Welcome to The Misadventures Of Hazardous Harold

Life Lessons Through Laughter

Harold means well.
That's the problem.

Harold is real and he’s relatable. His disaster-prone misadventures make reluctant readers laugh first — and quietly build resilience, honesty and patience along the way.

A young boy with blonde hair and blue eyes smiling, wearing a gray collared shirt, with a yellow and green budgie perched on his shoulder.

Join Harold on his Journey -

squeezed into 29 Books. Along the way learn about Harold’s hilariously funny, epic fails and disasters, and how he turns them into personal triumphs as he grows along the way from age 8 to age 15

Display of colorful children's books titled 'The Harold Wellbeing Series' on a wooden bookshelf, with a young boy standing next to it in a classroom or library setting.

Harold means well. but often gets it wrong

Book 1

A poster for Harold's Science Fair Fiasco showing a volcano model with pink foam eruption in a gymnasium. The poster has colorful balloons and display boards, with a sign that reads 'Bondi School Science Fair.' Audience members appear surprised.

Book 2

A young boy with blonde hair looking at a small green bird inside a cage near a window, with a framed photo of an elderly man on a small table. The image appears on the cover of a booklet or flyer promoting Pet Catastrophe Day, with bold text and colorful borders.

Book 3

A smiling young boy in a kitchen surrounded by ingredients and utensils preparing to make a sausage roll, with a yellow and blue artistic design and text celebrating Harold's birthday with humorous life lessons.

Book 4

Children participating in a track race at Harold's Sports Day event, with spectators and supporters lined up on both sides of the running track, celebrating and cheering on the runners.

Book 5

Cover of a book titled "Harold Wellbeing and Learning Ecosystem™" showing a hospital hallway with a patient in a bed, medical staff, and a young boy walking beside the bed. The bottom text reads "A simple hospital visit. One curious boy. What could possibly go wrong?" and the subtitle says "LIFE LESSONS THROUGH LAUGHTER."

Book 6

Cover of a book titled 'Harold's Camping Catastrophe' from Harold Wellbeing and Learning Ecosystem. The cover shows children in school uniforms with a teacher outdoors near a wooden cabin, surrounded by trees and mountains. The bottom has a green section with text about Harold getting lost on a camping trip. The top has a purple banner with the publisher's info.

MEET HAROLD

29 stories. 170+ supporting resources. One connected learning ecosystem.

Discover the Harold Wellbeing & Learning Ecosystem™—bringing readers, parents and educators together with practical guides, activities and resources that extend the life lessons beyond every story.

Every story:

Three perspectives.

One connected learning system.

Whether you're a reader, parent, or educator, there's a place to begin.

Find your way around

I'm a kid

Games and sneak peeks

I'm a parent

Reading and wellbeing support

I'm a teacher

Curriculum-aligned resources

Funny on the surface. Useful underneath.

How humour heals

Harold's disasters are funny on purpose. The laugh gets readers in the door — the story does the rest, quietly modelling resilience, honesty and patience along the way.

The Harold Youth Wellbeing and Learning Framework is built on the same idea, for the adults around the reader.