Every child deserves to belong.
Blushbottoms: The Belonging Bear is a story of hope, love, and discovering you are enough just the way you are.
Blushbottoms is a real bear.
White, with a small red heart on its bottom, it was given to four-year-old Sean in his foster home by the couple who would become his parents. He named it himself. Years later, that bear became a book, so that children living the questions Sean once lived could hear the answer he found: you belong, just as you are.
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A standard or signed copy of the book, the 24 inch bear, or the gift set.
Meet the author
Sean Goddard, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-C, AGPCNP-BC, is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner who holds three national board certifications across two specialties. He is the founder and CEO of Viking Psychiatry & Wellness in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A U.S. Army veteran, speaker, and educator, he grew up in foster care and wrote this story for children living the questions he once lived.
See Sean share the story behind the book on WANE 15.
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Not shopping today? Sponsor a set. Every sponsorship funds book and bear sets for children in foster care and adoption, and for young people served by our partner organizations.
Blushbottoms is a for-profit imprint, not a registered charity. Contributions are not tax-deductible. Every contribution funds book and bear sets donated to children in foster care and adoption and to young people served by our partner organizations.
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“Blushbottoms brought comfort and joy in ways no words could. It’s more than a toy. It’s a message of love and belonging.”
Jordan T., Adoptive Parent
The complete Blushbottoms gift: the hardcover picture book Blushbottoms: The Belonging Bear plus the 24 inch Belonging Bear plush. A story and a companion that remind a child they are loved and enough just as they are. Book: 24 full-color pages, 11 × 8.5 inches, ages 3 to 8. Plush: soft white plush with embroidered eyes and nose, third-party lab tested to ASTM F963 and CPSIA toy safety standards. Choose a standard book or a book signed by the author.