Step One
Evan Breaks the Rules
“Nobody listens to me.”
Dessert before dinner. Legos on the floor. An argument at the top of the stairs that ends with a boy deciding the rules do not apply to him.
Solving the impossibilities of tomorrow—yesterday!
Welcome to Evan Inc.
Where impossible ideas become tomorrow’s possibilities—and young dreamers learn how to lead.
- Mission
- We create infinite possibilities and make dreams come true.
- Company motto
- Bosses bark. Leaders listen.
How it starts
Evan wanted to make all the rules.
But when a dream transports him to the future, Evan discovers that running a company—and becoming a leader—is much harder than telling everyone what to do.
The bedroom. Legos on the floor, dessert unfinished, and one very annoyed seven-year-old.
The journey
From “I’ll show them” to “You will see.”
One is anger and the need to prove himself. The other is confidence, collaboration, and belief in what he can build with other people.
- Step Two
Evan Makes the Rules
“I'll show them.”
He gets a whole company and runs it by giving orders. The rockets go sideways, the marshmallows escape, and six million inflatable llamas arrive by lunchtime.
- Step Three
Evan Becomes a Leader
“You will see.”
He starts again. This time he asks questions, waits for the whole answer, writes things down, and makes decisions with the people who know the most.
The lesson
Bosses bark.Leaders listen.
Real leadership begins when we slow down, ask questions, and make space for other people’s knowledge and ideas.
The family code, on both palms. 444.
Six doors
Explore Evan Inc.
Every department has a job, a story, and at least one thing that went spectacularly wrong before it went right.
Do this together
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Create a set of family agreements based on listening, kindness, responsibility, and teamwork.
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The Rivera Family Rules
- 1.We listen without interrupting.
- 2.We tell the truth.
- 3.We help one another.
- 4.We can improve our rules together.
An Evan Inc. adventure
Evan Makes
the Rules
Cover art coming soon
About the book
About “Evan Makes the Rules”
A funny, imaginative adventure about a brilliant young dreamer who travels into his own future and discovers that the best leaders do more than give instructions—they listen, learn, collaborate, and take responsibility for their choices.
- Author
- Author information coming soon
- Illustrator
- Illustrator information coming soon
- Reading age
- Intended for readers approximately ages 6–11
- Format
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- Availability
- Purchase details coming soon
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