Exploring the Planets with Johny the Astronaut

Max builds a rocket that flies him to the moon. But how will be get home again?

This child-friendly nonfiction picture book invites early readers to discover 'round' shapes in everyday objects and scenes around them. Through calm, simple, and observational photography, children will learn to identify shared visual features across real-world examples, from the sun in the sky to a coin in their hand, and ultimately, the Earth itself.

This playful story follows Max as he explores the jungle and meets a friendly jaguar, giving early learners lots of chances to hear and say the /j/ sound. Through bright illustrations and a simple, picture-led storyline, children can follow along easily while hearing the /j/ sound repeated.

Join Max, a curious light-blue rabbit, as he explores the sky in various flying objects. This simple picture book uses repetitive sentences to introduce young readers to sky vehicles and vocabulary in a playful and predictable way.

A simple and repetitive story perfect for early readers, introducing basic vocabulary and concepts of location with a hat, a cap, and a bat.

A Bright Adventure from the Sun to Earth

An informative and engaging children's book that explores various types of air transport, from airplanes and helicopters to rockets and hot air balloons. The book uses simple language to introduce young readers different flying machines.

A lonely stardust traveler discovers Earth’s gentle lights — guiding, joyful, and warm — all lit by people for one another. He transforms into a guardian star, forever watching over this planet where kindness shines brightest in the dark.

This playful phonics story follows Max through a busy animal office, where he works alongside funny coworkers whose names all start with O—like ox, otter, and octopus. With one word per page and bright, amusing illustrations from their workday, children hear and repeat the short letter o sound /ɒ/, building strong sound–letter connections.

This story conveys the importance of environmental protection through a special birthday adventure. Issues like waste pollution, climate change, and ocean pollution affect every life on Earth. Through unity and cooperation, we can use wisdom and action to protect our home and make the Earth a better place.

This playful picture story follows Max as he finds a big egg and wonders what could be inside, giving young readers many chances to hear and say the short /ɛ/ sound. Through bright, colorful illustrations and a simple one-word-per-page storyline, children repeat the /ɛ/ sound while following Max’s exciting egg adventure.

In this playful story, Max takes a new adventure each day using different types of transport, starting with one-syllable words like “truck” and building up to four-syllable words like “helicopter.” Young readers learn to clap, count, and break words into syllables while following Max’s journey.