Just Keep Zippin' Books Featuring Doctor Zippy the Horse
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Welcome to Just Keep Zippin' BOOKS!
Just Keep Zippin' Books - Join Doctor Zippy, the encouraging and uplifting horse, as he interacts with his animal patients in the Just Keep Zippin' series of books addressing challenges faced by kids.
Book #1 Hair We Go!
Hair We Go! Precious and Fur-Less
Doc Zippy sees Harry, a hairless cat who has been feeling really down about not having fur. Zippy reminds him of how his unique qualities bring comfort to his owner, Cindy, who is losing her own hair due to medical treatments!
Book #2 Ears to Hear
Ears to Hear! Boom Boom gets to Hear and be a Champ!
Doc Zippy sees Boom Boom, an elephant who needs hearing aids. Zippy finds ways to help Boom Boom get over his fears of being different in school. Zippy also helps Boom Boom picture the new world of confidence and activities that he’ll be able to enjoy with his new ears. Author Kriss includes personal examples from her own lifelong profound hearing loss. Illustrator daughter Angel (and human hearing aid with ironically supersonic hearing of her own) captures imagery and concepts from real family & school situations.
Hoovescriptions that Work
Doc Zippy the Horse Examines His Animal Patients
Zippy’s insights and “Hoovescriptions” guide his patients through common worries and challenges faced by young children. New ways of thinking, encouragement, and solutions empower each patient in the series to conquer the challenges, and to celebrate the positive impacts they can have on others.
Upcoming Books! Ten More on the Way
Doc Zippy treats Trax the TRex train conductor who needs glasses. And Shimmer Cherie, the Scottish Fold kitty who breaks her leg the last day of school before summer break.
About Us
Writer/Mother/Animal Lover/Total Softie based in the Vail, CO area. A former corporate executive, small business owner, and IT consultant, Kriss really enjoys faith-based activities amid Colorado’s breathtaking scenery, outdoor sports, and wildlife. Although she has lifelong hearing loss, she Just Keeps Zippin’ by reading lips and using technology amid her likely future need for a cochlear implant. She loves to smile and her joyous hobby is winning smiles or slobbers from humans and fur babies alike.
Illustrator/Daughter/Paleontologist Angel is the youthful illustrator with talent that eclipses the author's throughout the Just Keep Zippin' books. Her illustrations are only a small glimpse of the imaginative art she cranks out every day for the sheer joy of it. Gifted with natural talent, Angel enjoys creating graphics for the dinosaur museum where she volunteers, and provides whimsical illustrations for numerous sites, games and freelance efforts.
The Just Keep Zippin’ series is filled with heartwarming humor and illustrations by mother-daughter duo Kriss and Angel King. Although a fire devastated their home in 2020, this series embodies their reliance on faith, positivity, love, and a desire to Just Keep Zippin’! The books are also a celebration of the REAL-LIFE Zippy horse. This beloved therapy horse inspired many with his velvety Zmooches, willing attitudes, and resilience. Check out his photos in the back of the books!
PURRFECT Editorial oversight and Emotional Support Provided by Spokestherapy Kitty - Shimmer Chérie
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Just Keep Zippin' Books - Doctor Zippy Horse
We have Ten More Books to Come! Buy and Share Our Books so We Can Just Keep Crankin' Full Time!
- Hair We Go! (Doc Zippy sees Harry, the hairless cat.)
- Ears to Hear (Doc Zippy sees Boom Boom, an elephant who needs hearing aids.)
- Back on Track (Doc Zippy sees Trax, the T-Rex train conductor who needs to get glasses.)
- Sonic Overload (Doc Zippy sees Sonia, a dolphin struggling with being overwhelmed with relationships, expectations, noise, and crowds in light of her autism.)
- Nuts are Notzo Fun (Doc Zippy sees Notzo, a squirrel that has nut allergies and is tired of being singled out, sitting at the "special allergy table" , carrying his EPI Pen, and being teased for being so careful.)
- Smiles All the While (Doc Zippy sees Chomper, a beaver that needs to wear braces.)
- Color Crazy - What Am I So Afraid Of? (Doc Zippy sees Random, a chameleon who keeps changing colors in order to blend in and struggles with anxiety/panic attacks.)
- When Will I Get Picked? (Doc Zippy sees Diggity, a low to the ground dachshund struggling with food, fitness, and being picked last at gym class.)
- I Feel So Small (Doc Zippy sees Roary, the smallest cub of a lion pride who is struggling with being bullied.)
- Too Slow-Mo (Doc Zippy sees Stuckey the sloth who is struggling with depression and lack of energy.)
- Bouncy House Blues (Doc Zippy sees Boingo, a Jack Russell Terrier who struggles with focus and distractions due to high energy and ADHD.)
- Cast All Your Cares (Doc Zippy sees Shimmer Chérie a plush Scottish Fold cat who gets a cast right before her summer break. Based on the real-life story of Shimmer Chérie, our cat who had 7 casts in 6 weeks and her real life owner’s childhood story!)