Join us for a fun and interactive reading and storytelling experience! You'll get to learn how to care for your pet by practicing on your stuffed animal.

Kids will also have the chance to meet Bari the therapy dog, who’s super excited to have their heart, eyes, and ears gently checked by our friendly little vets-in-training!

Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals is about a young girl where she chases her dreams and becomes a veterinarian in this imaginative and playfully illustrated picture book with an empowering message.

Author: Jennifer Welborn

Jennifer Welborn has been involved in STEM for more than thirty years as a researcher, teacher, and contributor to science journals and textbooks. As a classroom teacher with over thirty years of experience, she has won the “A World of Difference Teaching Award,” given by the Anti-Defamation League, the Grinspoon Foundation’s Excellence in Teaching award, and the Amherst Regional Middle School educator award. 

Jennifer thinks a good children’s story is one that is relatable, has some unexpected twists, humor, and of course, a happy ending. She hopes that young readers of Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals, which is based on the STEM profession of veterinary medicine, will see a model of a professional woman working in a STEM field and a young girl pursuing her STEM interest after viewing that positive role model.

Illustrator: Rozillia MH

Rozillia MH is passionate about art and storytelling through visual designs. For as long as she can remember, she has collected books, comics, and graphic novels. It is through her love of books and knack for learning that she developed an appreciation of different languages and cultures. This was one of her motivators to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in linguistics. She also developed a desire to see the world and has traveled to over ten countries.

Through her travels, she gained a whole new perspective of people and realized there are so many stories not being told. Unfortunately, in fictional storytelling, there is a lack of people of color. So when the opportunity arose to work on and illustrate a story of a girl traveling the world and helping animals, she was ecstatic! Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals, her debut picture book, is her dream coming to life.