About

Mare Jones weaves empathy into wonder, her pen bridging dream-glitter and real tears in JOYKIDS. This 2025 illustrated heart-song pulls us to planet JOY’s singing trees, where eleven kin catch Earth’s sobs under quivering leaves: huddled fear, empty ache, silent vigils. Her dedication, “For every child who feels forgotten or frightened, may you always remember that you are loved and you are never alone”, anchors like a soft hold in the gale.

See her spark: Cali’s fur blooms calm for a hidden boy; Boris’s flower draws smiles from dust-clung hands. Zion taps life into still gazes; Rachel and Oscar chase recess alone to romps. Kai’s birds inspire sketches in the weary dirt; Fatima spins stars past beeps to sleep. Lulu’s knock-knock floods drought with laughs; Ranger juggles shadows to steps. Sparkle flops cold porches warm with fetches; twins flute and tinker broken seats alive; Ringo tumbles gray to giggles. These links, purr to sigh, petal to palm, show mercies mending deep.

Mare favours fragile holds over fanfare, her JOYKIDS companions in soul-storms, unseen to elders but blooming in hums and doodles. Joy roots through pain, regreening in time’s grace.

Through her own winds, Mare gifts this light, mirroring playful wags and grins. She nods to the overlooked, with double-hearted tales, urging us to chase glimmers, clasp defining sparks. Tiny lights nudge fear, blooming whole.