Mila Wilder
The hero
Eight years old. Fearless, fast, curious and loud-laughing. First in the water, first up the rock, and still learning to look before she leaps.
Picture books for ages 4–8 · Real places, real adventures
Every place in the world has something to teach you.
Mila is fearless. Moose is tiny. Grandma Jo's Map Wall is magic. In every book they WHOOSH into a real place, learn a real adventure from a new friend, and come home with a patch to prove it.
Grandma Jo's den
Where will the compass point next?
Press a pin. Hold on to Moose.
- Out now
- Coming soon
- Someday
The series
The adventures so far
For the grown-up buying the book
Every book promises five things
- 1
A real adventure
A real sport in a real place, taught the way a real instructor teaches it.
- 2
A heart
One clear lesson, earned by what happens in the story. Never a lecture.
- 3
A new friend
A kid who lives there shows Mila their home, and their know-how saves the day.
- 4
The world
True facts about the place, its nature and its people, tucked into the story and the Field Notes.
- 5
Safety done right
Gear on, rules first. The adventure is shown the way it's actually taught.
Plus, at the back of every book: Mila's Field Notes · Moose's Safety Rule · Talk About It.
Meet the crew
One girl. One tiny dog. One legendary grandma.
Moose
The dog
A tiny scruffy terrier with a very big bark. Fearless, loyal, dramatic, and always the first to know when the map is about to glow. Afraid of exactly one thing: crabs.
Grandma Jo
The legend
About seventy. Surfed big waves, climbed granite walls and sailed oceans alone, and never tells her stories. Her old jacket has a patch from every place she went.
The Compass Club
Field Notes, every two weeks
A printable for your kid, one true thing to teach them, and the next place on the Map Wall. For grown-ups. No daily emails, ever.