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Has a Papa Scott & Scottie Ray book meant something to you or your family — a moment shared, a lesson that stuck, a little reader who asks for it again and again? Scott would love to hear it.
Picture books that teach big lessons in small moments — one story, one value, one verse at a time.
Every book in these series was written by a grandfather for his granddaughter, Scottie Ray — and for every family who reads together at bedtime, in the classroom, or in Papa's lap. Shop each book on its own, or give a whole series at once with a Complete Set.
Flip through the covers with the arrows — tap a cover to find that book on Amazon (unlinked covers are on their way).
Adventures Series · $11.99 on Amazon
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A Christmas note from Papa Scott: books are the gifts that get read again in January. Pick one favorite — or give a whole set — and tuck the free coloring page below into the card.
Six full storybooks in premium-color paperback — five available now on Amazon; Colors at the Park is in production at Amazon, coming soon. Every book is sold individually, and the whole series is also offered as a Complete Set below.
A first trip to the zoo, animal by animal.
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On Amazon — $11.99 Buy Direct — Opening SoonA first trip to the zoo, hand in hand with Papa. Every path leads to a new friend: a roaring lion, tall giraffes, swinging monkeys, marching penguins, and a zebra Scottie Ray is sure is wearing pajamas. One animal and one simple read-aloud sentence per page, so little listeners can point, name, roar, and stomp along. Book 1 in The Adventures of Papa Scott & Scottie Ray.
On Amazon: $11.99, sold and shipped by Amazon. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed to order and shipped straight to you — direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club and you will hear the moment it opens.
Circles, squares, and triangles hiding all around us.
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On Amazon — $11.99 Buy Direct — Opening SoonShapes are hiding everywhere — can you find them? A round sun, a square window, a triangle roof, a rectangle door, a heart that means love, and a star to wish on. One shape and one short sentence per page, ending with a friendly question that invites your child to name a favorite shape. Book 2 in The Adventures of Papa Scott & Scottie Ray.
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Counting 1 to 10 with apples, animals, and Papa.
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On Amazon — $11.99 Buy Direct — Opening SoonOne sunflower, two goats, three red apples — let's count the market! Papa Scott and Scottie Ray count their way from 1 to 10 at the farmers market, ending with ten sweet strawberries. Each number gets its own page and picture, so little counters can point and count along out loud. Book 3 in The Adventures of Papa Scott & Scottie Ray.
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Tractors, hay bales, and farm animals from sunup.
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On Amazon — $11.99 Buy Direct — Opening SoonChores are more fun with a good helper: gathering eggs from the hens, visiting Daisy the cow, laughing at Penny the pig in the mud, riding behind the green tractor, feeding Buddy the horse, and waving goodnight to the ducks. Simple sentences and one farm friend per page. Book 4 in The Adventures of Papa Scott & Scottie Ray.
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A rainbow of colors on a day at the park.
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Buy Direct — Opening SoonWhat color is the park today? Every color! A red kite and a red slide, a blue pond, yellow flowers, green grass, orange marigolds, purple violets, pink blossoms, a brown squirrel, and white clouds overhead. One color per page, named in a short, clear sentence. Book 5 in The Adventures of Papa Scott & Scottie Ray.
On Amazon: $11.99 — this book is in production at Amazon and its Amazon button appears the moment it goes live. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed to order — direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club for both announcements.
Sand, surfboards, and a very big day by the water.
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On Amazon — $11.99 Buy Direct — Opening SoonSand, shells, and a whole shore of new friends: a red crab scuttling sideways, seagulls overhead, a gentle sea turtle, a tall sandcastle, three fish in a tide pool, a leaping dolphin, and an orange starfish — ending under a pink-and-gold sunset. Book 6 in The Adventures of Papa Scott & Scottie Ray.
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All six Adventures storybooks in one set, bought direct: $11.98 each bought one by one comes to $71.88 — the set is $67.98, a savings of $3.90. Every book above stays available on its own, on Amazon and direct; the set is simply one more way to bring them all home.
