What people are saying about the Manadoob. 
 "Enchanted and enchanting! Manadoob: Mystery of the Moobia Stones is a read-aloud story for children and caregivers to share. Manadoob give voice to the very real feelings and behaviors of children (and adults) and offers wonderfully creative problem-solving approaches with hope and confidence that we can do and feel better. The stories are appealing and colorful, but not sugar-coated, in recognizing human frailties and problems and embracing all creatures. Moobia Stones and sadiki bracelets are in! Can’t wait for the next installment!"
Barbara W. Boat, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Director, The Childhood Trust, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
"Manadoob stands uniquely as an allegory that is not allegorical. It captures the essence of values that we hold most dear while holding young readers mesmerized by a story well told with a palpably building excitement that keeps the pages turning.
Children will connect readily to the interactions between humans and animals and will appreciate the sophisticated vocabulary which is at once comprehensible and non-condescending.
The astonishingly exotic and beautifully drawn animal characters of Manadoobia are multi-dimensional and will captivate the hearts and imaginations of readers of all ages.
Not to be missed are the magical Moobia Stones which open a whole world of exploration and wonderment.
This is destined to become a family treasure for generations. Run, do not walk, to get Manadoob for the special child in your life and then celebrate the special gift that you have given to yourself.
Manadoob is the perfect piece for recapturing the magic of the family read-aloud experience. For young readers well past their picture book, the opportunity is here for shared reading – with a parent reading aloud one chapter and a child the next, right through to the highly satisfying ending. Many years hence, the child, then adult will recall the experience and the soul will be uplifted by it. This book deserves a prominent place in every family library."
Althea Woods, M.Ed.
Bravo Award winner for Excellence in Education
Harvard educated teacher and principal, Los Angeles Unified School District
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Mission Statement
  To empower kids of all ages to believe in themselves and to explore the secret and special bond between humans and animals.
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Advisory Committee
Our Advisory Committee is made up of experts in the fields of childhood education, mental health, humane education and the human-animal bond.
Our Advisory Committee includes:
Althea Woods, M.Ed.
Bravo Award winner for Excellence in Education, Harvard educated teacher and principal, Los Angeles Unified School District.
Cynthia Bathurst, Ph.D.
Principal Director, Safe Humane Chicago.
Elizabeth Baronowski
Vice President of Educational Outreach, Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA, Board Member, Association for Professional Humane Educators (APHE)
Eve S. Pearl, M.Ed.
Executive Director, Council on Child Abuse of Southern Ohio, Inc.
Dr. Barbara Boat
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Director, The Childhood Trust, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Dr. Aubrey Fine
Psychologist specializing in children’s learning development, attention and behavioral difficulties and works with animals in his therapy sessions, Professor of Education at Cal Poly Pomona, Author, Lecturer and pioneer in the field of animal-assisted therapy and the human-animal bond.
Dr. Sandy Passmore
Manager Humane Education Department, Best Friends Animal Society, Co-Director of the Animal Chaplaincy Credential Program at Emerson Theological Institute.
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The Manadoob Crew
 June Salin - Manadoob Scribe and Stargazer read more...
Susan Cooper - Manadoob Inspirator read more...
Janis Salin – Manadoob Protector read more...
Matt Thompson – Manadoob Illustrative Communicator read more...
Martine Hubbard – Manadoob Design Creator read more...
Carol Holdsworth – Manadoob Awareness Maker read more...
Michelle Orsi – Manadoob Awareness Maker read more...
Julia Molino – Manadoob Futurist read more...
Nancy Shannon – Manadoob Outreacher read more... |
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June Salin - Manadoob Scribe and Stargazer; Partner, Sadiki LLC; Manadoob Creator
june@manadoob.com
Every passion comes from a spark within you. And then it grows as big and as important as you allow it to become. The Manadoob have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. My very own, wise, nurturing and healing dog gave me a window into these mystical creatures. As I grew older, and I shared in the lives of so many other animals, I realized that sharing the Manadoob with others could be a positive and empowering experience for everyone they touched – especially kids.
From the first effort to explore the extraordinary bonds that are formed between children and animals came the documentary, "Kids & Animals – A Healing Partnership".
The documentary shares an emotional journey of the healing bond formed between kids facing extreme challenges in their lives who connect with animals that have challenges of their own. It tells stories of animal assisted therapy that will make you cry and laugh and fill you with hope.
