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Every Story Connects & Gives Back

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 Faye’s Foil launch, they’re connecting to something even bigger: our Story Shapers’ communities.

Through June 30th, 75% of all royalties go straight to the schools, libraries, and clubs our co-creators choose.

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.

Presenting

Book Three “The Should Sorter”

A tangled brain. A cluttered floor. And a sorting session like no other.

Billy’s stuck.
His joy won’t pop, his thoughts won’t chill, and his brain?
Full. Of. Shoulds.

He should like sports.
He should part his hair.
He should fit in.
He should stop eating weird bug snacks.
He should stop being so… him.

Enter Bear.
With some well-timed wiggles jiggles jolts and jounces she lets loose a pile of cymbal-clanging chaos and helps Bug sort it out—literally.

Some shoulds are useful.
Some are someone else’s.
And some are super yummy seaweed sandwiches that you should keep no matter what!

Behind the Story

This book that broke the mold.

It started as another story.
It ended as another way.
Because somewhere as I was shaking out Billy’s “too many thoughts,” my son handed me “why not a monkey with cymbals,” and that monkey clanged out an idea I couldn’t let go.

What if kids could help shape the story?
What if this one little moment—a tossed-off line from a kitchen floor conversation—was actually the spark?

That moment is where Participatory Publishing was born.
Right in the middle of a mental mess.
Right in the middle of trying to figure out what to keep and what to let go.

The Should Sorter isn’t just about decluttering your brain.
It’s about trusting your gut.
It’s about noticing which thoughts bring joy…
and which come with someone else’s voice attached.

This is where Bug found his wings.
This is where a new adventure takes flight.
And this is the book that showed me:
Sometimes the messiest “should” is actually the one you’re supposed to chase.

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From Our Readers!

Becki B. Woodbury

Such a wonderful children’s book series. It was fun to visit their social media page on Instagram, too. Love the concept that the author is using…participatory storytelling. Such a fun concept to include kids in the creative process!

Monica W.

When the book was delivered, I curled up and read it to our four-year-old neighbor boy. Great Story! Great Illustration, and most importantly he was hanging on to every work. His mom let me know when they got home, he wanted to hear it over and over!

Customer Review Designation

Fantastic book for kids with a very clever rhyme scheme throughout. Love the message of fun it gives, and the pictures are great too!

Cole C. Designation

Another fantastic story from Rebecca Young. Our 3 year old girls love this book and I have a lot of fun reading it to them (sometimes 2-4 times a night...)! We love both, Becoming Bug and The Big Garden Gig, and look forward to the release of book no#3 (hopefully soon!)

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