We’re Your Very Favorite
We’re writers, artists, and curious people who turn important topics into books families want to explore. We bring research, educational writing, illustration, and publishing together to help public agencies explain their work and connect with their communities.
Kids are smart. We don’t talk down to them.
Too often, outreach materials for kids feel like something they’ve already outgrown. We treat kids like little grown-ups and grown-ups like big kids. With clear writing at a 3rd–6th grade reading level, clever humor, and ideas worth exploring, we write for kids—and the adults reading alongside them.
Every activity has a job to do.
We start with what you need people to understand, then build the activities around it. A puzzle might ask readers to sort recyclables. An illustrated map might introduce city services. The fun and humor give people a reason to engage with information that matters.
You help us make a difference.
Thanks to our customers, we are able to donate books to kids in long-term hospital care, foster care, and homeless shelters.
Your Very Favorite Team
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Alma Loveland
CEO / FOUNDER
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Mike Loveland
HEAD OF ILLUSTRATION
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Holly Sparks
PRODUCTION & DESIGN
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Hillary Barney
CREATIVE PARTNER
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Liz Adamson
OPERATIONS & SYSTEMS
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Kristin McGinn
SALES & PARTNERSHIPS
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Ty Pilcher
GRAPHIC DESIGN
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Julie Webb
GRAPHIC DESIGN