Every Bug & Bear book is part of a bigger story.
Some connect in wild ways. Some spark brand-new ideas.
All are powered by imagination—and right now, during the Painting Grace launch, they’re connecting to something even bigger: our Story Shapers’ communities.
Through September 5th, 75% of ALL Painting Grace royalties go straight to the schools selected by our Story Shapers.
So explore the series. Find your family’s next favorite.
And know that every story you buy helps shape the next one—and supports a local cause along the way.
The story of a boy who crawled into the dirt… and came out a bug.
Billy doesn’t care about birds. Or fawns. Or big blue skies.
He’s got his eyes on the forest floor—
Where the real wild things live.
Where beetles scurry and imagination awakens.
Where one afternoon of crawling can change the way you see life, forever.
This is the beginning.
Of Bug.
Of Bear.
Of a brother and sister who play their way into authenticity and joy.
This is where Bug & Bear found their identity.
And where I found mine.
This was the first one I wrote.
It didn’t come from a plan, it came from attention.
It came from watching two kids chase joy, celebrate authenticity, and invent new names for both.
More than just a picture book, “Becoming Bug” is about allowing.
What happens when you allow someone to follow their own path, rather than pulling them along yours.
It’s about play that turns into discovery and shapes identity.
About how sometimes… if you lean in far enough, you become the thing you love.
This is more than just a picture book. It is the origin story.
Of a press.
Of a world.
Of two kids who teach us that playing is becoming.
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