Book One: BRAVE
The Day the City Lost Time
A magical story about courage, friendship, and discovering that being brave can begin with one little step.
When Willowbrook's great clock suddenly stops, time begins behaving strangely and Jasper discovers that the golden watch around his neck is no ordinary timepiece.
Soon Jasper and his clever mouse friend Pip are swept into the past, where a missing Heart Gear, a mysterious clockmaker, a mischievous crow, and one impossibly tall oak tree will test Jasper's courage.
You don't have to stop being afraid before you can be brave.
Take one little step.
One-time purchase • Digital delivery • Designed for ages 6 to 9
More Than a Story. A Complete Family Adventure.
The BRAVE Family Adventure Pack combines Jasper's complete illustrated adventure with printable activities designed to help children explore courage, confidence, kindness, and taking one little step at a time.
Jasper & the Golden Time Watch
Book One: BRAVE
The complete premium illustrated digital story for children ages 6 to 9.
Follow Jasper and Pip through time as they search for Willowbrook's missing Heart Gear and Jasper discovers that courage does not mean waiting until fear disappears.
- Expanded story written for ages 6 to 9
- Full-page illustrated adventure
- Magical time-travel story
- Meaningful courage and confidence message
- Perfect for reading together or independent readers
Keep the Adventure Going After the Story Ends
Jasper's Little Step Activity
Helps your child identify something that feels difficult and turn it into one small, manageable first step.
Talk About It Guide
Thoughtful questions that help adults and children talk about fear, courage, choices, kindness, and confidence.
Can You Find It?
A playful seek-and-find challenge encouraging children to search Jasper's adventure for a hidden Golden Time Watch.
Bravery Certificate
A printable certificate celebrating your child's courage and the brave little steps they take.
Jasper Coloring Pages
Printable coloring activities featuring Jasper and elements from his magical adventure.
Brave Steps Journal
A child-friendly printable where children can write or draw about something brave they want to try.
Read-Together Guide
Simple guidance for parents and grandparents who want to turn the story into meaningful family reading time.
Jasper Series Preview
A first look at Jasper's next adventure and the continuing mystery of the Golden Time Watch.
One Purchase. The Complete BRAVE Adventure.
Your family receives the complete Book One story plus all of the accompanying printable activities in one convenient digital package.
Introductory digital edition pricing
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A Story Children Can Carry With Them
Children face big feelings every day. New experiences. Hard choices. Worries. Mistakes. Moments when they are not sure they can do what comes next.
Jasper gives those feelings a story.
Bravery Doesn't Require Fearlessness
Jasper does not begin his adventure feeling fearless, confident, or certain.
He worries.
He hesitates.
And when he sees the enormous oak tree he must climb, his first thought is that he simply cannot do it.
That is what makes his courage meaningful.
It is not an order."
Jasper learns that being afraid does not mean he has to stop.
Builds Healthy Courage
Children see that courage can mean trying something difficult even while their hands, paws, or hearts still feel a little shaky.
Opens Real Conversations
Jasper gives adults a natural starting point for talking about fear, confidence, trying again, and asking for help.
Shows Another Kind of Strength
Jasper does not solve every problem by fighting. Children see that patience, kindness, creativity, and self-control can also be brave.
Makes Big Things Feel Smaller
The "one little step" idea gives children a simple way to approach something that feels overwhelming.
Not because Jasper was never afraid.
Because he was afraid and discovered he could still move forward.
One branch.
One little step.
A Story for Reading Time and Real Life
Read it at bedtime. Share it during quiet time. Use it for homeschool reading. Send it to a grandchild. Talk about Jasper when your child is nervous about trying something new.
The adventure is magical. The lesson belongs in everyday life.
Take one little step.
The real Jasper who inspired the storybook hero.
Yes. Jasper Is Real.
The fluffy orange hero behind Jasper & the Golden Time Watch was inspired by a very real cat named Jasper.
The real Jasper is lovable, easygoing, curious, playful, and full of personality.
He loves playing with toys, scratching his cat post, suddenly racing through the room for no obvious reason, finding comfortable places to rest, and lying upside down with his fluffy belly in the air.
Those little pieces of Jasper's real personality helped shape the character children meet in the story.
Sometimes the best storybook heroes are already living right beside us.
Jasper's adventures may involve magical watches, journeys through time, mysterious clockmakers, and very tall trees...
But at the center of every adventure is the same lovable orange cat.
Lovable
Jasper is warm, gentle, and easy to root for from the very beginning.
Curious
Even when something makes him nervous, Jasper still wants to understand the world around him.
Playful
He can race through the room one moment and flop onto his back the next.
Brave in His Own Way
Jasper does not need to become fearless to discover that he can do something difficult.
