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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 6

    Week 6

    Saturday is the day Riley Wynn Pride likes to wake up late and go for a bike ride or play in the big purple barn. This Saturday is different because this Saturday is the first meeting of The Seat Belt Club. Riley and Tony discover a new room in the big purple barn, and they… Continue Reading →

  • Week 5

    Week 5

    Riley Wynn Pride’s big day has finally arrived. Today is the day she gets her shiny new bicycle! She has been dreaming and planning for this, and she knows exactly how her first ride will go. However, her friend Tony has different plans. Actually, Tony doesn’t have any plans at all, and that is what… Continue Reading →

  • Week 4

    Week 4

    Walking to school, riding your bike to school, taking the bus to school. They all have one thing in common: the need to be safe. Join Riley and her friends as they help some younger classmates get home safely from school. And help Brian keep an eye out for giant bloodthirsty lizards! Continue Reading →

  • Week 3

    Week 3

    When violence arrives, we have to be prepared for the best possible outcome. That means practicing safety measures over and over, and sometimes it means studying history to learn what went right and what could have been better. That’s what the students, families, and Sea Cadets in Port Townsend are doing today. They don’t want… Continue Reading →