the books you wish you had as a child
Created by Author Michael J Armstrong Jr #TOGM
The children’s books you wish you had as a child. The resources to help children around the world learn and grow today.
A pirate ship today. The Moon tomorrow. Wherever the pages take you, Bingo and Dingo will light up the way.
Michael J Armstrong Jr Award-Winning Author of Bingo&Dingo!™
A Distinguished Standard in Children’s Literature
As a dad who homeschools my daughter Destiny, I know the value of having access to free learning materials during our children’s formative years.
I created educational resources for my child that have helped her learn to write and count, and explore shapes and sizes.
My daughter’s penmanship greatly improved with these printables.
Now I’m sharing them with you and your family.
Come often and stay as long as you’d like.
Michael J. Armstrong Jr #TOGM
Experience the ONAS™ Proof of Concept
A New Developmental-Literary Framework in Children’s Literatur:
Somatic Narrative Literature for Essential Human Development
Before a Bingo&Dingo!™ story begins, the child is invited to arrive.
A slow breath.
A still body.
Eyes on the page.
An ear ready to listen.
A voice ready to join.
A child ready to participate.
The story begins through breath awareness, body awareness, stillness, attention, listening, movement, language, and page-ready participation — until the child is fully present, eyes on the page, ear to the words, body in the moment, waiting for what comes next.
Bingo&Dingo!™: A Fun Fun Trip on a Pirate Ship is the launching point for this codified system: a full-color interactive picture book where children read, breathe with awareness, listen, move, speak, notice, and participate inside the story.
These free 13-page EPUB previews give families, educators, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, and readers direct access to the ONAS™-codified DLP™ system in action:
rhythm, movement, breath awareness, listening, visual attention, repeated patterns, cognitive ease, co-regulated storytime, shared bonding, and story-based learning.
This is utility with a standard.
➜ Read the pages.
➜ Feel the rhythm.
➜ Notice the structure.
➜ Experience the participation.
Through Bingo&Dingo!™, children do more than read.
They breathe with awareness.
They listen.
They notice.
They speak.
They move.
They participate inside the story.
Bingo&Dingo!™: A Fun Fun Trip on a Pirate Ship presents somatic narrative literature as a developmental-literary framework for essential human development in the digital age.
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Bingo&Dingo!™ on YouTube
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Explore original children’s videos intentionally crafted with playful 2D cartoon animation.
Give your child a brain break from overstimulation with videos from Bingo&Dingo!™.
In a digital world designed to keep children hooked on content, Bingo&Dingo!™ gives children a safe space where they can revitalize their minds and bodies while building a healthy cognitive foundation that prioritizes their mental health and well-being.
Mindfully Designed 4K Animation
Created by award-winning, best-selling children’s book author Michael J Armstrong Jr #TOGM for children, families, classrooms, libraries, and inclusive learning environments.
Let's Sing Together
Sing along to your favorite Bingo&Dingo!™ songs!
Let’s breathe together
Breathe along with Bingo&Dingo!™ & Friends. Explore guided breathing exercises for children and practice mindfulness and co-regulation together.
Great for brain breaks, getting ready to learn and finding inner calm anywhere at anytime.
Mindfully Designed 4K Animation
Created by award-winning, best-selling children’s book author Michael J Armstrong Jr #TOGM for children, families, classrooms, libraries, and inclusive learning environments.
Bingo&Dingo!™ Premium Children’s Books
“The children’s books you wish you had as a child.”
Invest time in reading together and help your child build confidence and a love for reading. Strengthen your family connection and create memories your child can treasure for a lifetime. Explore Michael’s catalogue of premium children’s books, with additional titles forthcoming.
A Fun Fun Trip on a Pirate Ship — 2nd Edition
Captain Bingo and Dingo guide your little pirate through 32 interactive clues. Your child joins in the fun and plays a character in on the story before discovering the real treasure and declaring: “I am the real treasure!”
For ages 3 and up. Guided self-grounding breath-and-body exercises at the beginning and end of every book offer a way to practice self-regulation or co-regulation together.
A Fun Fun Trip on a Pirate Ship
Second Edition · Published 2026
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-7377082-7-8
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-961410-00-8
eBook ISBN: 978-1-961410-18-3
Let’s Color Together
Download free Bingo&Dingo! coloring pages for a calm, creative moment at home, in the classroom, or anywhere you want to express yourself, color, and shine.
Color, breathe, smile, and let your light shine.
Enjoy Unlimited Free Coloring Page Downloads from Bingo&Dingo! And Friends
Keep growing with Bingo&Dingo!™
Award-Winning, Best-Selling Children’s Book Author
Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold
Readers’ Favorite 5-Star Reviews
Creator of Bingo&Dingo!™
Michael J Armstrong Jr Award-Winning Author of Bingo&Dingo!™
A Distinguished Standard in Children’s Literature
Award-winning author Michael J Armstrong Jr #TOGM is the creator of Bingo&Dingo!™ and the Obsidian Narrative Architecture Standard™ (ONAS™), with Deterministic Linguistic Programming (DLP™) forming part of his proprietary framework for deterministic, somatic children’s literature shaped through observable action, rhythmic structure, patterned tracking, and repeatable narrative sequencing. As a father and author, Michael creates premium children’s books built for joy, presence, connection, and lasting meaning.
He is the author of A Fun Fun Trip on a Pirate Ship, Book 1 of the Bingo&Dingo!™ series and a Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Recipient, and the STEM-focused ZOOM ZOOMING TO THE MOON! Created for ages 3–8 and Pre-K through Grade 3, his beautifully illustrated, rhyming, interactive call-and-response read-aloud picture books bring children directly into present-moment, observable story worlds through visual discovery, repeated spoken language, and page-by-page cues to look, point, move, smile, speak, and respond.
Deterministic Somatic Reading and Identity In A Fun Fun Trip on a Pirate Ship, children follow the clues with Captain Bingo, Dingo, and friends until the story leads them to the greatest treasure and self-affirming reveal: “I am the real treasure.”