🎄 One wrap, six adventures — the set arrives as a ready-to-give library for a little reader.
See the Complete SetThe coloring-and-activity companion to each Adventures storybook — about 55 activities in every book: coloring scenes, mazes, matching, tracing, and puzzles, printed single-sided so markers never bleed through. Arriving on Amazon in December; every companion is sold individually, and the six are also offered as a Complete Set below.
The zoo fun continues — with crayons!
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Buy Direct — Opening SoonMade to pair with the picture book At the Zoo: the lion, elephants, giraffes, monkeys, penguins, zebra, bear, flamingos, and turtle return in bold line art made for small hands — coloring scenes, mazes, count-and-color, tracing paths, matching, spot-the-difference, patterns, and finish-the-picture pages, with Papa Scott and Scottie Ray along for the fun.
On Amazon: $9.99, arriving in December. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed to order — direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club for the release note.
Trace, match, and color every shape.
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Buy Direct — Opening SoonThe companion to Learning Shapes Together turns circles, squares, triangles, rectangles, hearts, stars, ovals, and diamonds into hands-on practice: tracing shapes, color-by-shape pages, shape hunts, matching, and patterns — all with Papa Scott and Scottie Ray.
On Amazon: $9.99, arriving in December. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed to order — direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club for the release note.
Count it, trace it, color it — 1 to 10.
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Buy Direct — Opening SoonBack to the farmers market for hands-on number practice: count-and-color pages, number tracing from 1 to 10, color-by-number, and count-and-circle games starring the sunflowers, goats, apples, ducklings, pumpkins, corn, honey jars, chicks, balloons, and strawberries from the story.
On Amazon: $9.99, arriving in December. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed to order — direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club for the release note.
Back to the farm — this time, you do the chores.
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Buy Direct — Opening SoonThe companion to A Day on the Farm brings back the hens, Daisy the cow, Penny the pig, the barn cat, the green tractor, the orchard, Buddy the horse, and the pond ducks in bold line art. Little farmers color the scenes, count the eggs and apples, trace the tractor's path, and solve mazes and matching puzzles.
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Every color in the park, one page at a time.
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Buy Direct — Opening SoonThe companion to Colors at the Park turns the rainbow into practice: color-by-color pages keyed to red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, pink, brown, black, and white; color matching; rainbow patterns; and color hunts through the kite, pond, flowers, and blossoms from the story.
On Amazon: $9.99, arriving in December. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed to order — direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club for the release note.
The beach day never has to end.
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Buy Direct — Opening SoonThe companion to A Day at the Beach brings back the red crab, seagulls, sea turtle, shells, sandcastle, tide-pool fish, dolphin, starfish, and sailboat in bold line art. Children ride the wave mazes, count the shells, match the sea animals, and finish the sunset picture — with Papa Scott and Scottie Ray.
On Amazon: $9.99, arriving in December. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed to order — direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club for the release note.
All six activity companions in one set, bought direct: $11.98 each bought one by one comes to $71.88 — the set is $67.98, a savings of $3.90. Every companion above stays available on its own; the set is one more way to stock the activity shelf.
🎄 A ready-to-give activity library — pair it with the storybooks for the full Papa Scott shelf.
See the Complete SetShort, sweet books for ages 2–6. Each one teaches a single value through a small everyday moment, and ends with a KJV verse to remember. Every book is sold individually — and the whole series is also offered as a Complete Set below.
Scottie Ray learns that sharing a block, a strawberry, and a turn on the trike makes everything sweeter. Verse: Hebrews 13:16.
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On Amazon — $8.99 Buy Direct — Opening SoonSharing is a way to show love. Scottie Ray loves her teddy bear, her red block, and her two big strawberries — and “Mine!” is her favorite word. But sharing the red block makes the tower taller, sharing a strawberry makes snack time sweeter, and even the little bird gets some of her cracker crumbs. Ends with Hebrews 13:16 (KJV). Book 1 in the Values series.
