A children’s book in development
Atlas & Friends
A warm, educational picture book introducing children to service dogs, guide dogs, therapy dogs, working K-9s, emotional-support animals, and pets through empathy, respect, and clear distinctions.
In development
Helping children understand working dogs—and the people beside them.
Atlas & Friends uses a school-assembly story to introduce different kinds of working dogs and companion animals without treating them as interchangeable. The project is designed to support literacy, empathy, disability awareness, respectful public behavior, and age-appropriate social-emotional learning.
The broader vision includes educator materials, school and library distribution, accessible read-along or audio formats, author appearances, and practical working-dog resources.
What support would help complete.
- Professional illustration and visual continuity.
- Editorial and educational review.
- Book design and production preparation.
- Accessible audio or read-along development.
- Teacher and classroom materials.
- Printing, distribution, school outreach, and launch preparation.
Help build Atlas & Friends.
Support for this project will help move the completed manuscript and educational concept toward professional illustration, production, accessibility resources, and a publication path capable of reaching children, families, schools, libraries, and hospitals.
$25
Help carry the spark
$50
Support the next chapter
$100
Help build the full memoir or project
$250
Founding reader
$500
Project supporter
$1,000
Founding patron
Custom amount
An amount you choose
Project support helps fund Kenny Bass’s independent creative work. It is not a charitable contribution to The Battle Buddy Foundation and is not tax-deductible. Unless a specific benefit is listed, support does not purchase a product, guarantee publication, create an ownership interest, or promise a delivery date.
The book remains in development. Support does not guarantee publication, school adoption, a release date, or delivery of a future book unless a specific benefit is later offered in writing.
Potential optional benefits under review
Exact benefits and eligibility by support level are still being finalized. These examples are not currently offered, cannot be selected, and do not create a fulfillment promise. When support opens, every available benefit will begin unchecked, and a supporter may select one or more eligible benefits or request no optional benefit.
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