The Meowelo universe

In one sentence

What is Meowelo?

Meowelo is an original children's story-and-coloring universe: cozy adventures for children of about 6 to 10, where every story page sits beside the same moment drawn to color, and gentle emotional-learning ideas live inside what the characters do.

The world is told through a collection of twelve paperback books, the Meowelo Story & Coloring Collection, together with free story-and-coloring printables and printable packs. Each book is a complete story, so a child can start anywhere.

The cast

Who lives in Meowelo

The world

Places in Meowelo

• The lantern lane

  The familiar lane outside Lunai's round window, with a flower shop and a row of lanterns, where a small light moves on a rainy evening.

  In Lunai and the Quiet Moon

• The great garden

  The garden Naeli tends, where every pot grows at its own speed and a quiet one only looks like soil.

  In Naeli's Growing Garden

• The forest of gentle lights

  A forest that looks enormous from the edge of the path, with lights between the leaves and a first tree near enough to reach.

  In Pico and the First Tree

• The Secret Moon Pond

  A hidden pond that holds the moon when the water is still, and turns it to ribbons when a leaf lands.

  In The Secret Moon Pond

• The valley

  Soft hills where Myro and Cheddo build their little home, and where Myro later maps everything except the corner under the mist.

  In Myro and Cheddo Build a Home, Myro's Unfinished Map

• The stream and the closed bridge

  A bright stream whose bridge is closed halfway through Myro's plan, which is how the picnic happens somewhere new.

  In Myro's Surprise Picnic

• The berry wood

  Brambles, baskets and a wood full of things that are not berries.

  In Cheddo's Little Basket

• The lantern hill

  A long lantern-lit path to the top of a hill, walked one lantern at a time.

  In One Lantern at a Time

• The village under the stars

  Where all seven friends gather for one evening as the lanterns come on one by one.

  In Home Under the Stars

The books

The Meowelo book series

Twelve story-and-coloring books, from feeling safe, through growing, courage and change, to belonging. Every spread pairs a short story page with the same moment drawn to color. See them in reading order, or which characters are in each book.

1. 1Lunai and the Quiet Moon · SafetyA little light. A very big what-if.
2. 2Naeli's Growing Garden · GrowthSomething is growing. Just not all at once.
3. 3Pico and the First Tree · CourageHow do you begin a very big adventure?
4. 4The Secret Moon Pond · AwarenessWhere did the moon go?
5. 5Myro and Cheddo Build a Home · ChangeTwo friends. Two plans. One little home.
6. 6Rinwa and the Crooked Stars · HopeThe stars weren't supposed to look like that.
7. 7The Rainbow Kite · ImaginationTheir kite has a few surprises in store.
8. 8Myro's Surprise Picnic · ConfidenceThis stop wasn't on the map.
9. 9Cheddo's Little Basket · GratitudeCan a little basket hold a big contribution?
10. 10One Lantern at a Time · PerseveranceThe whole journey can wait a moment.
11. 11Myro's Unfinished Map · AcceptanceWhat belongs in the empty spaces?
12. 12Home Under the Stars · BelongingThere is room for you here.

Across the stories

Recurring themes

• Thoughts and facts

  A character notices the difference between what they know and what their mind has guessed.

• One small next step

  Big journeys become the next lantern, the first tree, one seed watered today.

• Mistakes give information

  When a bridge falls or a kite tears, the friends look at which part did not work.

• Plans can change

  A closed bridge or a misty corner changes the plan without ruining the day.

• Feelings are named gently

  Nobody is told what to feel; a feeling can stay while the story moves on.

• Belonging

  In the last book, there is room made for each friend, including the quiet one.

Why it is made this way

The Meowelo philosophy