About

Zobie’s Kids is a multimedia, cross-cultural project that features a lovable dragon with a big red heart and the young girl who dreamed him up. Now he is real; their adventures begin; they help children with special needs feel valued and loved. Zobie’s Kids encourages tolerance and shows that ALL kids are winners!

Zobie's Kids was created by Barbara K Cleary. An award-winning author, graduate of the City University of New York, Writer-in-Residence to 2019 in the 14th largest US school district, and radio program producer, Barbara draws on her diverse background publishing Zobie’s Kids books and directing Zobie’s Kids multimedia project to help children with special needs. She blogs at attentionology.com and is a National Top Ten Business Woman, ABWA. Barbara is the single mother of an adopted daughter on the autism spectrum with multiple health issues. Barbara’s base: Raleigh, NC, US.