On Amazon: $8.99 — published and available now; the button opens Scott's Amazon author page, where this book is sold. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed singly to order — direct prices are set from real print and fulfillment costs, and direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club for the opening note.
Cookies for a friend, a flower for Papa, a coin for church — Scottie Ray discovers the joy of giving with a happy heart. Verse: 2 Corinthians 9:7.
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On Amazon — $8.99 Buy Direct — Opening SoonGod loves a cheerful giver — and giving is Scottie Ray's favorite! Cookies to bake and share, a sunny yellow flower for Papa, a crunchy treat for the dog, seed for the little birds, and a shiny coin saved for church. Page by page, giving becomes a way to say thank you to God. Ends with 2 Corinthians 9:7 (KJV). Book 2 in the Values series.
On Amazon: $8.99 — published and available now; the button opens Scott's Amazon author page, where this book is sold. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed singly to order — direct prices are set from real print and fulfillment costs, and direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club for the opening note.
“Thank You, God!” — all day long, for breakfast, rainbows, flowers, and warm cocoa. Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:18.
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Buy Direct — Opening SoonScottie Ray finds something to thank God for on every page — breakfast, rainbows, flowers and fall leaves, our dog, books, Mommy, warm cocoa and a warm bed — and Papa Scott is right there thanking Him too. A gentle first book of gratitude, ending with 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (KJV). Book 3 in the Values series.
On Amazon: $8.99, arriving Nov 14. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed singly to order — direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club and you will hear the moment each one goes live.
“I love you THIS much!” — teddy bears, bubble days, dancing with Papa, and family most of all. Verse: 1 John 4:19.
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Buy Direct — Opening SoonScottie Ray loves her teddy and her bunny, bubble days and dancing with Papa, heart cards and heart clouds — and most of all, her family. Every page is a hug in book form, and the last page shares the best reason of all: we love because God loved us first. Ends with 1 John 4:19 (KJV). Book 4 in the Values series.
On Amazon: $8.99, arriving Nov 21. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed singly to order — direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club and you will hear the moment each one goes live.
Kindness is something little hands can do — a shared umbrella, an extra cookie, a held door. Verse: Ephesians 4:32.
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Buy Direct — Opening SoonAt the park, Scottie Ray sits beside a boy who looks sad — and offers him her favorite teddy. She helps pick up dropped crayons, shares her umbrella in the rain, gives her extra cookie away, and holds the door with a smile: “After you!” Simple, doable acts of kindness, ending with Ephesians 4:32 (KJV). Book 5 in the Values series.
On Amazon: $8.99, arriving Nov 21. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed singly to order — direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club and you will hear the moment each one goes live.
The cookie jar is tempting — and the truth is always the right choice. Verse: Proverbs 12:22.
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Buy Direct — Opening Soon“Always tell the truth.” Telling the truth isn't always easy, but Papa Scott shows Scottie Ray that the truth is always the right choice, and that God delights in those who deal truly. A gentle, honest first lesson in honesty, ending with Proverbs 12:22 (KJV). Book 6 in the Values series, completing the first set of six.
On Amazon: $8.99, arriving Nov 28. Buy direct: $11.98 + shipping, printed singly to order — direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up. Join the Email Club and you will hear the moment each one goes live.
All six Values books in one set, bought direct: $11.98 each bought one by one comes to $71.88 — the set is $67.98, a savings of $3.90. Every book above stays available on its own, on Amazon and direct; the set is simply one more way to give all six values at once.
🎄 Six little books, six big values — one ready-to-give set, and each book is just the right size for a stocking.
See the Complete SetOne more way to buy — never the only way. Every book on this page is sold individually above; a Complete Set simply gathers a whole series into one direct order, at a savings over the individual direct prices. Amazon prices stay right on each book's own card.
All six storybooks: the Zoo, Shapes, Counting, the Farm, the Park, and the Beach.
🎄 Ready to give: a whole adventure library in one box.
