John (Bean) West is a charismatic five-year-old from North Texas. He is the co-founder of MaaPaa, a nonprofit organization catered towards helping single mothers raise their sons and empowering mothers to be the best versions of themselves. Bean not only helps to empower mothers but now other children his age through the stories he tells.Having thrived during the pandemic, Mama Nelly and Bean have decided he can skip kindergarten and focus on writing children's books instead.