Privacy x GarWu

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👯‍♀️ Lauren and Alea 🦸‍♀️ 👩‍💻 Privacy attorneys 👩‍⚖️ 📚 Turning our love for privacy and security into #kidlit, #picturebooks and resources 📚💙🍎👩‍🔬 Thoughts are ours, not legal advice SCBWI Member | 12x12 PB

Emotional closing moment from the BTS concert showing members embracing in a group hug onstage while surrounded by glowing purple ARMY lights in the crowd. Overlay text reads: “…then why do we call that shit NORMAL?”
Sunset selfie of two smiling concertgoers at a BTS concert with the stage and crowd visible behind them. One person wears sunglasses and red lipstick, while the other wears a “Valkyries Playoffs” hat. Overlay text reads: “We saw BTS last night.”
Illustrated book cover of Leave It to Abigail! The Revolutionary Life of Abigail Adams by Barb Rosenstock and Elizabeth Baddeley. At the center is a portrait of Abigail Adams smiling and holding a quill pen, with papers and handwritten letters swirling around her. The background features colonial-style patterns in red, blue, and beige with stars and fabric textures, evoking the American Revolutionary era.
Green background with tooth illustrations. Text reads: “Encourage curiosity about data early on. Encourage asking the why, how, where, (to) whom. Encourage asking how data are protected and whether it is destroyed.”
Green background with tooth illustrations. Text reads: “Learning to ask the WHY when it comes to your data and your self will always be important in life.”
Illustration of a smiling tooth fairy with blue wings holding a tooth, on a soft green background with decorative leaves. Text reads “Privacy and the Tooth Fairy.”
Lauren Wu at Northwestern University Podium in classroom wearing a hot pink shirt and black blazer.
Red Christmas cactus with two blooms on a window sill in a green pot with a red bow
Red heart-shaped lock with a gold key. Writing says "privacyxgarwu" and "you are the key...to the encryption of my heart!".
Final slide reinforcing the core message: survival is not the same as safety, and harm is not evidence of recklessness. Encourages rethinking who we blame and why.
Illustrated intro graphic for GarWu by Alea and Lauren. A soft pastel background with clouds features playful text reading: “GarWu — Alea & Lauren. Privacy attorneys creating children’s stories that teach digital literacy through fairytales, not fear.” The image notes they are working toward a 2026 children’s book that helps kids learn about cookies, data sharing, and digital agency in age-appropriate ways. At the bottom are illustrations of children reading books, a teddy bear, a colorful children’s book labeled “Kids,” and whimsical icons like stars, rainbows, and lightbulbs. A section lists: fairytale-based privacy frameworks, ideas for parents, educators, and libraries, and story-driven approaches to early digital literacy. The tone is playful, gentle, and welcoming.
Photo of the California Coast on a sunny day, with a lush green cliff aside dark blue water. in the forefront is a picture of the cover of the book where a woman is smiling and staring at a jar with a Jellyfish instead.
backdrop is a blue starry night sky. in the forefront is a group of colorful monsters of different shapes. the monster in the front is large red monster holding a yellow sign that reads the books title "This Book is Not a Bedtime Story"
image of a person in a bedsheet dressed up as a ghost and wearing sunglasses. the picture is set against a blue-gray background. the top of the image says "Boo!!" in a spooky off-white font. mid-picture, across the ghost, reads "Happy birthday, Lauren!" in black font.
Picture of a book entitled Max almost Missed It by Chris Britt. The book has a white cover and featured a kid on his smartphone who is followed by animals. The book is set to a backdrop of an image of the Grand Canyon with a caption in white the says "For those who need to stop and look around."
Pink peonies and peony buds in a pink vase with white flowers on a white table with windows in the background
Background of a library or home bookshelf. Text leading to the book title “For Those looking for…” picture of a Cover of “A Place To Read” by Leigh Hodgkinson. Text at the top reads “privacy by GarWu”.
Hot pink peony flower
Cover image of The Book That Can Read Your Mind. At the top in a tan banner is black text reading: For Those Who Want A Few Magic Tricks Up Their Sleeve. On the Left side in small tan text is: Privacy x GarWu. The background is navy blue with gold celestial images like stars, moons, planets, orbits, etc.
