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Standing up for someone · ages 4–8

Nobody Sits Alone, starring your child.

A new boy named Sam eats lunch alone every day. The big kids laugh at his lunchbox. your child is scared of the big kids too. But your child is more scared of being the one who did nothing.

When someone is left out, and you're the one who noticed.

Type the name, pick boy or girl, add a dedication if you like, and send the order. We confirm by email and the 11-page PDF, in two editions, follows within one working day. $99.

N° 01What this story teaches

Being scared of the big kids is normal. Doing nothing is the thing to be more scared of.

Choose this one when

  • A child who sees someone left out and doesn't know what to do
  • Teasing or exclusion at school
  • Teaching kindness that costs something

What your child takes away

You don't have to fight anyone. You just have to go and sit at the other table. Others will follow.

A note for parents

The child in the story is not the one being bullied. It's for the bystander, which is the role most children actually find themselves in.

N° 02Personalize it

Make it theirs

The story is about a
$99PDF · sent by email
  • 11 pages: cover, dedication page, 8 story pages, back page.
  • Two PDFs: screen edition and 8×8 in print edition with bleed.
  • The button opens our order form with these details filled in. We confirm by email, you pay by invoice, and the PDF follows within one working day.
  • Name and dedication are the only changes. The story and art are fixed.
Nobody Sits Alone cover
Nobody Sits AloneA story starring Mia
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Page 1
Sam was new. Sam had a lunchbox shaped like a fire engine, and Sam ate lunch by himself at the end table every day.
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Page 4
But the Year Fours were big. Really big. What if they sang "nee-naw" at Mia too? What if everyone laughed? Mia's legs stayed exactly where they were.
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Page 8
The next day, the Year Fours walked past. They opened their mouths, and closed them again. Because there were two at the end table now. And by Friday, there were six.
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Cover and three of the eight story pages, with Mia's name in place. The paid file has every page.

N° 03What you get

A finished picture book

Cover, dedication page and eight illustrated story pages, with the name in every scene where it belongs. Same painterly art in the boy and girl versions.

Two PDFs, one price

A screen edition for tablets and home printing, and an 8×8 inch print edition at 300 DPI with bleed and trim box for any print shop.

What it isn't

The story, the art and the character are fixed. If you want a book written about a specific child, from a photo, that is the custom courage book at $799.

N° 04Other courage stories

Want a story written about your child specifically? The custom courage book
Nobody Sits Alone: personalized courage story with your child's name