Keltie the Highland Coo: A Highland Heart in the Sierras

Keltie the Highland Coo: A Highland Heart in the Sierras is a children's story about a gentle Highland coo growing up on a farm in California's Yosemite Highlands. Keltie loves following Farmer Finn, feeling the wind move through her long coat, and watching visitors come and go. But when people begin asking about the unusual cow on the farm, Keltie becomes curious about the place Farmer Finn says is part of her story-the Highlands of Scotland.Through Farmer Finn's stories of his own Scottish heritage, Keltie begins to discover the history carried within her lineage. She learns about the Highland cattle who came before her and begins to understand why she feels so at home in the wind, open hills, and changing weather. When winter arrives in the Sierras, Keltie discovers that the traits that make her different are also part of a story that stretches across generations.Written for children ages 4-10, Keltie the Highland Coo: A Highland Heart in the Sierras explores heritage, belonging, resilience, and the connection between where our stories began and the places we call home. The book encourages children to become curious about their own stories while recognizing that families, communities, animals, and places all have stories worth discovering and preserving.The book concludes with interactive Guardian Story Quests that invite young readers to listen, ask questions, and discover a story of their own-then carry it forward by writing, drawing, telling, recording, or acting it out.This heartfelt story celebrates the stories passed from one generation to another and reminds young readers that understanding where we come from can help us better understand who we are, while the places we love become part of our story too.Because carrying stories matters. And every story…