Name: Rowan & the Yetis
Author: Misti Lantz

The Book

She is still Rowan.
And you are still you.

Rowan is a white Yeti with a pink beanie who lives alongside six companions — each one invisible to everyone around her, but very real. Milo makes everything heavy. Drift steals her thoughts mid-sentence. Ember never quite leaves. Prism turns up the volume on everything. Whisper takes away her feeling. And Willow brings tears without warning.

For every child and family living with chronic illness, Rowan & the Yetis offers something rare: characters to name what's happening, without shame. Because no matter who shows up today — you are still you.

Ages 4–8Social-Emotional LearningChronic IllnessPublished 2026

Order on Barnes & Noble

The Companions

Meet the Yetis

Six invisible companions. Each one real. Each one named.

▶

Fatigue

Milo

"Some days I make everything heavy."

▶

Brain Fog

Drift

"I had the most wonderful thought just now… it'll come back to me."

▶

Pain

Ember

"I never really leave… I just get quieter sometimes."

▶

Sensory Overload

Prism

"Everything, all at once, all the time."

▶

Numbness & Tingling

Whisper

"Can you feel that? Neither can I."

▶

Emotional Dysregulation

Willow

"Don't mind me. I just feel things… a lot."

Author & Illustrator

Written & illustrated from the inside.

Misti Lantz is the author and illustrator of Rowan & the Yetis. She lives with multiple sclerosis. She didn't imagine Milo, Drift, Ember, Prism, Whisper, and Willow — she lives with them every day. This is the book she needed and couldn't find: one that gives children and families the words to name what's happening without shame or explanation.

Published through Barnes & Noble Press in 2026 under MindXpansion LLC, the book is the first in a planned series — one volume for each Yeti, each symptom, each story of living fully inside an invisible life.

Characters and scenes were developed using AI image generation tools, directed and curated by the author & illustrator.

Questions or partnership inquiries: TheYetis@mindxpansion.ai

Misti Lantz, author and illustrator of Rowan & the Yetis, depicted as a Yeti character

▶

For Schools & Hospitals

Bring Rowan to your community.

Rowan & the Yetis is designed for pediatric hospitals, school SEL programs, and any organization supporting children and families navigating chronic illness.

🏥

Pediatric Hospitals

Child Life programs, waiting rooms, and family resource libraries.

🏫

Schools & SEL

Classroom curriculum for empathy, emotional literacy, and inclusion.

🤝

Advocacy Organizations

MS Society chapters, chronic illness nonprofits, and parent groups.

Request a Partnership Deck

Get the Book

Order Rowan & the Yetis today.

Order on Barnes & Noble →

Rowan& the Yetis

She is still Rowan.And you are still you.