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Stories That Quietly Teach What Matters

Illustrated books for children, parents, and grandparents — each one a self-contained story that quietly teaches a real-world skill. Digital security, financial literacy, and the small steady habits that keep families safer.

Four Little PIGS — Grandpa's Secret to Guilt-Free Money

Four Little PIGS

An illustrated bedtime story that quietly teaches children — and their grown-ups — a four-bank money habit they can use for the rest of their lives.

Available Now Ages 4–10 & grown-ups
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Rosemary & Sage — Book One: Two Doors, One Keeper, Four Scrollboxes

Rosemary & Sage — Book One: Two Doors, One Keeper, Four Scrollboxes

An illustrated fairy-tale primer in everyday digital security for middle-grade readers — a bedtime read for children, a friendly primer for grandparents, and a quiet reminder for the rest of us.

Nov. 17th Ages 8–12
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How to Talk to a Robot — The CLEAR Way to Get AI to Understand You

How to Talk to a Robot

An illustrated guide that teaches anyone, from nine to ninety-nine, how to talk to AI so it actually understands them — five simple steps called CLEAR, a friendly robot named Claudia, and a surprise party.

Nov. 24th Ages 9–12 & grown-ups
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The Allow Button — Book 1 of The Lockout Club

The Allow Button

A middle-grade mystery for readers ten and up. Twelve-year-old Wyatt Reyes follows a mystery charge into a small-town crime that quietly teaches three lessons every modern household needs.

Mar. 2027 Ages 10+
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The Locked Drawer — Book 1 of Bill Cosgrove Crypto-Crimes Investigations

The Locked Drawer

An adult literary mystery for readers twenty-one and up. Retired detective Bill Cosgrove takes on the cryptocurrency crimes the system stopped looking at — beginning with a retired schoolteacher who lost her retirement on a Saturday morning.

Apr. 2027 Ages 21+
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  • Triage
  • The Fourth Step
  • Clear in Retrospect
  • Surfdog
  • Tea Hour
  • The Second Drawer

The Cosgrove Case Files

Six complete short mysteries from Bill Cosgrove's years before The Locked Drawer. Each one is a short read, finished in an evening, and each turns on a single everyday security idea.

Nov. 10th – Mar. 30th Ages 21+
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