New this year:  Rani the Black Cat — a coloring book of courage. Coming 2026.
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Books that take big feelings seriously.

Aurion Books makes picture books, coloring and activity books, and gentle stories about courage, kindness, and being exactly who you are — for children, and the grown-ups they become.

Made with care Feelings-first stories One real black cat on staff
Coming 2026
Aurion Books · Ages 5–7
Rani the Black Cat
A Coloring Book of Courage
PJ Roa
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A growing list of coloring, activity, and story books — each one made to be read together and returned to often.

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Book 1 · Ages 5–7
Rani the Black Cat
A Coloring Book of Courage
PJ Roa
A Coloring Book of Courage
Paperback · Coming 2026
Book 2 · Ages 7–9
Rani Finds Her Person
Brinda's Story
PJ Roa
Rani Finds Her Person
Chapter book · In the works
Book 3 · Ages 8–11
Rani Goes to School
A Friend in Every Feeling
PJ Roa
Rani Goes to School
Illustrated story · In the works
Aurion Books · Ages 5–7
Rani the Black Cat
A Coloring Book of Courage
PJ Roa
Lead title · 2026

Rani the Black Cat

A Coloring Book of Courage — for kids ages 5 to 7

Meet Rani, a beautiful black cat who proves that "spooky" is just an old story. In eight gentle lessons and thirty-plus bold, easy coloring pages, Rani shares what it means to be brave, soft, and loved — then tells the heart-warming tale of how she met Brinda, a quiet girl who needed a friend, and became her emotional support animal.

60 pages
30+ coloring pages
8 lessons in courage
7 feelings to color
Paperback · $9.99 · Coming to Amazon in 2026.
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5–7

Little hands

Bold & easy coloring, one or two lines a page, big feelings made simple.

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7–9

New readers

Short chapters with coloring breaks — friendship, worry, and helpers.

Chapter books →
8–11

Growing readers

Richer stories and journal-style feelings prompts for bigger kids.

Illustrated stories →
Grown-ups

For you, too

Reflective coloring for the grown-ups they become. Calm, creative, unhurried.

See “Awaken Your Career” →
One cat, three books

The Rani the Black Cat series

Coming 2026
BOOK ONE

A Coloring Book of Courage

Ages 5–7 · Coloring & story

Eight lessons from one brave black cat, a "Color Your Feelings" section, and the story of how Rani found her person.

BOOK TWO

Rani Finds Her Person

Ages 7–9 · Chapter book

Brinda's story, told with coloring breaks — anxiety, helpers, and what friendship really means.

BOOK THREE

Rani Goes to School

Ages 8–11 · Illustrated story

A friend in every feeling: richer stories, journal prompts, and standing up for misunderstood things.

Why we make books
Every child deserves a story that says: you are wonderful, exactly as you are.
Our author

PJ Roa

PJ Roa writes books about animals, kindness, and being who you are — for kids and for the grown-ups they become. She lives with a real black cat who helped inspire the Rani the Black Cat series, and believes the best stories are the ones you can color, keep, and come back to.

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About Aurion Books

Aurion Books is an independent publishing house for stories with heart — children's books that take kids' feelings seriously, creative books that make reflection playful, and fiction worth staying up for. We publish slowly and carefully: every book is made to be read aloud, colored in, and kept.

And yes — at least one title is supervised by a real black cat.

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For the grown-ups

Awaken Your Career

A one-of-a-kind guided coloring journey through career self-discovery — reflective, creative, and calm. By PJ Roa. Available now.

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