Kids Edition
The Communication Playbook for Kids
For the quiet ones, help them speak up. For the child who knows exactly what to say at home and goes silent the moment there is a group. This is the book that gives them the first move, in a story they will actually finish.
Kindle & Paperback
For the grown-up
A free app for the grown-up reading along.
The book itself needs no screen. The companion app is for you: one small move a day to practise alongside your child, offline and with no account.
- A line to say when a conversation just went wrong, before it asks you anything.
- One move a day after that, five to seven minutes.
- Works offline. No account. Install it to your home screen in two taps.
For the grown-up buying it
Why this one gets finished.
It teaches through a character
Peanut the elephant goes through the same things your child does. Nobody is lectured. The lesson arrives inside a story, which is the only reliable way a seven-year-old takes one in.
Short chapters
Sixty-five pages, illustrated, with chapters built to be finished in one sitting. Long enough to matter, short enough to survive a school night.
Every chapter ends in practice
Star missions turn each skill into something to actually try, at school or at the dinner table. Reading about a skill changes nothing. Doing it once changes a lot.
It grows with them
The same twelve skills carry through the Teen and Adults editions. What they learn at eight is the same foundation they will use at thirty, in different words.
What is inside
Twelve skills. Same twelve in every edition.
The language and the stories change between the Kids, Teen and Adults books. The skills do not.
Read before you buy
Chapter 0: Say Your Name Like You Mean It
This is how Chapter 0 opens, exactly as your child would read it.
It was Peanut's first day at a new school. Her tummy felt like it was full of jumpy frogs. She squeezed her lucky peanut extra hard.
The teacher smiled and said, "Let's all say our names!" Peanut's heart went BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. She wanted to turn into a very small, very quiet rock. When it was finally her turn, she looked at her desk and said her name so quietly it came out like a tiny mouse hiccup. "...peanut." "Sorry, who?" said the teacher. Peanut said it again. Even quieter.
Then a fox two seats over popped up, tall and easy. "I'm Rae! I can wiggle my ears one at a time, and I love spicy noodles." A couple of kids laughed. Rae wiggled one ear to prove it, then sat back down like it was no big deal at all.
Here's the secret, and it's a good one. Rae wasn't braver than Peanut. Rae just knew one move: say your name so people can hear it, then add ONE true thing about you.
"I'm Peanut" is a name. "I'm Peanut, and I'm way stronger than I look" is a person you want to know. See the difference? The second one hands people a door.
How to do it: Stand tall. Say it clear. Add one true thing. Something you like. Something you're into. Something that's just you.
Twelve skills, one book, sixty-five pages.
Available now on Amazon in Kindle and paperback.
Other editions
Same system, different age.
Teen Edition
Ages 13 to 17, 149 pages. The same twelve skills for school, group chats and friendships, with a five-tier XP system.
See the Teen Edition →Adults Edition
Ages 18 and up, 127 pages. Fifteen chapters and nine appendices for adults who were never taught this.
See the Adults Edition →Pro Edition
For working professionals. Twenty-three chapters on the conversations that decide a career, with 134 cited sources.
See the Pro Edition →For parents
No accounts. Nothing asked of your child.
The free companion app never asks a child for a name or an email — the code will not even show that field to a Kids session. Reading progress stays on the device. Read the full privacy & safety page →
FAQ
Questions worth answering.
What age is the Kids edition for?
Ages 6 to 12. The Teen edition covers 13 to 17 and the Adults edition covers 18 and up. All three teach the same twelve skills in different language.
Can a child read it alone or does it need an adult?
Both work. The chapters are short and illustrated, so a confident reader of seven or eight can go through it alone. Younger children get more out of it read together, because the practice missions are easier with someone to try them on.
Is this the same book as the Teen edition?
No. Same twelve core skills, rewritten completely. The Kids edition teaches through Peanut the elephant and illustrated exercises rather than direct instruction.
Is it useful in a classroom?
The chapters are short enough for a single lesson and each one ends with a practice mission, so it fits a single lesson. Read Chapter Zero above and you will know in five minutes whether it fits your group.
Who wrote it?
The author writes anonymously, on purpose. The focus stays on the skills rather than on a personality.
Is the free companion app safe for my child to use?
No accounts, no sign-in, and no way for a child to message anyone inside the app. The app never asks a Kids session for a name or email, and reading progress is stored only on the device. Read the full privacy & safety page →