Picture books & cartoons for ages 4–8

It's okay to be different.

Moss is a gentle moose who feels things in a big way. Our stories help children understand big feelings, routines and what makes them wonderfully themselves, and help the grown-ups who love them understand too.

Moss the Moose playing the saxophone in his teal jumper

Meet Moss's first story

A cosy picture book for neurodivergent kids, and every kid who has ever felt a little bit different.

Moss & the Snoogie Blues book cover: Moss playing saxophone in a swirl of autumn leaves

Moss & the Snoogie Blues

Paperback on Amazon · Ages 4–8

With warmth and gentle humour, Moss's story helps children name their feelings, find their calm and know that the way they see the world is okay.

  • Helps kids understand big feelings and changes to routine
  • Written from lived experience, for neurodivergent children
  • Hand-illustrated, with no AI artwork
  • A lovely way to start conversations at home, school or therapy
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How Moss helps your child

Moss shows children the real, often unspoken struggles of seeing the world differently, so they feel seen, not singled out.

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Names big feelings

Children see Moss feel overwhelmed, worried or flat, and learn there are words (and ways through) for those feelings.

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Makes routines feel safe

When plans change, Moss finds his calm. It's a gentle model for kids who find surprises hard.

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Celebrates difference

Moss grows up alongside your child, showing in every story that being different is part of being you.

Watch Moss on YouTube

Our first animated cartoon, "When your routine goes WRONG!", is free to watch now.

When your routine goes WRONG! cartoon thumbnail

For OTs, educators & therapists

Moss was made to be shared. Many families first meet Moss through the professionals who support them, and we'd love to work with you.

If you'd like to use Moss in sessions or classrooms, or talk about a collaboration, we'd love to hear from you.

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Great for

  • Emotional regulation conversations
  • Preparing for changes in routine
  • Building self-acceptance
  • Group reading in classrooms

More Moss on the way

This is just the beginning of Moss's world.

Coming soon

Moss Activity Book

Colouring, puzzles, draw-and-write and feelings pages to keep the conversation going.

In the works

The next Moss story

A brand new adventure about friendship, in the same cosy style as the first book.

On YouTube

More cartoons

New animated episodes, each with its own gentle message. Subscribe so you don't miss one.

About the author

Romina Chiara Torres

Romina has seen the world through different eyes since she was a child. She writes from personal experience to give kids the kind of representation she wished she'd had growing up.

Moss is the character she wants children to grow up alongside, one story at a time.

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