Pipes become the secret tunnels that carry water everywhere it needs to go. You're the tunnel expert.
How this is different: This isn't a book where your child pretends to be a plumber. It's the book where your child finally understands what you actually do.
Plumbers solve problems most people never see. This personalized children's book turns service calls, leak hunts, new builds, and emergency repairs into a story your child can picture — and gives them a real answer to 'what does dad / mom DO all day?'
What plumbers actually do all day
Find where the water is actually coming from, which is rarely where it shows
Shut off supply, drain the line, and open it up
Cut, fit, solder, or press new pipe and test for leaks
Clear drains, swap fixtures, and clean up the mess
How to explain a plumber's job to a child
If your child is 3 or 4
Plumbers fix the pipes that bring clean water in and carry dirty water away. When water goes somewhere it shouldn't, they find the leak and stop it so the house stays dry.
If your child is 5 to 7
A plumber works on the hidden pipes in a building. The tricky part is finding the real source of a leak or a clog, because water travels before it shows up on a ceiling.
The tools kids find interesting
Pipe wrench
Torch or press tool
Drain snake
Shut-off valves
Wet vac
What a child would notice at a plumber's work
A parent crawling under sinks and into basements
Water shut off before anything else happens
Someone very relieved at the end of every job
What kids learn from a WorkTale Book Company book about plumbers
Where water in the house actually comes from and goes to
Why mom or dad gets called when things break
What 'on call' means for a tradesperson
Why pipes deserve respect
Frequently asked questions
I do residential / commercial / new construction — same book?
Yes, adapted to your work. New-construction stories are about big sites; residential service calls are about helping families one house at a time.
I own my plumbing business — can the book reflect that?
Yes. We capture business ownership and frame mom or dad as 'the boss of their own truck.'
Will there be any gross 'plumbing' jokes?
We keep it tasteful — kids laugh, parents don't cringe. Promise.
Every WorkTale book closes with two pages no name-swap personalized book has. First, a "So, what does Mommy, Daddy, or your grown-up do?" page that distills the parent's entire job into one plain-spoken line a child can recite from memory, with no jargon and no job description. Then an "About the Author" page with the parent's real photograph, name, job title, and a short biography blurb, so the illustrated hero is revealed as the real person the child knows. Why the parent is the hero.