Mare Jones
Mare Jones crafts gentle magic from deep empathy, blending words and illustrations in JOYKIDS to cradle frightened spirits. Her 2025 story sends planet JOY’s eleven to Earth’s shadows, Cali’s butterflies for anxiety, Zion’s rhythms for silence, echoing her vow: “You are loved, never alone.” With living colors in every sketch, from patchwork fur to sparkling hats, she turns purrs to breaths, touches to resilience. Mare honors tiny bonds that heal, inviting us to hear the world’s whispers and plant joy’s quiet roots.
joykids
JOYKIDS is Mare Jones’s enchanting tale of eleven magical beings from planet JOY, who sail on a stardust ship to ease Earth’s young hearts. Under the Listening Tree, they hear cries, a boy under a table, a child in rubble, a girl in hospital hush, and respond with gifts: Cali’s purring calm, Boris’s hopeful flower, Zion’s drumming voice. Rachel and Oscar spark playground joy, Kai’s birds dream up homes, Fatima’s stories soothe beeps. Lulu jokes away gloom, Ranger bubbles out fear, Sparkle fetches winter warmth, twins mend with music and fixes, Ringo cartwheels stars into dust. Fading unseen, they leave seeds of laughter in drawings and hums, proving no child walks alone.
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