Healing Stories

Animal Party Kiki Books, LLC

is an independent book publishing company with a twist—we are a collection of authors who believe in the healing power of stories because we are healers ourselves.

Our Vision

is to foster opportunities for healing and restoration in everyday life.

Our Strategies

  • Healing Stories

We publish stories that teach socioemotional skills in relatable ways in the context of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

With a focus on intergenerational learning, our authors publish stories that are aimed at children and have tools and messages for the adults who read with them.

Whether providing reflective prompts for adults to use to deepen meaningful dialogue, a “Hey Adults, Pause Here!” message at the beginning of a book, or a story that unapologetically flips the script of traditional norms or expectations of what a family is or what a healer looks like or how we express our love, Animal Party Kiki Books creates Healing Stories for learning across the life cycle.

We both curate and attend local events with activities, story times, and workshops related to our themes.

We also sell items like Calming Jars that support our mission. We attend local pop-up shops, school events, conferences, and more.

As mental health practitioners, we believe healing happens outside therapy offices through joy, creativity, and connection.

As one librarian said, “do your thing.” Invite us to your event, and we will!

If you have a creative collaboration idea, please share it with us through the contact form below.

  • Creative Events

We also support Reading Partners, DC, a volunteer-based non-profit that ensures literacy is a human right.

Reading Partners connects children who are currently reading below grade level to get individualized tutoring from volunteers.

We host book drives at our Healing Stories events for Reading Partners’ students’ home libraries.

Check out our Orange and Blue merchandise on Bonfire (100% of proceeds go to Reading Partners), donate to Reading Partners DC directly, or volunteer with them!

  • Supporting Local Literacy

Get in touch

Want to connect about Healing Stories, Animal Party Kiki books, an author event, partnering with your organization, or an upcoming vendor event?

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