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About The Books

Kids have a lot on their plates. Every day they face challenges they’ve never faced before, and we can help them build skills to rise up to meet those challenges. Childhood doesn’t last forever, and as parents, teachers or responsible community members, it’s our job to keep them safe, secure and silly.

Free Book Fridays is brought to you by The Funner Childhood Organization to help YOU help the kids in your neighborhood. We’ve partnered with the creator of the award-winning Cartoonversation series of books and cartoons to be able to offer you books that cover important topics that have been proven to help kids deal with topics like:

  • Safety and emergency preparedness
  • Emotional health and self esteem
  • Handling stress and grief

These can be hard conversations to have with kids! Each story has a cast of colorful characters that face these very real scenarios, and every book comes with a Cartoonversation card with tips and questions to help kids and grown-ups talk, laugh and listen.

Fanned book covers

Recent Books

  • Week 10

    Week 10

    Riley Pledges To Laugh, Play, Heal, and Grow Every year, more than 100,000 kids in the U.S are hospitalized or treated in the emergency department for burns. Childhood is never the same after that, and it takes something extraordinary to rebuild what was lost. The volunteers and campers of Great Lakes Burn Camp are indeed… Continue Reading →

  • Week 9

    Week 9

    Riley Pledges To Practice Gun Safety It was a dark and stormy night. The perfect setting for a slumber party in the big purple barn. Riley and her friends are having a wonderfully scary time until they are joined by a stranger who puts everyone in a very dangerous situation. Learn the simple and extremely… Continue Reading →

  • Week 8

    Week 8

    Riley Pledges To Save Her Friends The 17th annual Apple Creek Float Parade has arrived! Riley and her friends have been working on their rafts for the parade, and they are ready to celebrate with a great day on the water. The question is, are they ready to keep one another safe when the day… Continue Reading →

  • Week 7

    Week 7

    Riley Pledges To Be A Survivor A day at the beach can be the perfect end-of-summer treat. A day at the beach without understanding water safety can be something very different. Join Riley, Tony, and Brian (and Pablo!) as they head out for the final swim of the summer. What starts out as a fun… Continue Reading →