Ralphy's Rules for Living the Good Life

Ralphy's Rules for Living the Good Life is a heartwarming picture book about making good choices, perfect for children ages 4–8. When Ralphy the dog shares his playful but powerful rules with his friend Joey, young readers learn timeless lessons about kindness, courage, and doing what’s right—even when it’s hard.

This uplifting story is ideal for parents, teachers, and caregivers looking for children’s books about friendship, character education, and social-emotional learning. With charming illustrations and relatable themes, it’s a great read-aloud book for classrooms or bedtime.

Whether you're raising compassionate kids or building a library of books that teach life lessons, Ralphy's Rules for Living the Good Life is a joyful reminder that doing the right thing is always cool—and that real courage starts with kindness.

Talar Herculian Coursey is a lawyer by day and a children's book author, Life Coach and philanthropist by night (more like mornings). 

She has been a General Counsel since 2011 and recently joined ComplyAuto, a privacy/cybersecurity Saas company. Before going in-house, she was a file clerk, associate and partner at the national labor and employment law firm, Fisher Phillips LLP. 

Talar is a co-author of both #Networked: How 20 Women Lawyers Overcamethe Confines of COVID-19 Social Distancing to Create Connections, CultivateCommunity, & Build Businesses in the Midst of a Global Pandemic and Women In Law: Discovering the True Meaning of Success.

Her first children's book, Ralphy's Rules for Living the Good Life, was published in 2021 and the second book Ralphy's Rules for Feelings in 2023. 

Talar has served as the President of the Salt Lake City Chapter for the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief ("SOAR") since 2015. SOAR, founded in 2005, supports orphanages in Syria, Lebanon and Armenia.

She runs the Salt Lake City Half Marathon every year to raise money for SOAR in memory of her father. Net proceeds from her children's books also go to SOAR. 

In addition to being a mother, wife, lawyer, life coach and philanthropist, she is also a runner, yogi and Jesus, Ekhart Tolle, Peloton and Brandon Flowers groupie. 

You can find Talar on LinkedIn most days @TalarEsq or on her website www.TalarEsq.com.