• First illustrated children’s book about Istio now available. • Features Izzy Dolphin, added to CNCF Phippy and Friends family. • Story set during KubeCon North America 2024, celebrating Kubernetes 10th anniversary. • Izzy protects Captain Kube’s birthday cruise from pirates, showcasing Istio security. • Co-authored by Istio maintainers Faseela K. and Lin Sun, parents explain tech to kids. • Ideal gift for anyone curious about service mesh or Istio concepts. • Available at CNCF Store; design by Suri Patel and Alex Davy.

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  • A new illustrated children’s book, “Izzy Saves the Birthday,” has been released by the Istio project as part of its “Phippy and Friends” series. The story follows Izzy Dolphin, an Indo‑Pacific Bottlenose, who protects Captain Kube’s birthday cruise from pirates while the ship sails with the Phippy family. Co‑authors Faseela K. and Lin Sun, both Istio maintainers and parents, created the book to explain service mesh concepts to young readers. The book debuted at KubeCon North America 2024, coinciding with Kubernetes’ 10‑year anniversary, and is available through the CNCF Store. A signing event is planned for next year’s KubeCon EU in London.

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