Jasper's Personality Makes the Adventure Feel Personal
Children get the magic of an imaginary adventure while knowing the lovable cat behind the character is real.
Brave hearts.
One little step at a time.
What Happens When Willowbrook Loses Time?
Jasper's first adventure begins with an ordinary morning and quickly becomes anything but ordinary.
Here is a little peek at the magical journey waiting inside Book One: BRAVE.
Willowbrook's Great Clock Stops
Buses begin arriving at the wrong time. Bread comes out of ovens too early. Shopkeepers open at strange hours.
Even the pigeons seem confused.
Something is wrong with time itself.
The watch around Jasper's neck begins to glow.
The Golden Time Watch Can Talk
Jasper discovers that the beautiful old watch he has been wearing is no ordinary pocket watch.
His name is Tick.
And Tick knows why Willowbrook is in trouble.
Jasper and Pip Travel Through Time
Golden sparks begin swirling around Jasper's paws.
Before he knows it, Jasper and his clever mouse friend Pip are swept backward through time.
They arrive in a Willowbrook that looks familiar, but very different.
TOCK!
WHOOOSH!
Small things can be more important than they appear.
Jasper Meets Elias the Clockmaker
Elias introduces Jasper to a tiny but very important golden piece called the Heart Gear.
Without it, Willowbrook cannot keep one moment connected properly to the next.
A Crow Steals the Heart Gear
Just when Jasper thinks the problem might be solved, a black crow swoops down and carries the Heart Gear away.
Jasper has no choice but to run after it.
The chase leads him farther and farther from the city.
The adventure becomes a race against time.
The Heart Gear is high above Jasper.
The Tallest Oak Jasper Has Ever Seen
The crow lands near the very top of an enormous oak tree.
Jasper looks up.
And up.
And up.
He is frightened.
This is where Jasper's real lesson begins.
Jasper Learns What Being Brave Really Means
Jasper does not suddenly stop being afraid.
The tree does not become smaller.
Instead, Jasper discovers that he does not have to climb the whole tree at once.
One branch.
One little step.
What happens next is part of the adventure your child gets to discover inside Book One.
Join Jasper on His First Adventure
Follow Jasper through Willowbrook, into the past, and all the way to the lesson that changes how he thinks about courage.
Take one little step.
Marsha Haworth, Author
Hi, I'm Marsha Haworth.
I created Jasper & the Golden Time Watch because I wanted children to have stories that are magical, fun, and exciting, but also leave them with something meaningful after the adventure ends.
Jasper's first story is built around a simple idea that I believe children deserve to hear:
You do not have to feel fearless before you can be brave.
Sometimes courage begins quietly.
One choice.
One paw.
One little step.
Jasper's adventures are designed to encourage children to believe in themselves, treat others with kindness, keep trying when something feels difficult, and discover that even small actions can matter.
Stories Can Stay With Children Long After the Book Is Closed
I want children to enjoy Jasper's adventures while they are reading, but I also want the lessons to quietly come back to them later.
When they are nervous about trying something new.
When something feels too difficult.
When they need to remember that being afraid does not mean they have to stop.
Courage
Helping children understand that bravery can begin while fear is still present.
Kindness
Showing that strength can include patience, compassion, and choosing not to fight.
Confidence
Encouraging children to recognize that confidence often grows one small success at a time.
Hope
Reminding young readers that something difficult today does not mean it will always feel impossible.
If Jasper helps a child look at something difficult and think, "Maybe I can take one little step," then his adventure has done something very special.
Take one little step.
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Give your child a magical adventure about courage, friendship, confidence, and discovering that even something difficult can begin with one little step.
Jasper & the Golden Time Watch
Book One: BRAVE
- Premium illustrated Book One eBook
- Jasper's Little Step Activity
- Talk About It Discussion Guide
- Can You Find It? Activity
- Printable Bravery Certificate
- Jasper Coloring Pages
- My Brave Little Steps Journal Page
- Parent & Child Read-Together Guide
- Jasper Series Preview
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✓ Designed for children ages 6 to 9
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Take one little step.
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Jasper's Brave Little Step
A free printable activity inspired by Book One: BRAVE.
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Help your child choose one small step toward something that feels difficult, new, or a little scary.
Take one little step.
Help Your Child Take One Brave Little Step
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Jasper's Brave Little Step
A free printable activity inspired by Book One: BRAVE.
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Every Big Adventure Begins Somewhere.
For Jasper, it begins with one trembling paw.
Give your child a magical story that reminds them they do not have to feel fearless before they can move forward.
Jasper & the Golden Time Watch
Book One: BRAVE
BRAVE Family Adventure Pack
Introductory digital edition pricing
Start Jasper's AdventureDigital delivery • Designed for children ages 6 to 9