A clarification. A picture. And a list.
 

1. A clarification

A reader wrote me last week and said “I’m trying to figure out your company. Do you offer read aloud books for kids?”

Feeling rather ridiculous, I laughed at myself and thought …
 

“Jeff, you really need to explain yourself better.”

The answer is yes!

While we do sell our books, you can read digital versions of the stories for free. Here’s how …

1. Go to our site.
2. Click the “Stories” drop-down menu.
3. Pick a story.
4. Download the PDF.

Here’s a screenshot:

If you like the story, you can buy it. That helps us make more of them. 🙂
 

2. A picture

Our book “Jack Jenk Shouts Love” is being illustrated now and will come out later in the year. 

Here’s a peek at the first illustration.

3. A list

I posted this on our Facebook community page, but in case you missed it, it’s a great reminder of some of the billion or so good things that happen when you read to kids. 

Happy reading.

Jeff, Bob, and Zoe …
… who believe that reading with kids can change the world for the better

Our latest read-aloud continues …

Illustration by Madeline Barber.

The past few weeks, we’ve been telling the story “Scar and the Wolf,” complete with new illustrations.

“Scar” is an early-grade chapter book, and it’s basically “Red Riding Hood” as a lovable zombie girl.

This week, Scarlet picks up a stray in the street, meets the weird, bear-loving girl from her class, and has her first meeting with one of the story’s two villains, her classmate Jeminy Stinkpit. 
 

Everyone has a Jeminy Stinkpit. That one zombie who seems to have been unearthed for the singular purpose of making your undeath as miserable as possible. The one who pushes your buttons — the buttons labeled “You’re not smart” and “You’re not talented” and “You’re not enough.”

Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Happy Unearthday, Scarlet
• Chapter 2: The Haggis Project
• Chapter 3: The Cloak Smelled Like Squirrel Pee
• Chapter 4: Forewarned is Forearmed
• Chapter 5: Zombies Roam the Street
• Chapter 6: A Friend Who Looks Like an Enemy
• Chapter 7: An Enemy Who Looks Like a Friend

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