Whickety Whacker Impossible Map Room

Expedition 01 Discovery Atlantis

Atlantis was lost.
Tony and Macaroni went looking anyway.

Two young explorers. One impossible underwater city. And exactly the kind of mystery Grandma warned them not to ignore.

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Current expedition
Cover of Discovery Atlantis showing Tony and Macaroni looking toward a bright underwater city
Filed under Lost cities · teamwork · magnificent trouble Book details coming soon

Field file 02 The expedition team

Different strengths.
One very good reason to keep going.

Tony and Macaroni do not solve problems the same way. That is exactly why their adventures work.

The first one over the ridge

Tony

Curious enough to ask “what if?” and courageous enough to find out.

  • Curiosity
  • Courage
  • Momentum
Where the mischief happens

Friendship turns two different ideas into one daring plan.

The one who checks the map twice

Macaroni

Thoughtful enough to spot the clue everyone else raced past.

  • Ingenuity
  • Observation
  • Strategy

Found between the pages

What the story carries home

  1. Courageto approach what is unknown.
  2. Curiosityto ask the next question.
  3. Teamworkthat makes different strengths matter.

The Pathfinder Route Coordinates subject to wonder

The next mystery
is already marked.

Atlantis is only the first pin in Tony and Macaroni's map. Grandma is keeping the rest of the coordinates close—for now.

  1. 01
    The Discovery Atlantis book cover

    Current expedition

    Discovery Atlantis

    A lost underwater city, a trail of impossible clues, and two friends who refuse to turn back.

    Depth: gloriously uncharted
  2. 02
    Concept art of Tony and Macaroni exploring a world filled with dinosaurs

    Coming soon

    The Jurassic detour

    When the trail runs backward through time, the footprints get considerably larger.

    Era: do not feed anything
  3. 03
    Concept art of Tony and Macaroni climbing through the hatch of a submarine

    Coming soon

    The submarine secret

    A mysterious vessel, one unplanned stowaway mission, and very little room for a wrong turn.

    Pressure: building nicely
  4. 04
    Concept art of Tony and Macaroni approaching a lighthouse at night

    Coming soon

    The haunted lighthouse

    The lamp is lit. The keeper is missing. Something in the fog knows their names.

    Visibility: suspicious
Storyteller on duty Illustration of Grandma Whickety Whacker reading from an open storybook

Field transmission From Grandma

A good story does not tell you where to stand.

“It hands you a map, circles the impossible bit, and whispers: go see for yourself.”

Grandma Whickety Whacker is the guide behind Tony and Macaroni's adventures—a keeper of mysteries, a collector of marvelous questions, and a firm believer that every problem looks different once friends begin solving it together.

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New expedition

Build your own island

A whole 3D island of blocks to dig, shape, and build on — with seven golden compass shards hidden in the rock and a counter that ticks when you are close. Free, saved on your device, no signup.

Play Block Cove

Also in the field kit

Can you read Grandma's chart?

She calls a coordinate — you dig that square before the tide comes in.

Play Coordinate Hunt

Or swim with four mermaid friends through three magical worlds to find the rainbow treasure.

Play Mermaid Quest

A new reef with Aris and Sola — pearls, baby sharks, and the Rainbow Palace.

Play Mermaid II

Sunday Campfire Read-aloud

One story when the house goes quiet.

The Sunday Campfire is a short bedtime story from Grandma, emailed to you each week. You read it aloud. It arrives Sunday night by default — you can pick another evening later. A story every night is coming soon.

  • Who opens itParents & caregivers — never a child’s email
  • WhenWeekly · Sunday night by default
  • WhatA short story to read aloud
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Grown-ups' coordinates The clear part of the map

Wonder for them.
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Who joins?
Parents, grandparents, caregivers, educators, and other grown-up readers.
What do we ask for?
A first name and email address. The signup is not for children.
What arrives?
Story news, book updates, and — if you ask for it — the Sunday Campfire: a weekly bedtime story on Sunday night.
Colorful embroidered Pathfinder Pack compass patch

Pack notice 001 Grown-up pathfinders wanted

The map gets stranger from here.

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