But even more importantly, it shows us that each and every being has something to offer. That none of us is perfect and there is no need to be. The documentary has reached thousands of people, but I wanted to share this message with as many people as we could throughout the world moving beyond any cultural and ethnic boundaries and I knew the Manadoob could help with that in a very big way.
As the Manadoob say, "Every Manadoob knows that it takes a long time to become wise, and we understand that no one can truly reach perfection. Each and every one of us is a work in progress. You see, we know that it is not realistic for one being to have every good quality there is. We all need weaknesses to be a part of our whole and, without a doubt, we all have them."
It is our hope that you embrace the Manadoob in your own way and with their guidance; you will learn to open up your heart and mind to becoming the best person you can be. Sadiki and let you adventure begin.
Susan Cooper - Manadoob Inspirator; Partner, Sadiki LLC; Manadoob Co-Creator
susan@manadoob.com
As a mother of three it has been my passion and challenge to provide the essential elements for each child to become the best of who they are. Together with June Salin, we have designed the Manadoob Program to help children and teens develop their self-esteem, to provide tools to help children face life’s challenges, to support each child’s unique character development and to encourage children to care for, and reach out to, the world around them.
I have dedicated the past ten years of my life to the study of therapeutic solutions to child behavioral and developmental challenges. The focus has been the hands-on practicing of floor time therapy, with over 2,000 hours of active participation and therapy sessions. Having studied the methodology of notable child psychologist and behaviorist, Dr. Stanley Greenspan, I also have experience with a number of cutting-edge techniques for child development in the areas of speech/communication, occupational therapy, music therapy, behavior modification and physical/special movements techniques.
In addition to my career as a mother of three, I worked for over fifteen years at Saban Entertainment, rising to the position of Vice President, Saban International. As a producer of internationally distributed films/television programs and a programmer for the Fox Family Channel, I have always believed that the media can enrich as well as entertain. To that end, I became the Executive Producer of Showtime’s Literacy in Media award-winning film, “Enslavement: the True Story of Fanny Kemble,” which also won the Cine Award for achieving Cine’s “high standards of excellence in film and video production.” I later became Executive Director at Buena Vista International, a Walt Disney Company, before establishing my own production and marketing company, Blue Engine Entertainment, Inc.
As Wella says, “Life is full of challenges…” It is my hope that the Manadoob Program to enhance self-esteem will help children develop the tools they need to be happy and fulfilled, and that they remember to Sadiki – to know they can be all they dream of becoming.
Janis Salin - Manadoob Protector; Partner, Sadiki LLC
janis@manadoob.com
I am privileged to be a member of the Manadoob team and use my legal training to serve as the "Manadoob Protector". Over the last few years, I have watched my sister June use her enormous powers of creativity and storytelling to create the Manadoob concept, flesh out the Manadoob characters, and create the first of many compelling stories that speak to the fundamental issues faced by children around the world. As a mother to a now teenage daughter, my hope is that kids and their parents share these stories, and use the lessons embodied in them to develop a dialogue about the best ways to handle the tough times. Communication is the key and the Manadoob provide the tools.
For the last six years, I have served as the Vice President and General Counsel of a public company that provides consulting, engineering and technical services. For the previous 23 years, I was a corporate and securities attorney with private law firms in Los Angeles, and counseled numerous start-up companies in various fields. I am pleased to use that experience to help shape the growth of the Manadoob enterprise so that it can be shared with as many people as possible throughout the world.
I have always been interested in children’s education issues, and the relationship between people and their pets. For many years, I served as a "school adopter", under a program run by the Los Angeles Unified School District. I also advise organizations that foster kids' education through digital filmmaking programs, and classic literature, music and theater programs. I have learned first hand that the bonds we form with our pets will enhance our lives forever. The Manadoob help us understand and appreciate the significance and impact of these bonds on our daily lives.
Matt Thompson – Manadoob Illustrative Communicator
matt@manadoob.com
I started drawing and painting when I was about 15 years old. I have loved to paint since the day I picked up a brush. After advertising school, I spent time traveling throughout Europe painting, selling my work and continuing to explore. My art expresses a visual complexity that grows inside of me until I can’t suppress the need to have it come alive on canvas. I don’t always know where my visions come from, which makes my work both exciting and exhausting. My work on the Manadoob illustrations allowed my imagination to run wild. The use of vivid colors and ability to let the art open the imagination of the reader’s mind to interpret the story in his or her own way provided a wonderful means to offer my visions to the project.
