The Beem Bunnies

Some days feel giant when you are small.

The first day of school. The first sleepover. The first wobbly tooth. Each Beem Bunnies book is built on child development research, and lets your child live one big first with Pip from home. That way when the real day comes, it already feels familiar and they feel well prepared. Join the Beem Bunnies on their big firsts and collect them all.

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The method

One gentle skill per book.

Every Beem Bunnies book is built the same careful way. We start by picking a real childhood first, a moment we know lands hard for little kids and the grown-ups who love them. We build the story on published child-development guidance, so the comfort inside it holds up. Then we hide the skill inside a story your child will ask for again, night after night, until the words feel like their own. And every book carries a QR code to our parent kit, so you can carry the same gentle moves to the real door, the real dark, the real first.

The result is a small book that does a big job: it lets a child rehearse something scary in the safest place there is: your lap.

Ages 3-5 One skill per book Parent kit inside every book Research-grounded
Inside every copy

The book is for them. The kit is for you.

Every book carries a QR code that brings the grown-ups to beembunnies.com to unlock the parent kit: the parents' guide in plain words, ready-to-use scripts for the hard moments, and printables for the real morning. The story does its work at bedtime, and the kit helps you carry it through the next day.

About the author

M.F. Chang writes the Beem Bunnies series for Saigenovations, and is also published as M.C. Brightwood. Every book starts with a real childhood first and the published child-development guidance behind it, then becomes a story small enough for a lap and a bedtime voice. Pip's First Day of School is the first book in the series.

Meet the family

The burrow at the heart of it.

A small family, drawn to feel like yours: the little one figuring it out, the big sister who's been there, and two grown-ups who make the whole world feel safe.

Pip, the little one

Pip

The little one

Pip is three, and everything is a first. He worries, he wobbles, and then he tries anyway with Teddy in hand.

Hana, the big sister

Hana

The big sister

Been-there and back. She's already survived the scary firsts, and she remembers exactly how it felt.

Mama Mimi, the calm

Mama Mimi

The calm

She kneels to Pip's level and tells him the truth in small, kind words. She never promises it's easy, but she is always there for Pip.

Papa Bob, the steady

Papa Bob

The steady

He is the tallest in the burrow and the silliest at story time. He does all the voices, gives the biggest hugs, and laughs off every scary first.

And the whole burrow around them: the grandparents who spoil, and the friends who make every first a little less lonely.

Nana Nana Warm laps and endless snacks.
Poppop Poppop Old stories, slow walks, big grins.
Bibi Bibi Shy at first, loyal forever.
Mr Bingo, the mail carrier Mr Bingo The village mail carrier. Knows every door, every dog and every kid's name.
Dr Dot Dr Dot Gentle hands, calm questions.
Miss Hoot, the teacher Miss Hoot Pip's teacher. A calm voice, kind eyes, and a picture book for every worry.
Kiki Kiki Sparky, chatty, always dancing.
Momo Momo Bibi's twin brother. Soft-spoken, kind to everyone.
Mr Fred, the barber Mr Fred The village barber. Striped apron, a comb behind one ear, and a lollipop after every trim.
Nini Nini Tiny, careful, big-hearted.
Mr Baker, the baker Mr Baker The village baker. Warm bread at sunrise and a berry pie for anyone having a hard day.
Pom Pom A quiet hedgehog boy. Dreamy, cloud-watching, calm.
Tad Tad Curious about absolutely everything.
Tobi Tobi Fast friend, faster giggler.

Start with Pip's first adventure.

Pip's First Day of School is out now. Bring the burrow home.

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