The books
Pick the day that’s coming up
Each book covers one day, start to finish: the packing, the waiting, the part in the middle nobody warns you about, and the ride home. Tap a cover to see the missions. The first books are on Amazon now; for the rest, get one email the day each one arrives.
Holiday Missions · Book 1
My First Santa Visit Mission
On Amazon now
For the long line, the big armchair, and a hello on their own terms.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the waiting line to a friendly wave
- For
- Kids 5–7 before a visit to Santa at a holiday event
- Use it
- At home the week before, then in line on the day
- Every hello counts: their own chair, standing close, a wave from Dad's side, or a high five
- A photo is always optional. No laps, no posing, no “naughty or nice.”
- Wish pictures, a meeting plan, and talk cards to color and bring
Holiday Missions · Book 2
My Holiday Gathering Mission
On Amazon now
For twenty relatives, one loud living room, and a quiet corner.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the family picture chart to the ride home
- For
- Kids 5–7 before a big family meal at Grandma and Grandpa's
- Use it
- The week before, then at the gathering
- Every hello counts: a wave, a spoken hello, a high five, or a hug they choose
- At the table, familiar food is welcome and nobody has to clean a plate
- A quiet kit, a quiet corner, and talk cards for a break
Holiday Missions · Book 3
My First Holiday Show Mission
On Amazon now
For the bright lights, the class song, and the word that slips away.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the first practice to the final bow
- For
- Kids 5–7 before their first school winter show
- Use it
- During practice weeks, then on show night
- If a word slips away: listen, hum, stand quietly, or join again
- Mika is one of the group, never the star. The costume always shows the face.
- My part in the show, a show plan, and a pickup spot to find Dad
Travel Missions · Book 1
My First Flight Mission
On Amazon now
For the weeks before a child's first flight.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from packing day to landing
- For
- Kids 5–7 flying for the first time
- Use it
- At home before the trip, then at the airport and on the plane
- Follows the real order of a flight: packing, check-in, security, boarding, takeoff, the window view, and landing
- Mazes, matching, seek-and-find, picture sudoku, dot-to-dot, and calm-down pages
- A feelings meter and a first-flight certificate
Travel Missions · Book 2
My First Road Trip Mission
On Amazon now
For the first long drive, and the back seat along the way.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from packing day to Grandma's house
- For
- Kids 5–7 on their first long car trip
- Use it
- At home, then in the car and at rest stops
- Road Trip Bingo, Alphabet I-Spy, a window tally and an "Are we there yet?" tracker
- Many missions use the real view out the car window
- Winding-road and hill breathing pages for the long middle of the drive
Travel Missions · Book 3
My First Camping Trip Mission
For the first night in a tent at a campground.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the gear list to a night under the stars
- For
- Kids 5–7 before their first tent night
- Use it
- While planning and packing, then at the campsite
- "Look, draw, leave it": a nature notebook instead of taking things home
- Safety as play: grown-ups handle the fire and the sharp tools
- A star count, a make-your-own constellation and a night-sounds match
Travel Missions · Book 4
My First Hotel Stay Mission
For check-in, elevators, and the first night in a hotel room.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from check-in to check-out
- For
- Kids 5–7 before their first hotel stay
- Use it
- At home while planning, then in the hotel
- Simple rules for elevators, doors and the pool, as check-and-X pages
- Design your own key card and door hanger
- A "Which floor?" elevator counting page
Travel Missions · Book 5
My First Snow Day Mission
For cold fingers, a gentle hill, and the walk back inside.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the first flake to warm again
- For
- Kids 5–7 before their first real snow day
- Use it
- When snow is in the forecast, then on the day itself
- Getting dressed in order: six layers, one step at a time
- The sled hill the gentle way: seated, feet first, a grown-up close
- Talk cards for “pause” and “my mittens are wet”
Home Missions · Book 1
My Grandparents' House Mission
On Amazon now
For a first stay of a few nights at Grandma and Grandpa's.
What's inside
Screen-free missions for a first stay at Grandma and Grandpa's
- For
- Kids 5–7, and grandparents looking for a welcome gift
- Use it
- 1–4 weeks before the visit, then during the stay
- Keepsakes to keep: "All about Grandma", "All about Grandpa" and an "Our recipe" card
- Honest pages about missing home, like counting the sleeps until Dad is back
- A tic-tac-toe game to play together
Home Missions · Book 2
My Moving Day Mission
From the big news to the first night in a new room.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the big news to the first night in a new home
- For
- Kids 5–7 moving to a new home
- Use it
- From the day you share the news until the first night
- Mika's star box: design a box label, then find it in the new home
- A memory box, a postcard to the old street, and a first-night snapshot
- Pages for mixed feelings about leaving and arriving
Home Missions · Book 3
My New Neighborhood Mission
For the first weeks in a new town, new streets and new friends.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the first walk around the block to feeling at home
- For
- Kids 5–7 settling in after a move
- Use it
- The first weeks in the new home
- Calm street-safety routines: stop, breathe, look, listen
- No-pressure friendship pages: ways to say hello, "Yes, maybe, not yet"
- Draw your own neighborhood map. No page asks for an address.
