BUD, NOT BUDDY Box

Give your child eight weeks of real learning built around one powerful book.

Your child reads Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis — the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award winner about Bud Caldwell, a ten-year-old on his own in 1936 Michigan, armed with a suitcase, a flyer for a jazz band, and the unshakable belief that the band's leader is his father. It's history, humor, and heart in one book, and it opens the door to reading, writing, math, science, and movement all at once.

Here's what arrives at your door:

📖 The novel, mailed to your child📘 A printed 8-week Nooma study guide weaving together reading, writing, math, STEAM, and movement✂️ All hands-on materials for the math and STEAM projects — no last-minute supply runs🎬 Pre-recorded teaching videos, so your child learns along with a real Nooma teacher📞 A free 20–30 minute planning consult to set up your child's 8-week journey

Everything ships in a sturdy, branded Nooma keepsake box designed to live on your shelf as your child's “literacy lab” — not just packaging.

No teaching experience needed. You guide, we've built the path.

This course will include recorded videos per lesson. The videos will vary in length and also in content. One week the video may focus on the math requirement and the next video may be more explanatory in relation to the read chapters. The workbook can be order and the parent guide as well.