Our Mission: Prevent child abuse by helping parents, educators, and social workers educate children about child predators in a manner that is age appropriate, subtle, humorous, non-threatening, and memorable
We help spread awareness
Ivy Verdin, Author • Irvine, California USA
Ivy has a passion for writing children’s books. She works as a senior program/project manager. She’s a proud mom who enjoys traveling, practicing yoga, and spending quality time with the people she loves.
Stian Thomassen, Illustrator • Mandal, Norway
Stian is a proud husband and father of two. He loves to draw and has been drawing since he was a kid. He’s a big fan of old hand-drawn movies and TV series. He has a degree in multimedia, technology, and design, and works as a graphic designer. Stian is passionate about simplicity, technology, and efficiency. In his free time, he enjoys going on mountain hikes.
Sharon Paras • Los Angeles, California USA
Sharon has a degree in Communication Arts from Otis College of Art & Design. With 10+ years of experience in product design, digital marketing, and advertising, she enjoys all aspects of her work. Between projects, Sharon can be found at art and music events, practicing yoga, cooking, and hiking with her dog, Homer.
Advisors & Focus Group
We offer a tool to help parents and educators begin the conversation about child sexual abuse prevention with kids. To ensure that we are approaching the subject in the most thoughtful and responsible way, we talked to and received feedback from parents, child education and health experts about the story and illustrations.
Advisory Board
•Casey Peeks, Early Childhood Policy Analyst
•Desiree Alexander, Registered Behavior Technician & School Counselor
•Araceli Leon, Kindergarten Spanish Immersion Teacher at San Francisco Unified School District
Focus Group
•15 focus survey participants
•Consisting of parents, educators, counselors and medical practitioners
•Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars for story and illustrations
•100% participants would recommend the book to others
What drives us
Child abuse expands beyond culture, geographic location and socio-economic status. Prevention can start by educating children to detect warning signs and empower them to take appropriate action to avoid victimization.
National Institute of Justice reports, 3 out of 4 adolescents who have been sexually assaulted were victimized by someone they knew well.
The prevalence of child sexual abuse is difficult to determine because it is often not reported; experts agree that the incidence is far greater than what is reported to authorities. Child Sexual Abuse (‘CSA’) is also not uniformly defined, so statistics may vary.