Spencer’s First Friend
Meet Spencer and discover how a small friendship can begin.
Storybooks
Invites young children and grown-ups into gentle, beautifully illustrated adventures rooted in friendship, family, and ordinary child-world moments.
Warm illustrated read-aloud stories where everyday feelings, relationships, and growing-up moments become child-owned opportunities for kindness, communication, and repair.
Who This Series Is For
Who it is for: Picture-book and Pre-K-K-friendly shared reading with simple vocabulary, strong repetition, clear feeling words.
Experience: Emotionally safe, relationship-centered story where a child meets a real but manageable challenge and practices communication, repair, belonging, patience, or gentle problem-solving.
If you are unsure where to begin, choose one story that fits today and let the next step unfold naturally.
Choose a Story
These stories can be read in any order. Begin with the one that feels right today.
A Good Place to Begin
If this is your first visit to Hawkins Hollow, this story is a gentle place to begin.
The Sharing Acorn
Follow a simple gift and the kindness it inspires.
Alice's Underground Party
Step into a moonlit gathering and a merry little adventure.
When Callen Said Sorry
Watch a hard moment soften into a thoughtful apology.
The New Animals in the Hollow
The New Animals in the Hollow offers a gentle shared reading moment in Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Taking Turns at the Pond
Taking Turns at the Pond welcomes readers with a gentle shared reading moment that feels warm, familiar, and close to home. It invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Callen's New Baby Brother
In Callen's New Baby Brother, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Aralynn Fox's Promise
In Aralynn Fox's Promise, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
The Thank You Trail
The Thank You Trail offers a gentle shared reading moment in Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Aralynn Fox Feels Left Out
In Aralynn Fox Feels Left Out, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Brandon's Listening Ears
Brandon discovers how listening carefully can turn a hard moment into a kind one.
The Forgiveness Garden
In The Forgiveness Garden, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Standing Up for Spencer
Standing Up for Spencer offers a gentle shared reading moment in Hawkins Hollow. This story invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
The Compliment Chain
In The Compliment Chain, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Austin's Quiet Day
Austin shows that quiet courage and steady steps can carry us through uncertain moments.
When Aralynn Fox Told the Truth
When Aralynn Fox Told the Truth offers a gentle shared reading moment in Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Lex Learns to Wait
Lex Learns to Wait offers a gentle shared reading moment in Hawkins Hollow. This story invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
The Secret Keeper
In The Secret Keeper, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Playing Fair at the Fair
Playing Fair at the Fair welcomes readers with a gentle shared reading moment that feels warm, familiar, and close to home. This story invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
The Helping Paws Club
In The Helping Paws Club, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
The Berry Basket Truth
In The Berry Basket Truth, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
The Kindness Competition
In The Kindness Competition, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. It invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Callen’s Gossip Problem
Callen’s Gossip Problem offers a gentle shared reading moment in Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
The Buddy System
In The Buddy System, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. It invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Respecting Differences
Respecting Differences offers a gentle shared reading moment in Hawkins Hollow. This story invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
The Friendship Recipe
In The Friendship Recipe, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Spencer’s Big Feelings
Spencer’s Big Feelings welcomes readers with a gentle shared reading moment that feels warm, familiar, and close to home. This story invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
The Angry Hedgehog
In The Angry Hedgehog, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. Along the way, it invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Brandon’s Wiggly Worries
Brandon’s Wiggly Worries welcomes readers with a gentle shared reading moment that feels warm, familiar, and close to home. This story invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Callen’s Jealous Feathers
Callen’s Jealous Feathers welcomes readers with a gentle shared reading moment that feels warm, familiar, and close to home. It invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
The Sad Day
The Sad Day welcomes readers with a gentle shared reading moment that feels warm, familiar, and close to home. This story invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Alice Mole Feels Left Out
Alice works through a lonely moment and discovers that belonging can begin with one honest conversation.
The Excitement Overflow
In The Excitement Overflow, readers step into a gentle shared reading moment shaped by the heart of Hawkins Hollow. It invites families to read aloud, talk together, and notice everyday kindness.
Keep Exploring
After one story, meet a character, visit a place, or choose another shelf in Hawkins Hollow.