Haddie Wynn Helps
Sometimes service dogs are working.
Sometimes they're just being dogs.
Haddie Wynn Helps is a children's book series for young readers ages five through eight. Through Haddie's adventures, children learn about service dogs, disabilities, friendship, empathy, and how small acts of understanding can make a meaningful difference.
The Heart of the Series
Meet Haddie Wynn
Haddie Wynn Harrington is a Basset Hound and diabetic alert service dog. She helps keep her person safe by recognizing changes in blood sugar and alerting when help may be needed. Haddie also loves her family, sunshine, car rides, and chicken jerky treats.
Learning Through Story
What Young Readers Will Learn
Service Dog Etiquette
Children learn when and how to approach a service dog, and why it is important to ask before interacting.
Understanding Disabilities
Stories introduce young readers to the many ways people experience the world and why that is something to celebrate.
Friendship & Communication
Haddie and Kol show that real friendship means listening, learning, and showing up for one another.
Kindness & Confidence
Every book reinforces that small acts of understanding can make a meaningful difference in someone's day.
Haddie's Friend
Meet Kol
Kol is Haddie's young friend and learning partner. Together, Haddie and Kol help children explore new ways to understand, communicate with, and care for one another.
The Collection
Books in the Series
Haddie Wynn Helps
Meet Haddie Wynn, a special service dog with an important job and an even bigger heart. Children learn about kindness, service dogs, and helping others.
Available Soon
Talking With Your Hands
When Haddie and Kol meet a new friend who communicates using sign language, they discover that friendship doesn't require everyone to communicate in the same way.
Available SoonAdditional titles are in development, including stories that explore autism, inclusion, and understanding others.
Real Dog, Real Heart
Haddie in Real Life
Always Watching
Off Duty
Pure Joy
For Families, Classrooms, and Communities
The series is designed to begin thoughtful, age-appropriate conversations at home, in classrooms, libraries, and community programs.