I love working on projects that help make the world a better place. In my previous work, I have donated my art to raise money for the Breast Cancer Society and environmental projects, and I love doing art shows. My other life involves working as a stuntman for movies and television. When I have time to relax, you will find me snowboarding or fishing with my dog Nala always by my side.
Martine Hubbard – Manadoob Design Creator
martine@manadoob.com
As the Design Creator for the Manadoob I enjoy using my love for children and books, and my skill with color, and design to bring the message of the Manadoob to life. I have been with the Manadoob from creating the first black and white book draft to the wonderful full-color products now. Working with the Manadoob has taught me to imagine, to find the magic, and to believe that there is always a way to make the impossible possible. To find out more about my other projects you can visit my website at www.gracestudio9.com.
Carol Holdsworth - Manadoob Awareness Maker
carol@manadoob.com
My family’s first pet when I was just a toddler in my native U.K. was a tabby cat named Whisky… and before long, we embraced a new member of the family, a Jack Russell Terrier named Mandy. As a child, I bonded with them instantly and always felt their warm, loving and accepting presence. Having long felt my own special connection with animals, as a teen I thought I wanted to become a vet—until I realized that I had to pass Latin language exams to achieve that lofty goal—and languages are not my strong suit! Instead, my career moved into an entirely different direction—entertainment marketing. After moving to the U.S., I was lucky enough to be in the position once again to have my own loyal companion, and along came my beautiful Vizsla, Hunter. Through the ups and downs of daily life, Hunter was ever by my side—and seemingly very supportive of my enjoyable but long days at work, marketing and publicizing kids’ programs and products around the world for the now legendary Haim Saban of Power Rangers fame. Some years later, when I was introduced to June Salin by my long time friend and former colleague Susan Cooper, I realized very quickly that we have a common bond in our love of animals, and the knowledge and appreciation that their generous spirits can comfort, calm and heal us. And as I learned more about June’s amazing documentary, Kids & Animals: A Healing Partnership, and the Manadoob characters she created as a result of it, I wanted with a passion to be involved. How wonderful that I can now apply the sales and marketing skills I have learned over the years to the Manadoob, and spread their incredibly powerful message so that others may share and enjoy the special and healing bond between humans and animals.
Michelle Orsi - Manadoob Awareness Maker
michelle@manadoob.com
I have been working in entertainment marketing and public relations for 18 years and have been involved in the launch of numerous children’s projects. Very rarely do I run across a property that is not only unique and entertaining but delivers socially redeeming and powerful messages. Manadoob struck a cord with my desire to be involved in work that offers true value to the world. I am excited to working with my colleague, Carol Holdsworth, to promote a project that I believe will nurture kids’ imaginations and speak to their hearts.
ABOUT THREE.SIXTY MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Three.Sixty Marketing and Communications is a boutique marketing and public relations agency specializing in the entertainment, new media and creative industries and dedicated to delivering top quality service with a personalized approach. The agency is headed by Michelle Orsi and Carol Holdsworth, who together offer a combined 30-plus years of experience in sales, corporate sponsorship, marketing and publicity of television, film, consumer products, music, new media and advertising/promotions and product services.
Three.Sixty Marketing and Communications develops and implements worldwide trade and consumer media campaigns and brand marketing strategies for a diverse roster of clients across a multitude of categories, including corporate, theatrical, television, consumer products new media, home video and music. Whether promoting a new film, television or home video product, building consumer brands, or developing sales and business strategies, Three.Sixty Marketing and Communications has offered extensive expertise to clients, including DIC Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment, Granada Ventures, Echo Bridge Entertainment, Healthcare Brands International, Visual Entertainment, Highroad Entertainment, 4Kidz Entertainment, Rigel Entertainment, Foothill Entertainment, Cheryl Saban, Retail Entertainment Design Group, MoonScoop/Taffy Entertainment, Ignition Films, Seven Guns Entertainment, 3DD Entertainment, Pioneer/Geneon Entertainment, Dupuis Design Group, SIP Animation and Fox Kids Europe.
www.360-comm.com
Julia Molino - Manadoob Futurist
julia@manadoob.com
I have always looked to books as my inspiration and joy. It is with this comfort in mind that I entered the publishing industry—with a desire to help spread the message, particularly to children, that you can be whoever and whatever you want to be…and books can help take you there.
