How it works

How personalized bedtime stories work

MyStoryMail writes a brand-new story where your child is the hero — illustrated, read aloud, and delivered to your inbox every day, each one gently weaving in a positive life lesson. Set it up once in two minutes; fresh adventures arrive on their own every day after that.

Three steps, then it runs itself

  1. 1

    Create your child's hero profile

    Tell us your child's first name, age, and a handful of favourite things — dinosaurs, space, football, mermaids, anything. Choose the values you want each story to quietly nurture: kindness, courage, perseverance, honesty. Pick your story language and preferred delivery time. That's it — the whole setup takes about two minutes.

  2. 2

    We write, illustrate and narrate

    Every day, a completely original story is created starring your child, weaving in their interests and one of 220 positive life lessons. A unique storybook illustration is painted for it, and the warm Storyteller voice records it read aloud. By your chosen time, the story is ready.

  3. 3

    Open your inbox and snuggle up

    At your chosen time each day, the full storybook arrives in your inbox. Read it on screen, tap to listen with the lights off, or hit Print for a beautifully typeset keepsake PDF your child can hold in their hands.

What makes every story personal

Your child is always the hero

Every story opens with your child's actual name and is adjusted to their age — so a 4-year-old's story is simpler and sweeter than a 10-year-old's. Add up to 5 children and they take turns being the hero.

220 positive life lessons

From values like kindness and honesty to specific moments — first day of school, a new baby sibling, moving house — there's a gentle life lesson for almost every moment, woven in naturally, never preached.

17 languages

Stories are written and read aloud in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Turkish, Afrikaans and Zulu. Arabic renders with correct right-to-left layout in email.

Their favourite things

Tell us they love dinosaurs and football, and today's adventure might involve a dinosaur goalkeeper. Interests become props, settings and supporting characters.

Storyteller audio and keepsake storybooks

On Story Club Plus, every story is read aloud in the warm Storyteller voice. Tap play in the email to listen, or download the audio to play in the car or on a speaker. Children love falling asleep to their own story read aloud. (Explorer trial parents get a taste of Storyteller on day one.)

Every story also comes as a beautiful keepsake storybook PDF — typeset with the illustration on the cover. Print it at home in one click, or save a week of adventures and bind them into a real keepsake book.

Safe for children — COPPA-conscious design

Stories are created with strict age-appropriate safety guidelines: calming bedtime pacing, no frightening content, no violence, and a positive life lesson in every tale. We recommend that parents skim each story first — you know your child best.

  • ✓ Accounts belong to parents — children are never our direct users
  • ✓ We collect only a child's first name, age and interests to personalize stories
  • ✓ No advertising, no data sales, no contact with your child
  • ✓ Delete any child profile and all their data is permanently removed

For full details see our Privacy Notice and COPPA FAQ.

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