Connection is our protection.
From the paintings of Dr. Mary McCluskey, her mother, and her daughter Fi Hailyn. Brought to life as a six-episode animated series.
Premiering December 2026.
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Each child a different kind of leader. Each animal a virtue. Each scene a small painting come to life — designed at age eleven by Fi Hailyn.
The watercolor paintings that illustrate Mary McCluskey's books are family art — a collaboration across three generations of women.
Fi Hailyn drew every child, every mentor, every animal. Her drawings were then incorporated into her grandmother's paintings. Her mother wrote the stories. Every frame of Leaders of the Cosmos is built to honor and translate that lineage into animation.
A 30–42 minute animated series. Premiering December 2026 alongside the new edition of The Leader of the Parade from Wings Publishing.
"The war has been incredibly difficult for Ukrainian families who come through our shelters, seeking safety and support. With no end in sight, books like Mary's give children moments of stillness, comfort, and connection."
Ann Lee
Co-Founder & CEO · CORE Response (founded by Sean Penn)
"Bubbles, Balloons and Birds has been a meaningful resource for the refugee families we serve. Mary's work bridges trauma and tenderness in a way few children's books achieve."
Jan Willaert
CORE Response · Ukraine Programs
"Mary's books are a gift to children, parents, and the educators who walk alongside them. The world she has built is generous, honest, and lit from within."
Mariel Hemingway
Foreword author · Bubbles, Balloons and Birds
K–5 social-emotional learning. Adlerian psychology made age-appropriate. Trauma-informed. NAEYC-aligned. Authored by a DSW/LCSW with NYU Silver School affiliation.
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