A children’s series about how to keep what matters from unraveling.
In a world that gets louder by the day, YES! is a quiet act of courage.
It’s a story for kids (and the adults who care about them) that treats balance as something you practice not something you wish for. A series where kindness is not soft, boundaries are not mean, and “doing the right thing” is not a slogan.
YES! is a set of story-controls for growing up.
Not rules for perfect children.
Safeguards for real ones.
What YES! is
YES! is a 4-volume children’s book series that follows Olivia and her guide DOT as they learn to notice imbalance early, name it honestly, and choose what repairs rather than what breaks.
In YES!, balance shows up as:
- fairness without cruelty
- truth without humiliation
- care without control
- courage without domination
- boundaries without abandonment
The books are imaginative, bright, and accessible, while still carrying a deeper pattern: how to keep your humanity when the world asks you to trade it for speed or power.
Why “controls” belong in kids’ stories
Adults call them controls: safety checks, rules, guardrails, routines.
Kids already live inside controls:
- bedtime
- apologies
- turn-taking
- sharing
- “no”
- “try again”
- telling the truth when it’s scary
- asking for help before things break
YES! turns those daily moments into a story-world where children can see what controls do:
- Naming prevents confusion from becoming harm
- Boundaries prevent kindness from becoming self-erasure
- Repair prevents mistakes from becoming identity
- Witnessing prevents bullying from hiding in silence
- Balance prevents small imbalances from becoming big ones
Controls aren’t punishments.
They’re how we keep love safe at scale.
The heart of the series
YES! is built on a simple premise:
A good life isn’t built by never falling out of balance.
It’s built by learning how to return.
Olivia doesn’t “win” by being perfect.
She wins by learning:
- when to pause
- how to listen
- what to name
- where to hold a boundary
- how to repair
DOT’s presence arrives in a cadence children can feel:
Guide. Pause. Witness.
A rhythm for calm.
A rhythm for choice.
A rhythm for becoming.
What families will get from YES!
For kids
- Stories that help them name feelings without being ruled by them
- Examples of boundaries that aren’t mean
- A language for repair: “I can fix what I broke”
- Courage scripts for pressure: “I can pause before I follow”
- A felt sense that kindness includes honesty
For caregivers and educators
- A shared vocabulary for hard moments (without lectures)
- A framework for talking about bullying, exclusion, fairness, and responsibility
- Story-based tools that reinforce resilience, empathy, and accountability
- A series you can reread as kids grow, with meaning that deepens over time
The YES! mantras (the series spine)
These aren’t just lines. They’re the “controls” the books practice.
- IS is BETTER than NOT IS!
- There is no THEM. There is only US… broken.
- CHOICE is the shape of freedom; indecision, the shadow of NOT IS.
- BALANCE sustains what matters; imbalance unravels what IS.
Start here
Option A (brand new readers):
YES! Volume 1
A first step for youngest readers, where Olivia learns that love and relational coherence have fundamental value.
Option B (parents/educators):
How YES! supports social-emotional growth
A simple guide to the themes and the “controls” each volume practices.
Option C (returning families):
Explore the full series arc (Volumes 1–4)
See how the stakes and lessons expand as Olivia grows.
Choose your starting point.
Read in order, or enter through the lesson you need today.
What makes YES! different
Many children’s books teach morals like posters.
YES! teaches morals like muscle memory.
- It doesn’t shame mistakes; it teaches repair.
- It doesn’t reward compliance; it teaches discernment.
- It doesn’t call boundaries “bad”; it shows why they protect love.
- It doesn’t flatten villains; it shows how imbalance happens.
- It doesn’t demand certainty; it teaches the courage to pause.
YES! is not a sermon.
It’s a practice space.
A note on Olivia and DOT
Olivia is a kid learning to become a keeper of balance, not by controlling others, but by taking responsibility for her part.
DOT is not a magic fix. She’s a presence that steadies the moment of choice, especially when emotions run hot and the crowd pulls hard.
Together they model something rare:
care with backbone.
Get Updates
New releases, classroom resources, and parent guides when they land. Available at the YES! website here.
FAQ
What ages is YES! for?
Designed for children (with read-aloud and early-reader accessibility), while offering depth that caregivers can use as kids mature.
Is the series religious or political?
No. YES! is ethical and human, focused on dignity, fairness, boundaries, and repair.
Do the books connect to the Chronicles of Equilibria?
Yes. YES! is the accessible children’s pathway into Equilibria. The Chronicles explore the same world with older readers and deeper systemic stakes.
What’s the core skill YES! builds?
The ability to recognize imbalance early and choose repair over drift.
In Closing…
YES! is a small word with a big job.
It means: I will choose what keeps us human.
Even when it’s hard.
Especially when it matters.
Start with Volume 1 and learn the simplest safeguard of all: pause, then choose.
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