Welcome to the Misadventures of Hazardous Harold
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.
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
Harold means well., but often gets it wrong
Book 1 - Harold’s Science Fair Fiasco
One volcano. One disaster. One very embarrassed Harold.
Book 3 - Harold’s Birthday Bash Blunder
One birthday. Too many surprises.
Book 2 - Harold’s Catastrophic Pet Day
One pet parade. One giant mistake. Total chaos.
Book 4 - Harold’s Sports Day Slip-Up
Winning wasn't the problem. Staying upright was.
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.