– SIMPLY SERIOUS STORIES

Big lessons live in small animals

Engaging books with unforgettable characters. One simple idea, the hardest things to teach a child are easiest to understand through an animal who already lives it.

– THE ANIMALOGY METHOD

Why an animal, and not a lecture

Rules can be forgotten; characters are harder to forget. Children remember Charlie, who changes colour to become anyone’s favourite friend and that’s exactly what a stranger online is doing. Every Animalogy book follows the same three-part shape, so a lesson learned once is a lesson a child can find again on their own.

01 – MEET THE ANIMAL

A character, not a warning

Each animal has a true-to-life trait – a chameleon’s camouflage, an elephant’s memory – that becomes the whole story’s engine.

02 – LIVE THE STORY

The trait becomes the risk

A child in the story runs into the real situation (a stranger online, an oversharing moment) and feels what’s at stake before being told what to do.

03 – TALK IT THROUGH

A question, not a quiz

Every book ends the same way: a gentle reminder, and a companion activity book that turns the lesson into a conversation with a trusted adult.

– SERIES ONE

Cyber-Safety & Security

Four animals, four foundations every child needs before they’re online unsupervised: strangers, permanence, privacy and phishing.

ONLINE STRANGERS

Charlie the Chameleon

A chameleon who becomes anyone’s favourite friend, which is exactly how online strangers earn your trust.

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DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Eddie the Elephant

Eddie never forgets a thing he’s told. Just like the internet. A gentle lesson in thinking before you post.

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PASSWORDS & PRIVACY

Peggy the Parrot

Peggy repeats everything she hears, perfectly. What happens when the thing she repeats is your secret word?

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PHISHING & LINKS

Sidney the Spider

Sidney’s webs are beautiful, sticky and build to trap. A first lesson in spotting an online trap before it catches you.

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– SERIES TWO

Wellbeing & Social Skills

Animals teaching the harder to name skills: speaking up when something feels wrong, slowing down in an always-on world and harmful bullying.

PROBLEM SHARING

Ollie the Owl

Wise, patient Ollie notices when something’s wrong and shows that sharing a worry makes it smaller, not bigger.

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SCREEN TIME & FOCUS

Toby the Tortoise

Slow, steady Toby shows what changes when you stop rushing through a screen filled day “one step at a time”

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BULLYING ONLINE

Laurence the Lion

Strong, confident Laurence learns that even the loudest roar can’t drown out cruel words online.

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– FREE TO DOWNLOAD

Keep the conversation going after the last page

Every Animalogy book ends with an activity section built for talking, not testing. Print a set for the classroom, the car, or a rainy afternoon.

Colouring pages

Every character, ready to bring to life, with the same reflective prompts from the book.

Wordsearches

One per animal: a quiet way to revisit the vocabulary of each book.

Spot the difference

Two scenes, a handful of changes, and a reason to look closely – together.

– ONLINE STRANGERS

Charlie the Chameleon

A chameleon who becomes anyone’s favourite friend, which is exactly how online strangers earn your trust. See how different you can make Charlie with the colouring pages. 

Charlie

– DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Eddie the Elephant

Eddie never forgets a thing he’s told. Just like the internet. A gentle lesson in thinking before you post. Print a set to remind you of Eddie’s story.

Eddie

– PASSWORDS & PRIVACY

Peggy the Parrot

Peggy repeats everything she hears, perfectly. What happens when the thing she repeats is your secret word? Can you find the differences in Peggy’s game?

Peggy

– PHISHING & LINKS

Sidney the Spider

Sidney’s webs are beautiful, sticky and build to trap. A first lesson in spotting an online trap before it catches you. Can you spot the hidden words with Sidney?

Sidney

– WHO’S IT FOR

Built to be used by more than one reader

For parents & teachers

Discussion guides for every book, written for the car ride home or the last ten minutes of class, no lesson planning required.

For brands & schools

License the Animalogy Method for your own safety or wellbeing messaging, or sponsor a bulk order for a classroom, clinic, or company.

– THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT

Simply Serious Stories

Every Animalogy book starts the same way: a hard, real conversation that’s difficult to have with a child directly, and an animal willing to have it with us. 

Dave Stanley

Author

Sandrijn Stead

Author & Illustrator