The roadmap · Picture books
Picture Books
The Road Ahead
7 picture books are in print, and they are the start of something larger. Here is how I plan for the series to grow, phase by phase: new characters, new corners of Megasauria, and new things to talk about after the story ends.
These are plans in motion and likely to change. Release dates will follow when each book is ready.
Phase 1The OriginalsThe first Dino Defenders and Mean Mammals, in the two cities where they live. Some of their books are in print now. The rest are in the works, with stories for GrimLove, Pearcy, Queso, Ambush, BlazeClaw, DarkHorn and Inferno.
Phase 2The DescendantsSeven new Dino Defenders and seven new Mean Mammals. Who they are, and where they have been all this time, is a secret the Echo Stones books keep until their final chapter.
Phase 3Water Adventures7 stories in printThe coast, the bay and the open sea, and the characters who make their homes there.
Phase 4Money MattersThese stories are about money: earning it, spending it wisely, and saving for something that matters.
Phase 5Coming SoonStories about changing a place, and asking before you do.
Phase 6Coming Soon7 stories in printEvery character here senses the world in a different way, and the stories ask what is real, and how you reach someone you can’t see or hear.What stays the same
New characters, same Code
Every phase adds something: new characters, new places, and sometimes a new subject, like money in the River Market. What doesn’t change is the standard. Each book has to stand on its own, so a child can start anywhere. Each has to show the Dino Defender Code through what the characters do, not through a lecture at the end. And each has to earn its place beside the stories already on your shelf.
I plan for every new book to have its own free parent guide, too. I’d rather a book arrive late than arrive thin, and I’ll update this page as the plans take shape.
More of the roadmap
Planned · Illustrated chapter booksThe Echo Stones
Ideal for ages 6–9 · Read together or aloneFourteen hidden stones, two rival teams, and the story of how Concord Crater was found.
In development · Longer mysteriesDino Detectives
Ideal for ages 8–12 · Growing readersFive detectives, one case per book, and clues a reader can follow alongside them.
Available now · Read-aloud stories