Deana Plaskon is a mom, licensed clinical therapist, educator and children’s book author whose enchanting books inspire children to embrace, process, and manage their big emotions and feelings. Her Bella and Bird the Emotion Explorers book series, is inspired by her real-life therapy horse, Bella and Bella's wise-cracking sidekick, Bird, the not-so-common barn swallow. These wonderfully enchanting children’s books combine relatable storytelling, emotional intelligence and emotional literacy with researched backed therapeutic tools and help open up honest conversations about big emotions and feelings.