Home Missions · Book 4
My Big Sibling Mission
For the big news, the first hello, and the Dad time that stays.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the family news to Dad time
- For
- Kids 5–7 before a baby joins the family
- Use it
- From the day you share the news through the first weeks
- A first hello they choose: a wave, soft words, or watching from the sofa
- Helping is optional, and “not now” is a complete answer
- Written for birth, adoption, fostering and blended families
Home Missions · Book 5
My First Sleepover Mission
For the invitation, a different front door, and a bedtime far from home.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the invitation to pickup time
- For
- Kids 5–7 before a first sleepover at a friend’s house
- Use it
- When the invitation comes, then packed in the overnight bag
- Staying the night, a late-over, or going home early: every ending counts
- Talk cards for “I’d like to call Dad” and “A quiet minute, please”
- No page asks for an address or a phone number
Everyday Missions · Book 1
My First Dentist Visit Mission
For the first checkup a child will remember.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the waiting room to a sparkly smile
- For
- Kids 5–7 before a dental checkup
- Use it
- At home in the weeks before, and the day before
- Meet the people and tools: the big chair, the light, the tiny mirror
- Ways to talk to the team: raise a hand, ask, thumbs up, slow breath
- A 7-day brushing chart and "design your sticker"
Everyday Missions · Book 2
My First Haircut Mission
For the buzz, the cape, and the red car chair.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the red car chair to a fresh new cut
- For
- Kids 5–7 before a salon or barbershop visit
- Use it
- At home a few days before, and the day before
- Talk cards to color and bring: "Pause, please" and "What comes next?"
- New sounds: SNIP, BUZZ, WHOOSH, SWISH
- "My hair today" and "My fresh cut" drawing pages. Every kind of hair is celebrated.
Everyday Missions · Book 3
My First Baking Mission
For a first bake with a grown-up, from clean hands to sharing.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from clean hands to a shared muffin
- For
- Kids 5–7 baking with a grown-up for the first time
- Use it
- Before baking day, then on the kitchen table while you bake
- "Mika or Dad?": clear kid jobs, and every hot job for the grown-up
- Measuring, clean-hands order, and "Lumpy is lovely"
- Decorate your muffin, a blank recipe card for your family's own recipe, and a certificate
- Not a cookbook: use your own trusted recipe
Everyday Missions · Book 4
My First Doctor Checkup Mission
For the height chart, the stethoscope, and the funny knee tap.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the waiting room to the knee tap
- For
- Kids 5–7 before a yearly well-child checkup
- Use it
- At home 1–3 weeks before, and the day before
- Meet the tools: the stethoscope, the little light, and the height chart
- Words to ask, point, and pause, plus "My checkup questions" to bring along
- No needles shown, and no promises that nothing will feel new
Everyday Missions · Book 5
My First Swim Lesson Mission
For the swim bag, the changing room, and one water step with the teacher close by.
What's inside
Screen-free missions from the swim bag to the shallow end
- For
- Kids 5–7 before a first group swim lesson
- Use it
- In the week before, then in the swim bag on lesson day
- Watching first and sitting at the edge both count
- The instructor always stays within reach, in the shallow end
- No promise that a child will swim by the end
Game Nights · Book 1
Errand Night
On Amazon now
For the small tasks that keep renting space in your head.
What's inside
The Get It Done Together Game
- For
- Adults who keep putting off small life-admin tasks, and the friend who hosts
- Play
- 60, 75 or 90 minutes · solo, as a pair, 3–6 friends, or on a video call
- 30 ready-made Missions in 5 creature families, like The Paperwork Hydra and The Phone Call Portal
- Pick one small Mission, work quietly side by side for 20 minutes
- Done, Moved, Prepared and Parked on Purpose all count the same. No ranking, no shame.
- A Host Script, ten written Night Plans and a cut-out 36-card deck
96 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · black ink on cream paper
Game Nights · Book 2
Clutter Night
For the chair of clothes, the shelf, and the box of maybes.
What's inside
The Clear It Together Game
- For
- Adults who avoid small clutter tasks and want company, and the friend who hosts
- Play
- 60, 75 or 90 minutes · solo, as a pair, 3–6 friends, or on a video call
- 30 ready-made Missions in 5 creature families, like The Chairtopus and The Cable Kraken
- Pick one small space, work quietly side by side for 20 minutes
- No pressure to throw anything away: keep, return, donate, sell or park it
- A Host Script, ten written Night Plans and a cut-out 36-card deck
96 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · black ink on cream paper
Game Nights · Book 3
Holiday Night
On Amazon now
For the gift list, the cards, and the package that still needs a box.
