I wrote this book for my six-year-old son who was diagnosed with OCD in first grade. He felt very unsettled about his condition and as I searched for children's books that would explain OCD and help my son feel empowered, rather than feel more weird and worried, I came up empty-handed. My local librarian suggested that I write a book on the topic and the result was, "Ranger Ben Discovers the Mysterious Mr. OCD". "Ranger Ben Discovers the Mysterious Mr. OCD" won the International OCD Foundation's