When discussing their experiences growing up with self-imposed kids’ rules, the sisters were always met with intrigue, interest, and laughter. After years of jokingly discussing whether to write a book about the rules that governed these experiences, the quarantine orders imposed in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic gave Stessy and Naomi the chance to bring their story to life.

 

Over weeks of hours-long phone calls, the sisters reminisced, laughed, brainstormed, and finally wrote The Sly Siblings. In time, they brought along their youngest brother, William, as the illustrator. All three siblings hope this book will inspire and empower young children to resolve conflicts among themselves, by creating rules by kids to govern kids’ worlds.