Bear and Bee
Big Emotions
by Liz Forsberg
Big feelings are easier with a friend.
Ages 2–6EmotionsFriendshipEmpathy
All booksWhy it matters
by Chris Forsberg · Ages 3–8
The Story of Force
A Little Cat with a Big Dream
“Never give up. Never stop dreaming.”
Force is a little rescue cat with an enormous dream: to race. Smoke, confetti, sold-out grandstands and a whole lot of heart — this is the high-energy racetrack story that three-time Formula Drift champion Chris Forsberg wrote for the kids who line up at his pit wall. It ends the only way it could: never give up, never stop dreaming.
Ages 3–8DreamsPerseveranceCourage
Where to find it
Available at the track — sales support Driven to Read.
Look for the merch tent on a race weekend — say hi while you're there.
Where the foundation began
One picture book, sold from a merch tent.
Force is a rescue cat. Small, scruffy, and absolutely certain he belongs on a podium. Chris wrote him for the kids who turn up at the pit wall already knowing exactly what they want to be.
Copies went out between runs, and kids came back the next round wanting to talk about it. That was the moment the idea stopped being an idea — the same never-give-up spirit that wins championships could put books in the hands of kids who don't have many. Every copy sold at the track goes to work for Driven to Read.
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At the track
Force is sold at the merch tent, race weekend after race weekend, to the kids already lined up at the pit wall.
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Into the fund
Those sales support Driven to Read. It's the reason the foundation exists at all.
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Onto a shelf
Books reach young readers — preschool through 2nd grade, the years a reader is made.
“Never give up. Never stop dreaming.”— the last page of The Story of Force
Inside the foundationMore from the shelf
Two more to read next.
Same family, same idea, very different worlds.
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