Be Good If You Can
A family project about kindness, feelings, and imagination.
Written by two kids who needed this story — and knew other kids did too. This is our family’s contribution to the shelf. And we’d love for you to be part of the journey.
Kids deserve to see gentleness in themselves and others. This book helps them name feelings, notice kindness, and choose compassion — without shame.
Black children deserve stories that show them as creative, curious, loving, and whole. Not just surviving. Thriving. This book exists to be that mirror.
Children grieve too, even when they don’t have the words for it. This book helps them recognize that big feelings don’t make them “too much.” They make them human.
“We wrote this because we needed it. Not just as a dedication to our own healing, but as a reminder that little hearts carry big feelings too.”
Every dollar goes somewhere real.
This isn’t a corporation. This is a mom and her kids building something for other kids. Here’s exactly what your support does.
We’re working with @XeroToOne (Fatima Abbas) to bring the characters, scenes, and emotions to life with depth, color, and warmth. The cover is already stunning — we need to finish the rest.
Part of this book’s magic is the conversations it opens. Funds help create reflection questions, journaling prompts, and activities for families and classrooms.
We want this book to feel good in your hands — durable pages, vibrant color, soft-touch cover. This is a keepsake, not a throwaway paperback.
Your contribution helps make sure this book reaches libraries, schools, community programs, and families who need it — not just those who can afford it.
Pick your place in the story.
Every tier gets us closer to $400 and one step closer to putting this book in a child’s hands. When you donate, note your tier in the PayPal message box so we can send you your perks. 🤎
With your support, we’ll bring this book — a tender, honest exploration of love, loss, legacy, and moving forward — into the hands of children who need it. Your contribution means we’re one step closer.
Donate $10 → Note “Friend of the Story” in PayPalYou’ll receive a signed paperback copy of the book and your name in the “Thank You” section — so you’ll have something to hold, share, and pass on.
Donate $25 → Note “Signed Supporter” in PayPalYou get two signed copies: one for your home and one donated to a classroom, library, or community space in your name. You’re helping a child feel seen, held, and remembered.
Donate $50 → Note “Legacy Builder” in PayPalYou’ll receive three signed copies, a handwritten note from our family, and your name listed in the Special Thanks section of the book. This is the one that gets remembered.
Donate $100 → Note “Leave Your Mark” in PayPalThis book opens the door.
This book opens gentle conversations about feelings, grief, kindness, and care. So often, kids are left to navigate loss without language for what they’re feeling. We teach them how to be brave, how to behave, how to keep going — but not always how to let go, or how to carry love forward after things change.
This story helps make those tender moments a little easier to talk through, together. It was written by two kids who needed it. And we believe there are children everywhere who need it too.
The Wilde House is a family publishing house. This is what that means in real life — everyone putting their gifts into something bigger than themselves. Help us finish it. 🤎
Help us put this book in the world.
$400. That’s the whole goal. Every dollar is a step closer to a child somewhere seeing themselves in these pages — feeling held, understood, and whole.
🤎 Donate via PayPalThank you for helping us share this story.