This website is fairly simple. We will have merchandise, some fun blog posts, and plan to add a page to detail the endangered species adoptions were planning…but really, it’s not complicated. This site is mostly to introduce the idea my children had in 2020 when they decided it was urgent enough and important enough to […]
I can fly, can you fly?
Dark Shade is a Komodo Dragon stuffie my son ‘adopted” from our local zoo at age 3. Dark Shade is not an idle participant in the Cross-family household. He, like many of our other fluff-filled family members, has a wonderful backstory and has participated in many adventures with our other stuffies. When our children learned […]
Our Process
Once we decided to create a children’s book. First, we created a story arc. I was impressed at the willingness and creativity of my (then) 6 and 9 year olds. The moral of the story was quick to come to them; I thought it generous and insightful. Then, character development. Followed by story board, which […]
Origin story…
What do you do with an active couple of kids who are home due to global circumstances. No school, no parks or stores…just home and unoccupied. A project! In early 2020, sitting in our dining room, we worked out what we wanted to do with this time. We wanted to help others love and want […]
Learning a little
A child at play is a child learning. What is the real role of a parent today? I’m not philosophical about the question, it’s a pretty direct one. The primary role of a parent today is to understand and prepare children for the future the children will encounter as adults. Can you visualize the social, […]