Josh Shipp • Speaking & Book Agent

I wrote a kids book about the thing that changed my life: MENTORS.

Growing up in the foster care system, I learned something pretty important:

Mentors, plural, are life-changers.

Kids need different mentors for different areas of growth.

School. Sports. Relationships. Confidence. Money. Pickleball? 🤣

A KIDS BOOK ABOUT MENTORS is designed for kids ages 5+.

The book has TWO goals:

Goal #1: Help KIDS understand mentorship.

Why mentors matter.
Why building a team of categorical mentors is a WISE strategy.
How to identify trustworthy adults already in their life.
How to build their own MENTORSHIP MAP.

Goal #2: Give GROWN-UPS a practical tool to start the conversation.

Parents. Grandparents. Teachers. Coaches. Counselors. Mentors.

Read it WITH a kid you care about.

I even included discussion questions to help kickstart the conversation.

I’ve spent much of my career saying:

Every kid is ONE caring adult away from being a success story.

I still believe that wholeheartedly.

One caring adult can change a kid’s life.

But no single adult can teach them everything.

The goal is to help kids build a TEAM of trustworthy adults, each bringing a different strength to help them grow and succeed.

A KIDS BOOK ABOUT MENTORS is available now, wherever books are sold.