For parents of kids ages 4–10
The Books That Make Kids Ask for One More Chapter — Instead of One More Video.
25 illustrated adventures where the brave thing and the kind thing are always the same thing — delivered as real mail, addressed to your kid by name. Because they're not just getting books. They're joining the Super Animal Rescue Team.
$79 + $9.95 flat U.S. shipping · 25 complete adventures — about $3.16 a story
Love-it guarantee: if your child doesn't love the books, I'll refund every penny.
This is what shows up.
A sealed envelope with their name on it — and five books underneath.
You Didn't Lose the Bedtime Battle. The Algorithm Won It.
Autoplay was designed to never let go. One video ends, the next one starts, and the “just one more” your kid is begging for was engineered by people who famously limit their own children's screen time.
You're not failing. You're outnumbered.
But the pull of a good story is stronger than the pull of a feed. Kids don't outgrow stories — they just need ones built to be held, not streamed.
Screen-free by design
No ads, no autoplay, no algorithm. The story ends when the chapter ends.
Read-aloud first
Big type, short chapters, natural stopping points. Built for laps and bunk beds.
Ends well on purpose
Every story lands with the team's code: kindness first, nobody left behind.
Why this exists
“I'm Not a Studio. I'm a Dad Who Couldn't Find These Books — So I Made Them.”
I'm Paul. I write every story with my own kids. No committee, no content calendar — just a rescue team of animals who show up when things go wrong, and the courage, kindness, and teamwork it takes to help. My kids' friends started asking for the stories. Then their parents did. That's the whole origin story.
— Paul, the dad who makes Adventure Koala
“The books arrived Friday, and she carried them from room to room all weekend. We've already read three stories twice.”
“Having them in print is a whole new thing — she 'reads' them to her little brother from memory and turns every page like it's treasure.”
“He won't fall asleep without listening to it. He knows every title and story by heart — he's even memorised the lengths of each episode, and once tried to negotiate for a specific story just because he knew it was the longest one!”
“These stories are funny, heartwarming, and wonderful! I love the emphasis on teamwork and friendship.”
You Know the Moment.
Lamp low. Blanket up to the chin. One small voice asking for just one more. These are the books for that moment. Kids find these stories with their ears, keep them when the book is in their hands — and they don't just read the heroes, they walk away being them: a mouse with a serving spoon, a cub who was so scared and helped anyway.
The Five Books
Recognize a few? Those are the ones they'll ask you to read first.
The First Missions
Where it all begins: the team's first five rescues.
- 1.The Great Muffin Caper
- 2.The Stormy Marmot Rescue
- 3.The Quest for the Sunken Treasure
- 4.Sophie's Leafbug Mystery
- 5.Lucas' Roaring River Emergency
New Horizons
New corners of the world, and a whole cast of new friends.
- 6.Showdown in Big Bear City
- 7.The Hunt for the Silver Moon Monster
- 8.The Race to Cloud Harbor
- 9.The Festival of Lanterns
- 10.The Melody of Friendship
Hidden Depths
Down canyon walls, beneath the waves, under the hills.
- 11.The Crimson Canyon Rescue
- 12.The Coral City Crisis
- 13.The Silly Speedway Showdown
- 14.The Secret of Whisperstone
- 15.The Lost Library Card
Grand Mysteries
A silent clocktower, a daring heist, a moonlight carnival.
- 16.The Clocktower Secret
- 17.The Great Hot Air Balloon Heist
- 18.The Mystery Inventor's Challenge
- 19.The New Year's Eve Ball
- 20.The Mysterious Moonlight Carnival
Daring Days
Runaway trains, daring escapes, and heroes of every size — the team's boldest missions yet.
- 21.The Golden Runaway Train
- 22.The Fantastic Flying Foxworths
- 23.Sticky Superhero Feet
- 24.Escape from Shadowcliff Cove
- 25.Operation Big Cheese
Prefer one at a time? Books 1–4 are $14.99 each and Daring Days is $19.99 — but the Collection is how most families start.
See a real book, flipped through.
And an activity page after each one.
Take a look inside
Actual pages from the printed books — this is the quality your Cadet holds in their hands.
Or just start reading.
The first ten pages of Story One, The Great Muffin Caper — exactly as your Cadet will read them.
They look like this on a real shelf.
6x9 paperbacks, full color inside and out.
