Every Child Deserves to See Their Story Come to Life

More than 400 young people have become published authors through our immersive storytelling and bookmaking programs.

Our Animation Initiative Turns

Kid’s Stories into Cartoons

A cartoon city street scene with cars, pedestrians, buildings, and traffic lights, viewed from above. There is a large pink swirl of wind or speed lines across the street, emphasizing motion.

Moonbeam Labs’

Coloring Competition

1) A professional author and illustrator create the B&W version of an original story.

2) Entrants color the pages.

3) Submissions are judged by decorated visual artists across books, tv, film, and gaming.

4) The winning colorist wins prizes and becomes a published artist.

Meet the Team

Rebecca Chu and Jesse Byrd are the co-founders of Moonbeam Labs 501(c)3.

They have 30 years of creative and professional experience between them with brands like Disney, Marvel, the NBA, Scholastic, Penguin RandomHouse, Google, Simon & Schuster, New York Edge, Ernst & Young, and more!

Our aim is to bring immersive storytelling, publishing, and STEAM experiences to more young people nationwide and globally.

Would you like to help us bring tried and-true educational programming to kids?

Moonbeam Labs co-founders Jesse Byrd and Rebecca Chu seated with books in a bookstore.