The template library

Start from a story that already knows what you need

Twelve starting points, written for the weeks when something real is happening. Pick one and we only need your child's name, age and a photo. The story itself is written from scratch, for them.

Every book is written fresh. Two families choosing the same template get two different stories.

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The Biggest Little Job

They're about to stop being the only one. This one makes big sibling a thing they're good at.

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Twelve places to start, for the weeks when something real is happening.

👶Example

Ages 2-6The Biggest Little JobThey're about to stop being the only one. This one makes big sibling a thing they're good at.

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🎒Example

Ages 3-6The First DayExcited and terrified at once, and a book that takes both seriously.

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Ages 3-8Everything We Take With UsLeaving the only house they remember, and finding out what home was made of.

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Ages 2-6What the Dark KeepsThe dark stops being the thing to get past and becomes the thing worth seeing.

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🩺Example

Ages 2-6The Bravest Waiting RoomThe waiting, the cold stethoscope, the jab. Honest about all three.

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Ages 3-8The Second Before You JumpFor the child who keeps stopping at the edge of the thing they can nearly do.

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Ages 2-8The Long Way to a HugBeing loved from a long way off is still being loved, every single day.

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Ages 3-9The Space Where You SleptFor a pet who's died. Gentle, and honest that they aren't coming back.

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Ages 4-9Same Sky, Different StreetA friendship isn't made of being nearby, and it still hurts right now.

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🎂Example

Ages 2-9The Day That Was YoursA whole adventure that happens to fall on their birthday. A present, not a card.

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🤝Example

Ages 2-6Mine (Mostly)No lecture. Someone their own age genuinely not wanting to hand it over.

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Ages 3-9Past the Last PlanetNo lesson, no occasion. Captain of their own ship, home in time for tea.

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