The Box Arrives Addressed to Your Kid. By Name. As a Cadet.
Inside the box: a sealed Super Animal Rescue Team envelope with your child's first name on it. Their team sticker sheet. The map of Adventure Town. The S.A.R.T. Way card. A welcome letter — to them, not to you. Kids don't get mail. Watch what happens when they do.
The part no bookstore can do
Their Name. Real Ink. A Real Published Book.
“Your name is going in the Cadet Roster in the back of our next book — real ink, real page, forever.”
— from the letter in every Cadet's envelope
Every Collection order puts your Cadet's first name on the Cadet Roster page in the back of the next Adventure Koala book we publish. Not a certificate. Not a printout. A page in a published book — in every copy, on every shelf it ever reaches.
The Cadet Roster
Super Animal Rescue Team
your Cadet, right here
Printed in the back of our next book — in every copy.
The one most families start with
The Complete Cadet Collection
- All five books — 25 complete adventures
- The Official Cadet Welcome Kit, packed in the box: a stamped S.A.R.T. envelope addressed to YOUR Cadet by name, holding a letter from Adventure Koala with their name on it, the Adventure Town field map, the Cadet Field File, the full-team sticker sheet, and The S.A.R.T. Way card
- Your Cadet's first name printed in the Cadet Roster in the next book we publish
The books are for the family. The envelope is just for them.
$79
+ $9.95 flat U.S. shipping
That's about $3.16 per adventure — less than one movie ticket for stories they'll read three times.
These are the first 25 adventures of 70+ — with more volumes on the way. Start your Cadet's collection now and grow it as new books arrive.
The five books alone: $79.95 on Amazon. The Collection: $79 — with the Welcome Kit envelope and your Cadet's name in the printed Roster included.
Personalized-mail clubs charge $25–40 a month for the magic of an envelope with your kid's name on it. This one arrives attached to five real books — once, and yours to keep.
Checkout asks the one question that matters: Who's the Cadet? That name goes on the envelope, in the letter, and onto the printed Roster.
The box is for you. The envelope is for them.
Every Collection arrives with the Cadet Welcome Kit: a stamped S.A.R.T. envelope addressed to your Cadet — sealed, and meant to be opened by them.
The stamped S.A.R.T. envelope
Official S.A.R.T. Mail, addressed to your Cadet by name. Kids almost never get mail. This one's theirs.
A letter from Adventure Koala
With your Cadet's name at the top.
The Cadet Field File
Meet the team, the S.A.R.T. fleet, and the mysteries of Adventure Town.
The Adventure Town field map
Every place from the stories, mapped.
The full-team sticker sheet
Adventure Koala and all six teammates.
The S.A.R.T. Way card
The team's seven rules, straight from the books.
The Love-It Promise
If your child doesn't love these books, tell us and I'll refund every penny. I'm not interested in your money if your kid isn't reading.
— Paul
Cadet Roster names are printed at press time of our next book. Names received after the print deadline roll to the following book — order now to make the next printing.
Get Your Cadet on the RosterGood questions
- What ages?
- Written for 4–10 — read-aloud at the younger end, first solo chapter books at the older.
- When does it ship?
- Every Collection is made to order — the envelope and letter are printed with your Cadet's name — then it ships within a few days, anywhere in the U.S., for a $9.95 flat shipping fee.
- Do you ship internationally?
- Yes, worldwide. Shipping is $39.95 to Canada and $59.95 everywhere else — pick your country at checkout and the total updates. Five books is a heavy package to fly out of the U.S., and that's close to what it costs me, tracked door to door. Any duties or import fees are set and collected by your country.
- What if my kid doesn't love them?
- The Love-It Promise: tell us, and I'll refund every penny.
- How does the Cadet Roster work?
- At checkout you'll add your Cadet's first name. It's printed in the roster page of the next book we publish.
- What's in the Welcome Kit?
- A sealed Super Animal Rescue Team envelope with your Cadet's name on it: the team sticker sheet, the Adventure Town map & meet-the-team brochure, The S.A.R.T. Way card, and a welcome letter. It ships in the box with the books.
- Is this connected to the podcast?
- Yes — Adventure Koala started as a story podcast families fall asleep to. The books are the same world in print. You don't need to know the podcast to start; Book 1 begins at the beginning.
Ready when your Cadet is
$79 + $9.95 flat U.S. shipping · money-back guarantee