Danoodle Stories
Beneath
Middle-Grades/Young Adult
Nepal, as well as other parts of the world, suffered a catastrophic Tsumani. The government organization, TEGA, prepared by building a domed civilization under the ocean. The story prologue begins in mountainous Peru with Amara's mother holding her as a 9-month infant leaving home and advances to thirteen years later to Amara's teen-age life in the below sea-level domes.
Beneath is an adventure story about Amara discovering the secrets behind the Tsunami, along with her pals Manolo, and her Tibetan Mastiff, Everest. The story unfolds as Amara supports her mother's trauma of mourning Tibetan life, navigating teen-age years, and unlocking the keys to multiple mysteries about the causes of the catastrophe.
Interactive/Educational topics: Peru/Geography, Tsunamis/Weather Science, Tibetan Mastiffs/Peruvian Animals, Tibetan Culture/History
Social/Emotional Themes: Trusting instincts, empathizing with the traumas of others, survival mechanisms, friendship & teamwork
Miggy the Amygdala
Early Learners/Middle-Grades
A story about how the brain functions through the experiences of Miggy and their fellow brain counterparts: Hyper, Thal and Po. Miggy has the big job of processing all of the traumas and fears associated with the past, present and future. When highly triggered, Miggy squeals like a little kitten.
In sync with the organization "Mind Up!", founded by the actress, Goldie Hawn, this Danoodle story fosters the benefits of children to better understand brain development. The story of Miggy provides a lesson about self-regulation, in order to achieve greater mental health, while responding to the challenges of the maturing process.
Interactive/Educational Topics: Brain Functionality, Axoloti: habitats/Central Mexico, history
Social/Emotional Themes: Processing Fears/Trauma/Functioning as a team/self-regulation
Los Fundadores: A QwiffMasters Adventure
Middle-Grades/Young Adult
The QwiffMasters is an episodic adventure where the TV series "Lost" meets the children's stories of "The Magic Treehouse". The Physics term, "Qwiff", as coined by Physicist, Fred Allen Wolfe, refers to the point at which the quantum leap has occurred - when observation affects reality.
The QwiffMasters team confronts their own reality in another time dimension in ancient Peru. They are an ensemble of international kids, ranging in ages from 5 to 19, sharing six-degrees of separation by a deck of "SmartsCards". Founders of a new world, six pairs of kids, learn to use their unique strengths to meet the challenges for combating the mythic enemy, The Supay, to unite and work together, and even discover the mysteries of their lost loved ones.
Interactive/Educational Topics: Spanish translations throughout the story, Peru/South America: History & Culture, Geography: USA/the Plains, the Southern States/Bulgaria/Austria
Social/Emotional Themes: Teamwork, Overcoming Loss, Courage, Adapting to Change
Rapunzel - with a twist
Middle-Grades/Young Adult
A more modern version of this classic fairytale. Danoodle's version of Rapunzel features a young woman who's been closed off from the world for looking different. A tale of self-discovery and self-acceptance.
Interactive/Educational Topics:
Social/Emotional Theme: Feeling, looking and being different from societal expectations; self-acceptance
Mr. & Mrs. Klaus
Early Learners/Middle-Grades
A Santa story from a new perspective. The role of Mrs. Klaus is essential to delivering gifts - she's an inventor and a leader.
Social/Emotional Theme: Partnership and honoring natural skills
Interactive/Educational Topics: Inventing/problem solving
Bartholomew
Middle-Grades/Young Adult
It's not easy being a vulture, a crow and a black cat. Batholomew the vulture is part of a trio of animals known for their reputations for death and bad luck. They navigate their world together and work towards defying their nasty reputations.
Interactive/Educational topics: Animal behaviors/habitats, survival patterns, cultural/historical superstitions
Social/Emotional themes: Overcoming feelings of being left out/managing inherited characteristics/prejuidices, working as a team for support
