Sometimes things are really tough. It's just too hard. You've had enough. Grumble, rumble, bump and roar, The Struggle Bus is at your door! You can cry, or you can shout, kick and scream or have a pout. Feel your feelings for a bit. Just keep moving-don't you quit! This is a must-have picture book for any reader struggling with new experiences and figuring out how to manage emotions. Debut author-illustrator Julie Koon delivers a lighthearted and relatable picture book about facing challenges as you grow up. Incorporating her experience as an elementary school counselor, Koon uses the accessible theme of vehicles to make this social-emotional concept perfect for the preschool and early elementary crowd. It's also a great tool for caregivers to start conversations with children about acknowledging difficult feelings. The Struggle Bus's lyrical, rhyming text adds a comforting touch to the book, while not downplaying the reality that sometimes life is really hard. From a growth mindset perspective, the story gives the main character space to feel those hard feelings, but also to be open-minded to lots of different solutions. With a concluding reminder that we can do hard things, The Struggle Bus offers a lot: self-discovery, tips for problem-solving, and, mostly importantly, an acknowledgement that we all struggle sometimes, but we shouldn't get stuck on that bus.

Laced with humor, anecdotes, and real stories, this book encourages pastors' wives and women in leadership, through the joys and difficulties of ministry. Julie Koon is a pastor's wife, mother of three beautiful daughters, two sons-in-law and three little grandsons. She and her husband, Stan, love traveling together in ministry. They have recently returned from a trip to Honduras where they founded a children's feeding center. Julie is a conference speaker and enjoys writing, leading worship, teaching on prayer, studying nutrition, and -morning times with her three lovable grandsons. Julie has a passion for pastors' wives and women in the body of Christ.