Adventure
Leo and the Cloud Kingdom
Age 5
Leo discovers a sky island ruled by talking clouds and must solve the rainbow riddle to bring rain back to his village.
No card. Two stories free. Yours to keep.
Tonight, the hero is yours
Personalised, illustrated, narrated. Made for your child's name, age, and the things they love.
Two free stories. No card, no signup to start.
Ready before lights-out
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Hand-illustrated
Read aloud for you
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How it works
How a story comes to life
Three small questions. A few quiet minutes. One illustrated story they'll want again tomorrow.
- 1
Tell us about the hero
Their name, their age, and a few things they love — a pet, a hobby, a best friend.
- 2
We write and illustrate
A story crafted around them, painted in soft watercolour. They're the one on the cover.
- 3
Read it together at bedtime
Or let the narrator read it for you. Either way, by the last page they'll be asking for one more.
A few examples
No two stories are the same
These are samples we wrote for other kids. Yours will be its own one — written for your child, only.
- Bedtime
Maya's Midnight Tea Party
Age 4
Every night at midnight, Maya's stuffed animals come alive for the most magical tea party in the Whispering Woods.
- Space
Sam's Starship Odyssey
Age 7
Captain Sam must repair the friendship engine of her starship before the galaxy's greatest meteor shower begins.
What you can trust
Made the way we'd make it for our own kids
Safe for the small reader
COPPA-compliant. Every story passes content checks before it reaches your child. No ads, anywhere.
Made by parents too
We tested the first stories on our own kids. Anything that didn't land at bedtime didn't ship.
Properly personal
Not a name swap. Their age, their interests, their pet — woven through the plot, not pasted on top.
Your data, not ours
We never sell your details, or your child's. Stories are yours to keep, or yours to delete.
From other parents
What bedtime looks like now
“She heard her own name in the first sentence and went completely still. We've read the same one four nights running.”
Sarah M.
Mum of Emma, age 5
“Honestly was sceptical — we've tried Yoto, Khan, the lot. The personalisation hit differently. The illustrations look like a real book.”
James T.
Dad of Noah, age 7
“Bedtime used to be a negotiation. Now he asks if it's story time yet. Worth every penny just for that.”
Priya K.
Mum of Arjun, age 4
500+ families reading their own stories tonight
Plans
Pick what your bedtimes need
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Anything to know?
The things parents ask first
- Yes — and we lose sleep over this too. OnceUponMe is COPPA-compliant. Every story passes content checks for age-appropriate language, gentle themes, and no scary stuff before it reaches your child. No ads, ever. We have kids ourselves; we get it.
- Yes. No phone call. No retention maze. Two clicks in account settings. The stories you've made stay in your library — you keep them.
- Properly personal. Their age, their interests, their best friend, their pet — all woven through the plot. Their name on the cover is the easy bit.
- Yes. Plus and Family plans let you set up profiles for each kid, with their own age, interests, and reading level. Siblings get their own stories — not the same one with a different name.
- Usually 60 to 90 seconds. About one cup of tea. We write the words, paint the pages, and record the narration before you've finished steeping.
- Not yet — print-ready PDFs are next on our list. For now, every story is built for reading on a phone, tablet, or laptop, and listening to with the narrator.
Tonight's story is waiting
It starts the moment you tell us their name.
One illustrated, narrated story for your child. Free. No card to start. Yours to keep.
Begin tonight's story →No card. Ready in 90 seconds. Yours forever.