Two books, one kid, and a lot of FUN!
The books
Short chapters, comic panels, and skills that carry off the page.
Each book follows Ed through one project that gets away from him, and
ends with the skills he picked up along the way written down where a reader can use them.
Book One · ebook
One Spaceship. One Movie. One Unstoppable Summer.
School's out, and Ed has a plan involving twenty flattened shipping boxes his dad
saved in the garage. What starts as a fortress turns into a spaceship, then a movie
set, then an actual twelve-minute film.
Along the way Ed says something he wishes he hadn't, and spends the rest of the
summer learning to notice the pause before the words come out.
Skills in this book
- Saying the idea out loud instead of keeping it in your head
- Noticing the pause before you speak
- Showing people instead of arguing with them
- Building a crew, because nobody makes the big stuff alone
Inside Book One
- Short, punchy chapters that feel like levels, each ending with a "Chapter Complete" screen
- Comic-panel dialogue that moves fast and reads easily
- "Ed's Brain — Right Now" boxes that show his thoughts ricocheting in real time, so kids who think the same way feel seen
- Sound effects, pull quotes, and a progress bar that make reading feel like play
- "Think About This" questions that invite kids to reflect on their own ideas and big moments
- Real strategies woven into the story, like his friend Eileen's trick for "downloading your brain" when there are too many ideas at once
- The vocabulary is written to be accessible, while the friendships, feelings, and life lessons are right on target for ages 8–12. Reluctant and developing readers get a book that feels like it was made for them, not a book that feels "too young."
- For parents, teachers, and anyone who loves a fast-thinking kid
If your child has ADHD, struggles to sit still, interrupts because the idea is just too big to hold in, or simply has an imagination that won't quit, this book gives them a hero who looks a lot like them. It's also a fun, warm read for any kid who has ever built something amazing out of nothing.
Book Two · paperback and ebook
One Volcano. One Giant Mess. One Unstoppable Plan.
Fourth grade has rules nobody warned Ed about, starting with this one: homework
is your job now. All by yourself.
So when Mr. Finn assigns a volcano, Ed can already picture it erupting in front of
the whole class. What he can't picture is how to start. Two weeks later there's red
foam on the carpet and a kid who'd rather go back to third grade.
Then his neighbor mentions a trick, his grandmom asks a question nobody's asked
before, and his teacher asks a much smaller one: what's the very next thing you're
going to do?
Skills in this book
- Breaking a job too big to start into pieces you can pick up
- A little hard stuff, then a little fun stuff, back and forth
- Asking which part went wrong, not why you're bad at it
- Leaving an extra day, so a surprise can't wreck you
Inside Book Two
- 14 short chapters built for readers who lose steam in long ones
- Comic-style panels, sound effects, and skill-unlock screens on every chapter
- Ed's Project Planner, a cork-board template, and reflection pages kids can actually use
- A For Grown-Ups guide for parents, teachers, and anyone doing homework battles at 8pm
- Perfect for ages 7 to 11, reluctant readers, and any kid who has ever stared at something big and thought I don't even know where to start.
Read on Kindle
Reading level
Written for ages 7–11, with short chapters, plenty of white space and a
reading level set below the target age on purpose — so a kid who finds reading
hard can still get through a chapter in one sitting.