Cover Image of the book: "Reading Beauty". At the top in black text reads: For those who strive to do good deeds no matter what and want to Read Happily Ever After... At the bottom in small black text reads: Privacy x GarWu. The background is swirls of colors in purples, pinks, and oranges. There is a green and yellow aura around the book cover image. There is a medium orange star shape in the bottom left corner with a green center and a small orange dot with blue dots all around it just to the right of that.
Cover image of The Story Orchestra - Swan Lake. Black text at the top reads: Privacy x GarWu. Black text at the bottom reads: For Those Who Want to Re-Live the Magic of Swan Lake Through Story & Music. The background image is of a pair of toe shoes on the floor of what looks like a wooden dance studio floor.
Cover image of the book "Not Quite Snow White". There are red curtains surrounding the book with golden yellow stays pulling the curtains back on both sides bracketing the cover image. At the top in red text reads: For Those Who Struggle to Know They Have Just Enough of the Right Stuff to Shine Like the Star They Are. At the bottom right in small black text reads: Privacy x GarWu.
Cover Image of Usborne Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths. At the top in black text: For Those Who Enjoy Epic Adventures and Ancient Myths. At the bottom in small text is: Privacy x GarWu. There are two ancient looking cracked vases in the bottom two corners. In the middle is a border that looks like it belongs on an ancient Greek ruin.
Tan background, with beige inner block. There are swiggles on the top right and bottom left of the image. In the center, in a circle are two fish on top of each other forming a circle with some bubbles from under each one. On the left side is "Privacy x GarWu". On the right side is "Data Protection Divinity". Under the center image says "Aries (March 21-April 19". Underneath that in black text, is small writing stating: "Aries are known for being courageous, adventurous, & competitive. They are often bold & ambitious. Your Data Protection Divinity (our version of a horoscope) is for Privacy-by-Design (PxD). PxD means building-in privacy from start to finish. It’s all about anticipating & strategizing privacy. This is perfect for Aries who have abundant energy & love a challenge."
Background of a night sky with lights on the bottom. The text at the top in yellow reads: For those who want to experience the beautiful, dizzying, and sensory experience of a night market. There's a cover image of the book "The Night Market". And at the bottom in small text is: Privacy x GarWu.
Close up of a scarlet ranunculus with some leaves in the foreground
Cover picture of "A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars". In the background, a galaxy of stars. At the top, text in white saying "For Those Who Love Numbers, Stars, & STEM". At the bottom in small white text is "Privacy x GarWu".
Mint background. Title at the top reads: "Agent's Guide to Santa Claus and the Data Disaster”. The text reads: “It's almost Christmas and Santa has a problem. A big problem. Apparently, kids (and government regulators) take issue with how he collects, uses, and keeps his Christmas intel. If he can't change his ways, Christmas may not happen all together. Through the wise advice of Mrs. Claus, Santa learns how to build and deliver Christmas without invading the Privacy of kids (and adults) around the world. This story was inspired by the authors' own concern that telling the story of Santa claus would teach their children to be complacent with surveillance and bad privacy practices. The story uses witty yet informative rhyme to give adults and children alike a new way to talk about Santa Claus.”
Light Red background. Title at the top reads: "Agent's Guide to Camille & the Cookies.” The text reads: “Love an anti-hero? Let us introduce you to Warren Wolf - our misunderstood businessman just trying to sell some cookies in our 700-word picture book. This is a cheerful, modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood that moonlights as a subtle allegory for teaching about online cookies. But for now, it’s all about the Cookies! Camille's Granny and Warren Wolf run a beloved cookie stand. Everything seems perfect, but things take a sudden turn when Granny is away and Warren is running the stand alone. The cookies taste better than ever, but something feels off. Can Camille and Granny restore harmony and set their idyllic world right? With endearing characters and delicious challenges, this contemporary retelling of little red riding hood is sure to delight all readers.”
A rainbow leading to a pot of gold with a 4 leaf clover on it. Underneath is a sign that says Happy St. Patrick's Day. The green text says: "Wishing you a day of joy and privacy protection. May your personal data be as well-guarded as the leprechaun's pot of gold!" At the top is small text in green stating: "Privacy x GarWu".
