Gentle, joyful stories about sensitivity, friendship, belonging, change, rest, and being wonderfully yourself.
Created by Julie Bjelland, LMFT, and Carol Roesler, the Niko books give sensitive and neurodivergent children stories where different ways of sensing, feeling, learning, and connecting are understood and celebrated.
Niko and his best friend Juju journey through the Magical Tree Portal to peaceful Sunflower Farm, where they meet sensitive animal friends who welcome them just as they are.
Friendship • Belonging • Self-Acceptance • Neurodiversity
After moving into a new home, Niko and Juju discover gentle ways to make bedtime feel calmer and more predictable with help from their wise and caring friends.
Bedtime • Sensory Support • Change • Rest & Regulation
Sensitive and neurodivergent children deserve stories where their differences are met with warmth rather than treated as something they need to hide. Niko and his friends model friendship, self-acceptance, sensory support, curiosity, and asking for what helps.
Niko and Juju experience the world deeply. Some sounds, textures, changes, and busy environments can feel like a lot, while friendship, understanding, nature, comforting routines, and kindred connection help them feel at home in themselves.
Their adventures offer children a simple message: you do not have to become less sensitive to belong.
“Juju and Niko are powerful role models for sensitive people everywhere!”
“The story of Juju, Niko and friends will inspire and warm the hearts of your HSP child.”
“A delightful series of children’s stories full of joyful imagination and gentle heartfelt guidance.”
Julie Bjelland, LMFT, is a psychotherapist, author, adult autism assessor, educator, and an adult-discovered autistic woman. Juju was inspired in part by Julie’s own experiences growing up as a deeply sensitive child.
Carol Roesler is a longtime volunteer children’s librarian whose love of books and family experiences helped inspire characters in Niko’s world. Together, Julie and Carol created the series to give sensitive and neurodivergent children stories filled with warmth, understanding, imagination, and belonging.
Choose either book above, or explore Julie’s other books.
VIEW ALL JULIE’S BOOKS