Melissa Moo Moo's Special Lesson

About the Book

Melissa Moo Moo is a little cow with big brown eyes and a bigger heart. One day when she overhears the other cows gossiping about why she doesn’t have a lot of milk, Moo Moo feels sad. While crying herself to sleep, Moo Moo worries about what the other cows think of her.
The next morning, Moo Moo hides behind a berry bush and watches the other cows. She thinks that if she is special, then Farmer Jack will love her and the other cows will not talk mean about her. But when Moo Moo eats a few of the berries that have fallen onto the ground, she has no idea that everything is about to change as she learns to love herself and be confident.
Melissa Moo Moo's Special Lesson is the charming tale of a little cow who learns the importance of just being herself.

About the Author

Julie Lomax was born in Monterey, California in 1962. As an Army brat she moved several times throughout the years. As a child, Julie’s parents took turns making up bedtime stories and songs. Those moments were filled with delight, but more importantly it was time spent with her siblings and parents. Many of the stories she writes about are extensions of her parent’s wild and made up stories, travels and misadventures. Julie admits she has always enjoyed reading, anything from classics to comic books. Her favorites were mysteries and romances. As a young woman, Julie was known for her wit, sarcasm and storytelling. She began to embellish the characters and plots and always had a broad range of stories to tell across the age spectrum. Julie wrote as a hobby and presented many stories to friends and families as reading gifts. As an educator, Julie taught obstetrical, gynecology and neonatal classes for registered nurses. In a deployed environment she served as a nurse during mass casualty operations. She worked as a health care administrator for a regional hospital and operated several services as an advance nurse practitioner in midwivery. She has additional years of experience as a Chief Nurse Officer for inpatient hospitals and outlying clinics. She has written several educational and training programs, in-services, grants, pamphlets and has been a co-editor and reviewer on several research proposals and papers. Since her retirement from the Army Nurse Corps, Julie decided to refocus her energies on the stories she has written and share them. Her Ju Ju short story series focus on the development of safety, self and service for young minds. Please enjoy.