The Brain Bandit Chronicles
The stories themselves — capers where quick-thinking kids outwit the bandits trying to swipe their focus, their calm, and their plans.
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Stories kids can step into
Childhood should
feel like an
adventure.
First book coming soon
I create stories, characters, missions and playful experiences that help kids explore the everyday challenges of growing up through imagination and discovery.
Because childhood goes quickly, and learning how to handle hard things shouldn't take the joy out of being a kid.
Fun on the surface. Meaning underneath. Discovery at the end.
Adventure pass
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- Stories
- Missions
- Discovery
Three parts of one adventure
Brain Brigade
The larger world around the books: missions, tools, and experiences that let readers carry the adventure past the last page.
Brain Brigade Academy
The interactive offering — guided adventures and field kits that turn a story into something kids actually do together.
Welcome to Brain Brigade
The story doesn't have to end when the book closes.
Brain Brigade is a growing world of characters, missions, challenges, and playful experiences kids can step into.
Instead of simply being told what to do, kids get opportunities to try, participate, imagine, and discover something for themselves.
Inside the Academy
The Brain Bandit Chronicles
A series of capers where quick-thinking kids outwit the bandits trying to swipe their focus, their calm, and their plans.
First book
coming soon
Book one · Available soon
Marty vs. the Time Trapper
A playful adventure about time, getting sidetracked, and what happens when one kid gets smart to it. Marty keeps losing the minutes — until he figures out where they're going, and who's behind it.
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Mission
alert!
Coming
soon
A future chronicle
Evie vs. the Overplanner
An imaginative story about planning, overthinking, unexpected changes, and finding her own way of working things out. Evie loves having a plan. Preferably one perfect one. But somewhere the unexpected becomes part of the adventure.
More to come ↓
Coming
soon
A future chronicle
Beryl vs. Captain Chaos
A story about preparation, overwhelm, and finding a way forward when everything feels upside down. Beryl faces Captain Chaos and discovers what can happen when she starts bringing a little order to all the confusion around her.
More to come ↓
Each story takes an everyday childhood challenge and turns it into an adventure, with a grown up section to help continue the conversation beyond the book.
Ordinary
Adventure
Discovery
For the grown-ups
Childhood doesn't need to become another project.
You don't need elaborate activities or perfectly planned experiences to make ordinary moments meaningful.
Sometimes it starts with:
- A mystery.
- A different question.
- A challenge.
- A story.
- A reason to notice something new.
I create imaginative experiences adults can bring into the lives of the kids they care about.
Not to make childhood perfect.
To make a little more room for adventure, connection, meaning, and discovery.
Peek inside the book
Every story ends with pages written just for you.
This isn't a lecture — it's your secret decoder ring for the chaos. Flip through the grown-up pages and see the encouragement, real-talk reflections, and Mini Missions waiting at the end of the adventure.
Hey Grown-ups!
A secret decoder ring for the chaos — real-talk reflections and Mini Missions at the end of the story.
Bring the missions to your group
Schools & libraries
Read-aloud sessions and Academy mission packs designed to run with a class or a library group, with no prep beyond the story itself.
Families & caregivers
Adventures for the kitchen table — a chapter, a mission, and a reason for kids to keep going after the book closes.
Events & festivals
Live Brain Brigade adventures: a story, a caper to crack, and a room full of new recruits.
Collaborations
Partnerships with makers and educators building tools that fit the world of the Brain Brigade.
Author · Creator · Adventure maker
Hi, I'm Shauna
I create joy-filled ways for kids to discover what they can do.
I'm a children's author and adventure creator who believes some of the most meaningful parts of childhood can happen inside very ordinary moments.
I create stories and experiences that give kids opportunities to try, wonder, laugh, make mistakes, solve problems, and discover what they're capable of.
I'm not trying to turn childhood into one long lesson. I want the lesson to live inside the experience, while the joy of childhood stays intact.
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