Every child faces moments when things feel just too hard. Can’ts Never Could is an encouraging and fun story that shows young readers how persistence, patience, and a positive spirit can turn challenges into triumphs.

Cant’s Never Could: A Child’s Guide to Perseverance

Child’s Guide Series

Young Delilah the Ant, in her quaint new treehouse home, has everything she could ever want…except one thing, pink curtains! Will these curtains make her happy, or will she just want something else after she gets them? 

This sweet lyrical story with a wise message teaches that gratitude and perspective are powerful tools in the pursuit of happiness. 

Delilah and the Missing Curtains

A Child’s Guide to Gratitude and Happiness 

Don’t Make Noise teaches kids to be able to lose without throwing a fit!

Don’t Make Noise Lose With Poise

A Child’s Guide to Losing

Don’t Make Noise Lose With Poise

A Child’s Guide To Losing

 

‘Don’t Make Noise Lose with Poise is a delightful and meaningful picture book that gently introduces young readers to the importance of handling setbacks gracefully.’    

– Carol Thompson  Reader’s Favorite

Don’t Make Noise Lose With Poise

A Child’s Guide To Losing

Can’ts Never Could 

A Child’s Guide to Perseverance 

Author and Illustrator

David and Brittany Farkas

A Child’s Guide Series


The Child’s Guide Series is dedicated to teaching kids life lessons about winning, losing, honesty, self-esteem, and happiness.  

Don’t Make Noise Lose With Poise

Available Now!

The first book in our child’s guide series tackles how to compete with mental toughness and how to channel the frustration of losing into a healthy work ethic. 

A Child’s Guide to Happiness

Coming Soon!

Happiness starts with gratitude and that’s where we’ll start with our book coming out in 2025!

A Child’s Guide to Winning

Coming Soon!

How do you win with class? This book will tackle the delicate balance between celebrating and gloating. 

 

Author and Illustrator


Husband and wife team David and Brittany Farkas write and illustrate all of the Child’s Guide Series of Books.  Both are longtime coaches and homeschool teachers to their children.  They are passionate about teaching wisdom and the values that lead to a good and productive life. The world is not better just because we are in it, we must strive to make the world better!

David Farkas (Author)

Brittany Farkas (Illustrator)