About Our Shop & Author
Sarah Gugluizza, our Shop Owner and author of Goodnight My Wiggle Worm, is a dedicated mother and clinical social worker. She opened Googly Girls Press with the intentions to house her dreams of building a library of children's literature as well as other materials that help foster a love of reading.
Her books aim to inspire creativity, empathy, and resilience in children, helping them navigate their emotions and the world around them. Sarah has used her passion for storytelling and her background in child development and mental health to weave stories that entertain and educate.
At Googly Girls Press, Sarah hopes to continue to be the home for more of her books and potentially the books of others, as well as offer reading-related product like prints, posters, bookmarks, stickers, etc. We're excited for you to stay involved and grow with us on this exciting journey.
Sarah's Story
Since she was a little girl, Sarah always dreamed about writing stories. Goodnight My Wiggle Worm was the start of that dream becoming a reality. Inspired by her own little girls and their mischief to avoid bedtime, she wrote Goodnight My Wiggle Worm to encourage them to calm down and get ready for bedtime, while also sharing with parents the familiar feel of being ready for your kiddos to be in bed and wanting them to have the best sleep they can.
When she’s not writing, Sarah is a wife and mom to three young daughters. She is a clinical social worker and the owner of Rising Lotus Counseling, a small group therapy practice in the Mid Hudson Valley of New York that provides mental health care to children, teens and adults. She is known as an expert in her field, helping companies develop mental health content for parents and children, as well as quoted in news and media articles around supporting children and maternal mental health. Sarah has also taught social work at the university level, presents continuing education materials, and provides consultation and workshops for fellow colleagues and other programs. Sarah loves spending time with her family, exploring nature, music, baking, and creating magical moments with her little ones.
Sarah hopes to foster a love of learning and positively support the mental wellness of children and their grown-ups through her writing, lessons, coping skills and visits. Sarah is happy to partner with clinicians, school faculty, families, shop owners, and other creators. If you would like to schedule an author's visit, reading, social emotional lessons, curriculum development, a consultation, or anything else - Sarah would love to talk to you!
Connect with Sarah
Sarah is always looking for ways to connect and would love to talk to you,
read your reviews, answer questions and collaborate together
If you would like to talk to Sarah directly, ask a question, schedule an author's visit, or have a project request or collaboration please reach Sarah at her author's email:
To talk with Sarah about mental health, child development, consultation, or anything else related to her areas of expertise working with children, families and in maternal mental health,
please reach Sarah at her
Rising Lotus Counseling email: sarah@risinglotuscounseling.org
For matters related to our shop
like issues with an order, Sarah's book or other products, carrying Goodnight Wiggle Worm in your retail shop,
and other business needs,
please reach Sarah at
the shop email:
or by phone at (845) 377-0626