🚨 Introducing: Kind Transparency: The Truth Detectives
Created by : Amanda Frye & Sofia Frye (age 8)
đź“š First book drops May 2025
What happens when an elementary school classroom becomes ground zero for chaos, confusion, and one very smug French bulldog?
You get The Truth Detectives—a brand-new children’s book series that turns everyday kid dilemmas into laugh-out-loud mystery missions about communication, courage, and speaking up (even when your voice feels small).
This is not your average group of perfect rule-followers.
In fact, they're kind of a mess. The good kind.
Cam: A level-headed observer who sees what others miss
Zoe: Smart, curious, and never afraid to ask why
Jeremy: Snack king, always in the middle of something
Victoria: Sweet… until you mess with her Frenchie
Olivia: The glue of the group, a quiet force of compassion
Lola: A French bulldog with no remorse and zero food boundaries
Ms. Juniper: Their teacher, holding it together (barely)
Together, they stumble through real-life school day dramas—from The Great Lunch Heist to the mystery of missing markers and misunderstood feelings—and they always come out with a little more clarity and a lot more connection.
Author Amanda Frye partnered with her 8-year-old daughter, Sofia, to create a series that actually sounds like kids. Sofia helped shape the characters, the conflicts, and even the illustrations—insisting on simple stick-figure styles so kids could draw along and add their own stories at home.
Most kids' books teach lessons.
This one starts conversations.
It’s not about perfect behavior or polite little robots—it’s about:
Saying what you really mean without hurting feelings
Owning your mistakes and learning from them
Laughing at the mess while figuring it out together
Every book brings emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and Kind Transparency to life—with chaos, jokes, and a dog burp or two.
The first book launches this spring with more stories, printables, and merch on the way. Get ready for:
Illustrated chapter books with discussion prompts
Truth Detective Starter Kits for classrooms and parents
Activity packs that make “soft skills” feel like superpowers
Honesty shouldn’t be scary.
Feelings aren’t a problem.
And clear communication is the real plot twist.
Let’s raise Truth Detectives.
May 2025. Be ready.
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