Orford, NH, January 23, 2024 –Penny Brooks, an Occupational Therapy Assistant who enjoys nature and spending time with her three grown daughters and wonderful husband, has completed her new book, “Travel with Willow the Backpack Bear”: a heartfelt story that follows a bear as she spends time with all her different classmates and learns about their cultures.

“Travel with Willow the Backpack Bear” is a brilliant story about accepting diversity in one’s community, centering around an adventurous bear named Willow who makes friends with all her classmates and discovers new things about their cultures and backgrounds. With each visit, Willow expands her horizons and her understanding about the world, learning valuable life lessons along the way about how the global community can work together to make the world a better place.