EVERY CHILD DESERVES A FRIEND
WHO TELLS THEM THE TRUTH.
Sunny Me® and friends were created for the moments childhood gets hard.
The dark bedroom. The hospital waiting room. The first day nobody sits with you.
Books, art, and gifts that say the thing a child needs to hear.
MEET SUNNY ME
Sunny Me is a big ball of sunshine with a big heart and a lot of questions. Sunny Me is brave, but not always. Kind, even when it’s hard. And always the one who notices the child nobody else notices.
Sunny Me was created by artist and author Deborah Rowe Johnson, who wanted children to have stories where feeling scared, feeling lost, or feeling small isn’t the end of the story. It’s the beginning of one.
The FRiends
Nobody gets through it alone. Not even Sunny Me.
Sunny Me “the big ball of Sunshine”
The leader of the gang who spreads light.
Chieko “the Counselor”
The wise owl who lives in the tree and gives the gang advice.
Frank “the Lost Boy”
The boy who was lost and then found a friend, “Sunny Me”.
Bobby Lee “the bumble bee”
The bumble bee who will sting to protect his friends.
Phoebe “the lamb”
The Books
STORIES FOR THE HARD
PARTS OF BEING LITTLE
Three published children’s books, written and illustrated by
Deborah Rowe Johnson. Available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
I Am Afraid
of the Dark
For the child who needs the light on. A gentle story about the fears that feel biggest at bedtime.
Sunny
Me
Where it all began. Meet the big ball of sunshine who learns that being different is exactly the point.
The Shop
Original artwork, greeting cards, personalized keepsakes,
and gifts made to be given at the moments that matter most.
Birthdays. Hard days. Cancer-free days. Cavity-free days.
Coming Soon
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Partnerships
SUNNY ME IN YOUR PRACTICE,
YOUR CLINIC, YOUR WAITING ROOM
Sunny Me was made for the rooms where children feel nervous. We work with dental offices, children’s hospitals, and schools to put something encouraging in a child’s hands
Sunny Me Cavity-Free
Make every good checkup a celebration. Sunny Me art for your office and personalized Cavity-Free cards your team sends home with every child.
Sunny Me Cancer-Free
For the day a child rings the bell. A Sunny Me keepsake with the child’s name on it, made to mark the end of treatment.
Sunny Me in the Classroom
Health, friendship, and courage, from a certified teacher and coach. Sunny Me stories and activities for wellness days, PE, and the classroom.
THE ARTIST BEHIND SUNNY ME
Deborah Rowe Johnson is an artist, author, and wellness coach in Temple, Texas. She is a certified teacher and coach for all levels, K-12, with 27 years of teaching, coaching, and wellness work. That includes teaching art in Round Rock and leading the employee wellness program at Temple College. Those years taught her how children learn, grow, and see themselves, and that’s where Sunny Me® came from.