Circular hand apple pies on a blue and white platter
Cover image of "The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and our National Parks" by Barb Rosenstock and Illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein. In the background is a stylized drawn image of mountains and a waterfall, that looks like Yosemite. At the top of the background is black text that reads: "For those who think our natural resources are worth protecting".
Cover image of the book - Dancing with Degas by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober. The background is images of dancers legs en pointe in toe shoes and soft ballet shoes in various poses. In cursive writing at the top is text stating: “For those dancing through life or the museum”. At the bottom is text stating”privacy x GarWu”. There is also a black shadow image of a dancer doing an arabesque and arms in open third position.
Beige background with green text at the top reading "for those who are inclusive to all". There's a picture of the book cover "Strictly No Elephants". Under the book cover, there is a small text that reads "privacy x GarWu. At the bottom of the image there are a series of 9 animals, including tiger, deer, zebra, lion, hippo, horse, pig, giraffe, and a bear. There is grass at the very bottom in both darn and light green.
Tan background, with beige inner block. There are swiggles on the top right and bottom left of the image. In the center, in a circle are two fish on top of each other forming a circle with some bubbles from under each one. On the left side is "Privacy x GarWu". On the right side is "Data Protection Divinity". Under the center image says "PISCES (Feb 19-March 20)". Underneath that in black text, is small writing stating: "Pisces symbolizes imagination, intuition & empathy. Your Data Protection Divinity (our version of a #horoscope) is for Privacy Impact Assessments. PIAs help orgs assess privacy needs/risks & review how to handle personal data & address privacy concerns. Pisces are perfect for this."
Purple background with cream writing reading "For those who choose to persist despite all odds" with a picture of the book "She Persisted". There is a small text of "Privacy x GarWu" under the picture of the book cover. At the bottom, there are pictures of raised closed fists, some holding signs that are meant to symbolize protest.
Duck, hoisin sauce, green onion pizza
Top in green center is the word "Hunt". In the background of the top is code of numbers of various sizes to look like it's coding background of a computer. On the bottom in video, it looks like someone is typing. On the screen where the person is typing it looks like old school green type. Music is playing in the background - Psycho Killer by the Talking Heads. In the top, appearing as type across the screen, is the following short story: HUNT (KidLit Sunday Scaries) I’ll find out. They tried to hide it. But I can find anything when I’m coding. I break through the first firewall. Then the next. I’m on the hunt. I’ll find out who did it. I have to know who framed me. Just one more. A click. No! It can’t be. … … Me?
Picture of a black phone. On the screen, appearing as if being typed is the following text: "Her screen should have reflected beauty. But it only showed jealousy. She was the Queen Bee. She was supposed to get the hearts and praise. She could still win. She'd send hunter.exe to poison her phone. She can be the fairest." In front of the phone is a caption box that says "me:" and then under that Hunter.exe ☠️🍎
In the foreground a white plate with a heart shaped chocolate lava cake and a cute strawberry garnish. Behind it is a square shaped glass of red wine. There’s a white and gold planter behind that. Blurred in the background you can see croissants on baking sheets. Everything is on white marble.
Be Our Valentine's Day Dinner Date. Happy Valentine's Day from Privacy x GarWu. On the Left, a picture of a bottle of wine and glass of red wine with a plate of mussels, lobster (with butter and paprika) and brussel sprouts on a Valentine's Day table cloth and white plate. There are some blue bowls in the background. On the Right is a plate with a spicy bacon burger with cheese and onion rings. Both look AMAZING!
You secured my heart, when you froze our credit. TY for protecting our privacy.
Background of snow, like you would see on a TV. In the upper right corner a series of small computer command boxes appear showing progress and stating "thinking please wait with cyan blue progress speed" they keep occurring in rapid succession. At the both left corder, small computer command boxes appear showing that the program is loading and saying "please wait". The boxes keep occurring in rapid succession. In the center main box, which appears like a command box, is our story. It’s dark. I’m cold. Where is the light? “Come on” I think. Ugh “Why won’t you work?! I shake it. Nothing…. I shake it again. Nothing…. I hear humming. “Where is that coming from?” Suddenly a light...A cursor flashing…Slowly text crawls… This stays on the screen for 16 seconds. Then the text switches to RUN. Under this is a small start button.