Captain Cortex
The brave leader inside your brain — he steers the brain-train through any storm.
A MindSmart Adventure
Help kids understand and regulate big emotions
The brain-based heroes
Captain Cortex never rides alone. Three brain-based heroes help kids steer through any Feelings Storm.
The brave leader inside your brain — he steers the brain-train through any storm.
She leads slow, deep breaths that find the calm center of the storm.
The crew's detective — he helps kids notice a big feeling and figure out its name.
She rings the moment feelings get big — the signal to pause and check in.
Storm to steady
Four beats carry the brain-train from the first dark cloud to a clear, steady sky.
Beat 01 · The storm builds
Dark clouds gather fast and BIG feelings swirl — Anger, Frustration, and Disappointment spin up a full Feelings Storm.
Beat 02 · The signal
Amy the Alarm sounds — the storm has a name. Kids learn to notice the feeling and say it out loud.
Beat 03 · The calm center
Breathing Bella leads one slow, deep breath. In the eye of the storm, Captain Cortex finds a calm center.
Beat 04 · Steady on
The brain-train rides out the storm. The sky clears, the sun breaks through, and kids learn they can weather any big feeling.
The first tool
In the book, naming the feeling is the first step to taming it.
Tap or press each storm cloud to name the feeling. Naming a feeling is the first step to taming it — once named, a cloud settles into calm and stays that way.
These clouds mirror the feelings Captain Cortex meets — Anger, Frustration, and Disappointment. Reading together, kids learn to spot and name their own.
Built-in life skills
The story shows the crew recognizing feelings, naming them, pausing, breathing, and asking teammates for help.
Notice a big feeling the moment it rolls in — the first step to steering it.
Put words to the storm — anger, frustration, and disappointment — and give the feeling a clear name.
Take one slow, deep breath to find a calm center — Breathing Bella's superpower.
Stay steady while the feeling passes — building real self-regulation.
Call on the crew — no one weathers a storm alone.
Weather every storm
Formats on Amazon: Paperback · Kindle · Hardcover
Made for classrooms, bedtime, and calming corners.
Buy on Amazon (opens in a new tab)Paperback · 31 pages · Ages 3–10
Before you set sail
A brave brain-hero, Captain Cortex, steers the brain-train through a Feelings Storm — teaching kids to name big emotions, pause, breathe, and ride them out.
Ages 3–10 — a read-aloud for littles, and early readers can follow along.
Captain Cortex leads brain-based heroes Breathing Bella, Detective Stretch, and Amy the Alarm.
The paperback is 31 pages; Kindle and hardcover editions are also on Amazon.
Made for classrooms, bedtime, and calming corners. It pairs beautifully with MindSmart Stories for Kids.
The sky is clear
