The Shady Pines Way
Current Events & Kindness for Kids

Survey Says!
Survey says! Shady Pines is a wonderful town where characters inspire all of us to be our best. Our survey wants to know more about you!
Scoop Dishes On President’s Day
Scoop the Cub Reporter dishes on his two favorite U.S. Presidents ahead of President’s Day 2021.
Confusion Around the Super Bowl
Kicking Off a Super Bowl Dilemma In Shady Pines Story Town, and all over the country, people are buzzing about the upcoming Super Bowl. The famous football game with be played this Sunday in Tampa Bay, Florida. The Tampa Bay Bucaneers will take on the Kansas City...
Coping with Covid and The Winter Blues
Families Need Help Winter darkness and colder weather can cause a child’s mood and health habits to take a dive. Adults can feel the same way. When you add the fact that everone is tired of dealing with the ongoing pandemic, you get a lot of parents sending out an...
Boomer is Jealous of Biden’s Rescue Dog!
Major is the first rescue dog to live in the White House and Shady Pines’ First Pooch is jealous. What’s up with Boomer and what will Halley say?
Martin Luther King Day – Just In Time!
Martin Luther King Day and a presidential inauguration in the same week comes at a time when Americans need to hear messages of peaceful protests and national unity.
Shady Pines’ Mannerly Reaction to Capitol Siege
Shady Pines residents have a mannerly reaction to the Capitol riots by getting back to basics as Zulah Talmage shows us.
A Sherlock Holmes Mystery in Shady Pines
It’s Sherlock Holmes’ birthday and one Shady Pines resident has created a crime solving, mysterious adventure to solve in her own home!
A New Approach to 2021
After 2020 we need a new approach to 2021. The folks in Shady Pines have some really good ideas to share!
Christmas Countdown & Blessings
Shady Pines has a special Christmas delivery message filled with blessings and a wonderful music video!
Fun Facts About Shady Pines
Shady Pines Story Town is a delightful family destination where characters love to tell stories. But, how much do you really know about this place? We’ve got some fun fact to share.

Boomer and Halley Books
Each Boomer and Halley book has 4 life lessons embedded in the story line and highlighted on the page with a PAW mark. Using the perforated bookmark with prompting questions you can find out if your young reader (4-8 years old) understands concepts like: Sportsmanship, Honesty, Manners, Respecting Property, Tolerance, Kindness, and so on.