$67.98 direct set price
Bought one by one direct: $71.88 — the set saves you $3.90.
Buy the Set Direct — Opening SoonThe six Adventures storybooks, printed to order and shipped together in one direct order. Direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up — the set price above is the locked direct price for opening day. Prefer Amazon? Each book's own card above carries its Amazon button at $11.99.
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All six Values books — one value and one KJV verse in every book.
🎄 Ready to give: six values to grow on, in one set.
$67.98 direct set price
Bought one by one direct: $71.88 — the set saves you $3.90.
Buy the Set Direct — Opening SoonThe six Values books, printed to order and shipped together in one direct order. The last Values books reach Amazon on Nov 28; the direct set opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up — the set price above is the locked direct price for opening day. Prefer Amazon? Each book's own card above carries its Amazon price of $8.99.
Join the Email Club and you will hear the moment direct ordering opens.
All six activity companions — about 55 activities in every book, printed single-sided.
🎄 Ready to give: hours of coloring, mazes, and puzzles in one set.
$67.98 direct set price
Bought one by one direct: $71.88 — the set saves you $3.90.
Buy the Set Direct — Opening SoonThe six Color & Activity companions, printed to order and shipped together in one direct order. The companions reach Amazon in December; the direct set opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up — the set price above is the locked direct price for opening day. Prefer Amazon? Each companion's own card above carries its Amazon price of $9.99.
Join the Email Club and you will hear the moment direct ordering opens.
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Enroll in the Faith & Finances ClassA brand-new series is on Papa Scott's desk: simple stories with Jesus at the center, in the same one-idea, one-KJV-verse pattern as the Values books — each ending with a question for a little reader and a grown-up to talk about together. There are no books to buy yet; the Email Club will hear first when the series is ready.
Hear about it firstPapa and Scottie Ray turn detective, one small mystery at a time — gentle cases around the house and the park, solved together. In the works, behind the series rolling out now.
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Has a Papa Scott & Scottie Ray book meant something to you or your family — a moment shared, a lesson that stuck, a little reader who asks for it again and again? Scott would love to hear it.
Dr. Scott Donaldson — “Papa Scott” — is a business professor at Crowder College in Missouri, where he also serves as Faculty Association President. But his favorite classroom has always been a lap, a couch, or the shade of a good tree, with his granddaughter nearby.
Scott writes the Papa Scott & Scottie Ray books for his granddaughter Scottie Ray — the little girl with the big bow you'll meet on every page — because the best lessons he knows were learned in small, ordinary moments: sharing a strawberry, giving a cookie, taking turns. The Adventures series turns everyday outings into first discoveries; the Values series pairs one small moment with one Bible verse worth remembering.
When he isn't teaching or writing, you'll find him serving his family and his church in the corner of Kansas he calls home.
Scott D Education · Riverton, Kansas
The Values books are written for ages 2–6, with simple text a toddler can follow and a verse a kindergartner can memorize. The Adventures storybooks suit ages 3–7, and the Color & Activity companions are made for ages 3–6.
Two ways. On Amazon: I Share and I Give are published and available now, along with five Adventures storybooks; the remaining Values books arrive Nov 14, Nov 21, and Nov 28, Colors at the Park is in production, and the Color & Activity companions arrive in December. Buy direct: every book and every Complete Set will also be sold right here, printed to order and shipped to you — direct ordering opens as soon as store fulfillment is wired up, and Email Club members hear first.
Direct copies are printed one at a time, to order, and shipped straight to you, and their prices are set from those real print and fulfillment costs so every direct order covers its own printing. Amazon sets its own economics at its scale. Either way, it is the same book, the same pages, the same Papa Scott.
A whole series in one direct order — all six Adventures storybooks, all six Values books, or all six Color & Activity companions — at a set price below the combined individual direct prices. Sets are an additional way to buy; every book in every set is always sold on its own, too.
Nothing — it's free. It's how Papa Scott sends families a brand-new coloring page each month, plus first word when a new book is ready.