Everyone hops except me
Real-life step: say one thing I can do and one thing I’m learning
World
AnimalvilleEvery kind of animal has its talent
Animalville is a world for children aged 4–9. World law: “Every kind of animal has its talent — nobody has to be like someone else.” It suits these topics especially well: siblings, telling a trusted adult, losing and mistakes.
Legend
A town in the crown of a giant tree, where every species has its own holiday and its own talent. Nobody has to be like anyone else — a hare can’t climb like a squirrel, and that’s fine.
Every kind of animal has its talent — nobody has to be like someone else. Everyone is an animal, nobody eats anybody.
Starting map
- burrow
- treetop town
- meadow market
- pond
- vine swings
The first place is always a safe haven. New places appear with every story.
Who lives here
Grandpa Slow the tortoise (mentor) · the child as an animal
The rival
Magpie Mischief takes shiny things and pretends nothing happened; beaten with honesty and giving things back.
Three sample stories
The magpie and the shiny button
Real-life step: give back what I took and say “sorry”
First day at Burrow Nursery
Real-life step: a goodbye ritual: wave, kiss, “I’ll come and get you”
Topics that fit naturally here
Reading for parents
How should you praise a child so the praise really helps?What to do when your child lies? Why punishment doesn’t encourage honesty
Age
4–9 years
Recommended styles
What we take care with
On the last page (the real-life step) the hero appears as a child at home — so the step carries over into real life.
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See the hero on the drawing before you pay.
Send a brief — we draw your child as the hero for free. Then a story for €9.90 (1 story · 16 pages) or a whole adventure for €24.90 (3 stories · 48 pages), as a storybook or a comic, paid once. Until you open the book, you can cancel it and we refund the full amount.