Mixed-Up
The Curious Confuser
Mixed-Up gets things wrong with total, curious confidence. Every mix-up is an invitation for kids to become the knowledgeable expert.
Welcome to the World of
Getting things delightfully wrong. Making kids feel brilliantly right.
- Ages 2–8
- Interactive Learning
- Social-Emotional Skills
Meet the Characters
Three friends who discover that learning together makes every adventure more fun.
Fixed-Up
The Rulebook Robot
Fixed-Up checks his rulebook, shows the evidence, and celebrates the right answer, modeling how good correction really works.
Gr3gg
The Big-Feelings Bot
Gr3gg feels everything, and he's still learning the right words for it. Kids help him name the feeling and watch him feel truly understood.
The World of The Mixed-Up Robot
Step inside a colorful universe where every mistake sparks a discovery.
Kids love helping the robot learn, and the giggles turn into real "a-ha!" moments.
Playful
Mix-Ups
Our robot's silly misunderstandings inspire kids to explore, think, and giggle their way to understanding.
Humor
+ Heart
Each story blends humor, heart, and hands-on learning that keeps young readers engaged from page one.
Interactive
Moments
Call-and-response, pointing, tracing, and simple "find it" games encourage participation.
Always
Expanding
New characters, activities, and mini-games keep the world fresh and full of surprises.
Why Kids Love It
Three robots. Three loops. One rule: the kid always wins.
Mixed-Up:
"This is my nose...right?!"
Kids:
"That's not your nose, its your EAR!"
Fixed-Up:
"This is how you do it, surely."
Kids:
"But what about THIS way?"
Gr3gg:
"I am feeling... something."
Kids:
"That's EXCITED! You're excited!"
Books & Goodies
From picture books to printable activities, each title expands the world of The Mixed-Up Robot.
Book 1: The Mixed-Up Robot
Facial Features · Ages 2–8
Mixed-Up has a corrupted database about faces, so he points to his mouth and calls it his nose. Kids become the experts, helping him fix his database one feature at a time, through playful call-and-response learning.
"This is a nose!" "Noooo! That's an EAR!" Interactive fun that turns confusion into learning!
Book 2
Coming Soon
The crew is just getting started. Book 2 is in development and the loop keeps going.
Stay close. The robots have more to get wrong.
Book 3
Coming Soon
A new robot. A new loop. A new way for kids to be the smartest one in the room.
The universe is bigger than one robot.
Book 4
Coming Soon
Four books. Three robots. One universe that keeps growing.
The best is still coming.
About the Series
The Mixed-Up Robot is a playful picture-book series where a lovable bot hilariously mislabels what we see and feel, then learns to put them in the right place. Each story blends rhyme, giggles, and gentle "a-ha!" moments to build early skills: naming facial features, spotting emotions, and practicing curiosity. Designed for ages 2–8, pages stay clean and bold for tiny eyes, with simple prompts so grown-ups can pause, point, and play together.
Early Reviews
Illustrative quotes for now. Real reviews from readers, parents, and educators will go here once the book and app are out in the world.
"Giggles + learning = bedtime win."
1st-grade teacher
"My preschoolers shouted the answers!"
Parent of two
"Clear art for little learners."
School librarian
Resources for Parents & Educators
Teaching is easier when kids are having fun. Guides, printables, and activities to bring The Mixed-Up Robot into your home or classroom.
Reading Guides
- Call-and-response prompts
- Vocabulary tips
- Discussion questions
Printables
- Face charts & label games
- Emotion wheels
- Trace & match sheets
Classroom
- Lesson overviews
- Group activities
- Assessment ideas
Learning Outcomes
Confidence & Voice
- Child becomes the expert — the robot needs them
- Call-and-response builds the habit of speaking up
- Answering out loud reinforces self-trust
- Every correction ends in celebration, not correction
Learning by Correcting
- Children outperform peers who receive direct instruction first
- Noticing the error before the answer sticks deeper
- The loop — wrong, noticed, corrected, celebrated — repeats across every book
- Grounded in productive failure research (Kapur, 2016)
Vocabulary & Categorization
- Each book introduces and reinforces a new concept set
- Repetition through the correction loop cements recall
- Active pointing and naming beats passive reading
- New concepts build on what children already know
Social-Emotional Growth
- Aligned with all 5 CASEL core SEL competencies
- Humor that is warm, inclusive, and lands on celebration
- Characters model curiosity, not shame, when they get it wrong
- Shared reading creates bonding moments between child and caregiver
Built With Care
Kid-Safe by Design
No ads, no behavioral tracking. Built for under-13 from the ground up.
Accessibility-First
VoiceOver tested. Designed to work for every learner from day one.
CASEL-Aligned
Content addresses all 5 of CASEL's core SEL competencies.
No Ads, Ever
Subscription-only. Children never see advertisements or in-app purchases.
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