About the Kedi & Jake Learning System
The Everyday Values Series (Through Play)
Kedi & Jake is a story-based learning system that helps toddlers and preschoolers practice everyday values like kindness, honesty, and empathy.
Each story is designed to go beyond reading and helps children learn through play, repetition, and real-life moments.
Book 1: Meet Kedi & Jake: A Story About Love and Kindness.
More everyday values coming next.
Stories + guided conversation + screen-free games that help kids practice social-emotional skills.
Read
the Story
Children explore everyday moments through simple, relatable Kedi & Jake stories.
Practice
Through Play
Activities, games, and prompts help children practice the behavior, not just hear about it.
Respond
with Encouragement
Parents use simple, positive responses to reinforce the behavior in real-life moments.
This approach is inspired by research-based parenting methods that show children learn best when they can practice behaviors and receive clear, positive feedback.
What’s Inside?
💛 Stories Kids Relate To
Simple, everyday moments that introduce values in a natural way.
🐾 Guided Conversations
Prompts and tips that help you talk through real-life situations.
🧩 Practice Through Play
Screen-free activities that help children try the behavior themselves.
Instead of just teaching values, Kedi & Jake helps children practice them in everyday life.
Explore books, sample pages, and free activities designed to help your child practice everyday values at home.
Book 1: Love & Kindness
Kedi is a calm, gentle black cat. Jake is a curious little boy learning how to care for others.
Together, they explore everyday moments that help children understand kindness.
Meet Kedi & Jake introduces young children to kindness through simple, everyday moments. After reading, families can continue the learning with conversation prompts, caring tips, and screen-free activities.
Read the story. Talk about it. Practice it through play.
About Lisa Perlstein | Kedi & Jake
Lisa Perlstein is the creator of the Kedi & Jake series, inspired by the real-life bond between her son and their family cat. A former professor, she never planned to write children’s books until becoming a mother and seeing firsthand the power of a simple story.
Today, Lisa weaves social-emotional learning into heartfelt adventures that turn values like kindness into everyday practice. The series helps families and educators connect through storytelling to create meaningful moments that grow with a child.
Her work is inspired by early childhood learning and focuses on helping children practice positive behaviors through everyday moments, play, and simple parent guidance.
