MUDDY BOOTS + GOOD FRUIT

Follow the trail.
Practice the good.

Henry, Violet and their woodland friends are ready to show you around.

Illustrated Muddy Boots world map introducing Henry James, Violet Elisabeth and their trail friends — Henry + Violet’s trail map

FIELDWORK · read inside

Muddy Boots
+ Good Fruit

A trail guide for kids who want to practice good.

Henry James and Violet Elisabeth follow trail signs, meet good friends and try the nine fruits in the middle of ordinary days. Read, color, wonder and take the good outside.

Meet the trail friends

The locked Muddy Boots + Good Fruit clothbound jacket with Henry, Violet and their dog in the Hill Country — Collector jacket · Henry + Violet’s trail world, in full color

How this book works

Read it. Try it. Make it yours.

Every good word begins with a sign, a breath and one small way to practice. The printed pages stay open for coloring, telling the story your way and writing down the things you notice.

Follow the trail sign.
Meet a woodland friend.
Try one good word.
Draw or write what you notice.
Take it outside.

Who this trail is for

For children with a grown-up nearby.

For the child who asks questions, carries a pocket full of rocks, loves animals, and needs a simple good word for a real day.

Henry JamesCurious, adventurous and always ready to look closer.

Violet ElisabethGentle, observant and full of wonder for growing things.

Trail friendsAnimals, signs, maps and tiny lessons that help a good word stay close.

What they learnLove, joy, peace and the rest of the nine fruits—one ordinary adventure at a time.

Inside the printed guide

A little book to read, color and carry.

On the website, Henry and Violet’s world is full color. Inside the actual printed journal, the art stays intentionally black and white—with generous room for pencils, stories and a child’s own marks.

01Welcome to the trail
02Meet Henry, Violet + friends
03Nine good words
04Field notes + small practices
05Color, draw and make it yours

The real black and white welcome page from Muddy Boots and Good Fruit — The real printed interior

The real black and white Henry and Violet character page from Muddy Boots and Good Fruit — Meet the trail friends

Henry, Violet and their dog explore a Hill Country trail with a deer, turtle, roadrunner and rabbit — MUDDY BOOTS · the interior world
Every trail holds a story, a friend and one good word to practice.
The locked jacket opens into Henry + Violet’s full-color trail world, then the real pages leave room for a child to color, write and make the story their own.

Henry + Violet’s trail

Look closer. Follow the creek. Bring the good home.

Henry James is curious and ready to explore. Violet Elisabeth notices what others miss. Their friends, maps and small adventures make the nine good words something a child can see, try and remember.

Henry and Violet walking into a wildflower landscape with their trail friends — 01 · Start with wonder

Henry and Violet exploring a creek together — 02 · Find a small way to practice

Henry + Violet · future trail tales

Five more places the good can grow.

These are the next adventures waiting in their world: small stories where curiosity, care and the nine good words take shape in ordinary life. Choose a book to peek inside.

Create a Garden

Seeds, dirt, patience and the surprise of something growing.

Throw a Surprise Party

Planning a welcome that makes someone feel deeply known.

Go Camping

Stars, a tent, a little courage and learning to stay near.

Find the Perfect Pet

Care, responsibility and making room for a new friend.

Try a Hobby

Following wonder until a small skill becomes part of who you are.

HENRY + VIOLET · opening pages

A colorful world around a real, readable field guide.

The jacket and on-site world stay full color and full of wonder. The locked book pages stay intentionally open, printable and ready for a child’s own marks.