Having worked for Marvel Comics in charge of Licensed Publications, Domestic and International, I learned that children want to believe in something greater than themselves, to feel they have access to some sort of superpower or even supernatural power, to feel safe and have faith that everything is going to be okay. The Manadoob Program for Self-Esteem gives children a tool to access their own power—faith in themselves.
I am now a Publishing and Licensing Consultant in New York City. For over ten years, Julia Molino Publishing Consultants has been Turning Brands into Books and Books into Brands, my motto. My clients have included American Express Publishing, Coca-Cola, Discovery Channel, Harlequin Romances, Marvel Comics, NASCAR, and Teletubbies, among others. I have also worked with not-for-profit organizations such as The American Diabetes Association, The Office on Women’s Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The NAACP and The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners to help extend their important messages to the public.
I am proud to be part of the team that has brought the Manadoob Program for Self-Esteem, including books, crafts, games, jewelry and other consumer products, to life.
Nancy Shannon – Manadoob Outreacher
nancy@manadoob.com
The earliest memory I have of my love affair with animals, was at the age of 4. In a cartoon I was watching, a small bird had fallen from his mother’s nest and I cried so hard my mom had to decide whether to change the channel. From that day on, I have never been able to watch anything where an animal is hurt. I have lived with, loved, respected and related to animals my entire life. One day a shy, very thin and pregnant dog stumbled into our yard.. Although many say that was her lucky day, the truth is, it was ours. Shortly thereafter both of my parents passed away. Devastated and lost, I found comfort and compassion from our “Angel”. Through the years since she found us, Angel has been there through good and bad times, always making the journey so much easier.
For over 28 years I worked successfully for an international staffing company in sales, operations and training, working closely with numerous corporations including UPS, Coca-Cola, Bank of America, and Federal Express; non-profits such as the American Cancer Society and the American Diabetes Association; and schools such as Emory University and Georgia Tech. However, my desire to work on behalf of animals grew stronger and eventually led to a life changing move to work in animal welfare. Utilizing my sales and marketing skills, I worked in the Cause Marketing Department of a non-profit animal sanctuary. There I was introduced to the wonderful world of the Manadoob and to June Salin. As I read through her novel and learned more about the program, I realized she had captured the emotional bond between humans and animals, and I knew this was something I wanted to be a part of. I now have the privilege of introducing the “Manadoob - Secret Connection Program for Self-Esteem” to corporations, organizations and individuals.
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What people are saying about the Manadoob continued...
"What a wonderful story of Wella’s fears and learning to help others. There are important character lessons interwoven into this delightful book. The author certainly has good insights into children and the importance of animals in their lives."
Adrienne McMillan
Storyteller and teacher on the Art of Storytelling, focusing on literacy and the appreciation of literature.
"There are touchstones in every life that stay in our life memory banks forming our character and our sense of the universe. Although they are emotionally universal, these touchstones are often private and deeply held soul secrets. Manadoob, Mystery of the Moobia Stones invites a shared family reading experience to gently approach some of these touchstones together and collectively understand our deepest feelings especially those connected to an irreplaceable friend, a pet.
Through delightful language, surprising storytelling and enchanting imagery, the readers join Wella as she stretches her innocence into an exploration of her feelings and discovers the magic of the Moobia Stones and the guiding light of the Manadoob.
This is a perfect book for the entire family. It encourages open conversation and sharing while entertaining even the most cynical of readers.
If you have ever suffered the loss of a family pet then you will embrace the Moobia Stones and be on the look out for a Sadiki band and a Manadoob encounter of your own."
Dr. Suzanne Shoemaker, Ph.D.
Founder of a Family Entertainment Company and
Outstanding Educator of the Year
Managing Director, Freshi Films LLC and Acts of Creation
Manadoob, Mystery of the Moobia Stones is like Tolkein for kids. The story creates a world full of wonderful creatures and myths we desperately want to believe in. Mystery of the Moobia Stones ends by closing one chapter while whetting the reader’s appetite for MANY more adventures. It’s an outstanding and beautiful book.
Liz Currie,
Freelance writer and former editor for college textbook publishing
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