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Detective moment
The case they tried to bury
A call to stay curious, speak up, and keep looking for clues.
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Big hearts. Bright clues. Everyday courage.
Tiny Detectives gives children diverse stories that help them name feelings, build empathy, and solve the real-life mysteries that show up at home, school, and with friends.
$3.99digital SEL cases for ages 6–10
Case file 01
Feel it. Name it. Work it out.
Character moments & SEL clues
Meet the Detectives
Four character moments to spark your next read-together and help little detectives explore big feelings. Open a moment to watch the complete video on TikTok.
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Tiny Detectives affirmations
A repeat-after-me practice that helps young detectives build confidence.
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Tiny Detectives in Cambodia
An invitation to practice curiosity, kindness, and respect across cultures.
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A new case is calling
A character-led reminder that every feeling can become a clue.
Watch the full video on TikTokThe Tiny Detectives mission
We help kids understand themselves and each other.
Every case turns a familiar moment into an invitation to pause, ask better questions, and grow. The stories make room for different backgrounds, feelings, strengths, and ways of seeing the world.
For parents & educators
Start a conversation that sticks.
These are stories children can enjoy on their own and return to with a trusted grown-up. Use each mystery to talk about feelings, choices, kindness, and what to try next time.
Read together
A gentle bridge into the moments children do not always know how to explain.
Carry it forward
Useful language for the classroom, car ride, bedtime, or friendship bump.
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CASEL-Aligned Learning
Tiny Detectives stories are designed with the CASEL Framework in mind—helping children practice five essential social-emotional learning skills: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
Through everyday mysteries, diverse characters, activities, affirmations, and conversation prompts, each adventure gives children meaningful ways to explore big feelings, build confidence, work with others, and make thoughtful choices.
Inspired by CASEL’s whole-child approach, Tiny Detectives supports SEL conversations across the places children learn and grow: at home, in classrooms, at school, and in the community.
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Tiny Detectives is independently created and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.
SEL themes
Every mystery builds more than a reading habit.
Empathy
Look past the first clue and consider what someone else may be feeling.
Confidence
Practice speaking up, trying again, and trusting your own observations.
Problem-solving
Slow down, gather clues, and work through everyday challenges together.
Friendship
Build the kind of teamwork that makes every child feel included.
The SEL adventure
Every feeling can be part of the journey.
The Tiny Detectives do not rush past the hard parts. They notice what is happening, gather clues from different points of view, and decide what a caring next step could look like.
Curiosity gives children a way into big feelings—one small clue at a time.
Feelings Mystery Workbook
A hands-on SEL activity with clues, reflection, and space to practice naming big feelings.
Tiny Detectives book library
Digital SEL Case Files — $3.99 each.
Meet the diverse young detectives who turn everyday school and friendship mysteries into room for curiosity, confidence, and connection.
Follow Tiny Detectives
Keep curiosity close between every chapter.
Join our social story world for character moments, conversation starters, and kind, practical ways to explore big feelings together.
Stay close to the clues
New stories, character moments, and activities are on the way.
For parents and educators who want thoughtful Tiny Detectives updates and ready-to-use activities.