision it being a mix of all of those. Each issue would include a new Forest of Friends story, behind-the-scenes features about the real rescue pets who inspired the characters, Detective Uno observation cases, VNEC activities that teach children to look for emotional clues before labeling feelings, puzzles, drawing pages, and kindness challenges families can do together. I'd also love to feature real rescue stories from shelters and readers, because every rescue has a story worth telling. My goal is for the magazine to be something children enjoy reading while naturally building literacy, empathy, observation, and emotional comprehension.

I have had a lifetime of rescue pets, but JJ is the first one whose personality I wanted to capture in writing before of the relationship he developed with other animals