Damon's sunny backyard, with a wooden treehouse, white picket fence, flowers, stepping stones, and play equipment on the grass

Children's books & backyard adventures

Welcome to Damon's Big Backyard!

Books, backyard challenges, and outdoor play with Damon the husky — where wobbles are welcome, trying counts, and every kid gets a turn.

Keep moving, keep trying, have fun!

Damon the husky smiling with his hands on his hips, wearing a black athletic jersey, shorts, sneakers, and a striped headband

Welcome to the backyard

Come play with Damon and his friends!

Stories, movement challenges, and printable activities that help little movers build confidence — one wobble, giggle, and brave try at a time.

Keep moving, keep trying, have fun!

Featured books

Stories for little movers

Visit the bookshelf
Damon's Big Backyard: Damon's First Big Adventure! — book coverAvailable now

Book One

Damon's Big Backyard: Damon's First Big Adventure!

Damon and his friends learn balancing, jumping, confidence, and perseverance through playful backyard adventures. Every wobble, giggle, and tumble turns into a lesson worth keeping.

BalancingJumpingConfidencePerseverance
Damon's Big Backyard: The Ball Challenge — book coverComing soon

Book Two

Damon's Big Backyard: The Ball Challenge

Join Damon and his friends as they practice throwing, catching, rolling, and bouncing their way through another backyard adventure.

ThrowingCatchingTeamwork

Purchase links coming soon

Damon's Big Rainy Day — book coverComing soon

Book Three

Damon's Big Rainy Day

Rainy weather can't stop the fun! Damon and his friends discover exciting ways to move and play indoors.

Indoor playCreativityMovement

Purchase links coming soon

Activity corner

Pick an adventure, get moving!

Free printables and movement challenges inspired by the books — sorted by age and skill so every little mover finds a good fit.

Free downloadPrintable challenge

The 5-Day Balance Challenge

Five days of wobbly, giggly balancing — Flamingo Feet, Walk the Line, Freeze Like Damon, Sideways Steps, and the Damon Challenge.

Ages 3–7Balance
On this pagePrint at home

Balance Champion Certificate

Finish all five days and print your very own certificate to hang on the fridge.

Ages 3–7Confidence
Coming soonColoring pages

Damon Coloring Pages

Line-art pages of Damon and his backyard friends, ready for crayons, markers, or glitter glue.

Ages 3–8Creativity

Printable coming soon

Damon's shop

Take a little backyard home

Peek at the shop

Official Damon artwork coming soon

Coming soon

T-shirt

Damon's Backyard Tee

A soft kids' tee with Damon mid-adventure. Sizes and colors to be announced.

Coming Soon

Official Damon artwork coming soon

Coming soon

Stickers

Sticker Pack

Paw prints, a muddy smile, and a very proud husky — for water bottles and notebooks.

Coming Soon

Official Damon artwork coming soon

In the works

Activity kit

Backyard Activity Kit

Crayons, a mini activity booklet, and a challenge card for rainy afternoons.

Coming Soon

Damon the husky, the real dog behind the books

The real dog

Meet the real Damon

Damon is a real Siberian husky — energetic, curious, and always ready to try something new. The books are his adventures: the wobbles, the big ideas, and the friends who cheer him on.

Read Damon's story

Ready to start the adventure?

Read the first book, grab a printable, and head outside. Keep moving, keep trying, have fun!

Damon's Big Backyard

Children's books and backyard adventures about movement, friendship, and the courage to try again.

Keep moving, keep trying, have fun!

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Keep moving. Keep trying. Have fun.