What's inside
The Wrap It Up Together Game
- For
- Adults with small holiday tasks piling up, hosts, and friend groups who swap gifts
- Play
- 60, 75 or 90 minutes · solo, as a pair, 3–6 friends, or on a video call
- 30 ready-made Missions in 5 cozy creature families, like The Ribbon Roll and The Receipt Rabbit
- Gifts, cards, packages, travel details, hosting, returns, and putting the season away
- No pressure to spend, host or make it perfect. For every holiday tradition, or none at all.
- A Host Script, ten written Night Plans and a cut-out 36-card deck
96 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · black ink on cream paper
Game Nights · Book 4
Reset Night
For the renewal date, the drawer of keys, and the task left over from last year.
What's inside
The Fresh Start Together Game
- For
- Adults starting a new season, and the friend who hosts
- Play
- 60, 75 or 90 minutes · solo, as a pair, 3–6 friends, or on a video call
- 30 ready-made Missions in 5 creature families, like Calendar Deer and Carryover Snail
- One date, one drawer, one account, one tiny habit: never a whole new you
- No streaks, no resolutions. A fresh start can begin any week.
- A Host Script, ten written Night Plans and a cut-out 36-card deck
96 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · black ink on cream paper
Game Nights · Book 5
Digital Night
For four thousand unread emails and nine hundred screenshots.
What's inside
The Clear Your Screens Together Game
- For
- Adults with a full inbox, a full photo roll, and a downloads folder they avoid
- Play
- 60, 75 or 90 minutes · solo, as a pair, 3–6 friends, or on a video call
- 30 ready-made Missions in 5 creature families, like The Inbox Firefly and The Backup Beaver
- Your screen stays private. Back up first, and delete only what can be recovered.
- Works with any phone, computer or tablet. No app or account needed.
- A Host Script, ten written Night Plans and a cut-out 36-card deck
96 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · black ink on cream paper
Game Nights · Book 6
Tax Night
For last year’s finished copy, the receipts in three bags, and the question you keep forgetting to ask.
What's inside
The Paperwork Season Together Game
- For
- Adults who put off tax-season paperwork, and the friend who hosts
- Play
- 60, 75 or 90 minutes · solo, as a pair, 3–6 friends, or on a video call
- 30 ready-made Missions in 5 creature families, like Folder Fox and Archive Tortoise
- Every Mission stops when the papers are ready for the return or for a professional
- Private by design: nobody shows numbers or forms. No tax advice, ever.
- A Host Script, ten written Night Plans and a cut-out 36-card deck
96 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · black ink on cream paper
Game Nights · Book 7
Trip Night
For the plant that needs a sitter and the charger you always forget.
What's inside
The Get Ready to Go Together Game
- For
- Adults getting ready for a trip, alone or together
- Play
- 60, 75 or 90 minutes · solo, as a pair, 3–6 friends, or on a video call
- 30 ready-made Missions in 5 creature families, like Passport Puffin and Departure Fox
- Packing, plants and pets, travel day, and a calm house to come back to
- No dates, addresses or booking details on the page or on screen
- A Host Script, ten written Night Plans and a cut-out 36-card deck
96 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · black ink on cream paper
Memory Games
Memory Doorways
On Amazon now
For the holiday table, and the stories nobody has asked Grandma for yet.
What's inside
Grandparents Edition: A Story Game for the Whole Table
- For
- Grandparents, grown-ups, and kids 8+ at the same table
- Play
- 60, 75 or 90 minutes · 1–6 players, at the table or on a video call
- 60 gentle Memory Doorways in 6 families, each with a Smaller Door for an easier start
- Tell a sentence, draw it, write a word, or pass. Passing is a full turn.
- No interviews, no corrections, no memoir homework: save one small thing per story
- A Host Script, ten written Session Plans, and a cut-out 30-card deck
96 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · black ink on cream paper
Memory Games
Remember When? The 1960s
On Amazon now
For a grandparent with a pencil, and the stories each puzzle brings back.
What's inside
A Large Print Word Search with a Story to Tell After Every Puzzle
- For
- Grandparents, parents, and anyone who grew up with the 1960s
- Play
- Alone with a pencil, or side by side with someone who asks
- 60 large print puzzles, 15 × 15 letters, easy on the eyes
- Across, down, and diagonal only. No backward words.
- A short memory note and one "Tell me" question with every puzzle
- Six chapters, from the kitchen table to the Moon landing, with all answers in the back
142 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · large print on white paper
The Linden Court Mysteries · Book 1
The Mystery of the Traveling Houseplant
For a rainy evening, one pencil, and a houseplant that keeps turning up somewhere new.
What's inside
A Cozy Puzzle Mystery for Adults: Six Connected Cases, No Murder Required
- For
- Adults who like logic puzzles and cozy mysteries, minus the murder
- Solve
- Six cases, 15–30 minutes each · alone or with a friend
- Timelines, logic grids, maps, route puzzles and a final puzzle that needs all five answers
- Every clue is on the page: no internet, no apps, no outside knowledge
- Exactly one answer per case, explained in full in the back
- A three-step hint ladder that helps without spoiling
128 pages · 8 × 10 in · black ink on white paper