Yes! This is why we made StoryBud.

For struggling readers, StoryBud has narration with word-by-word highlighting to help them follow along, as well as stories in the bundle that are designed to help kids build self-confidence (especially when they see themselves in the story!). The biggest step for a struggling reader is to first enjoy what they're reading.

For kids who don’t enjoy reading, we think it’s because reading has struggled to keep up with overstimulating videos and video games. We add back the excitement of reading with personalization, and even reluctant readers light up when they see themselves as the hero. Teachers we work with have reported whole classrooms fighting (not literally!) over who gets to be the StoryBud star of the day, so we’re confident it will help!

We have many different themed stories in the bundles based on age and gender. Here are some:

- Backyard/home adventures: creative children turning their home setting into exciting adventures, such as building forts, growing a garden, camping, obstacle courses, pet adventures, STEM inventions and more
- Princesses & Knights: classic hits where kids love seeing themselves as brave knights/kings and princesses/queens. They go on adventures and often save their kingdoms in the process!
- Competitions: sports, talent shows, robotics, inventor fairs. Kids see themselves accomplishing great things and build confidence to strive for big goals!
- SpaceOcean/Dinosaurs: kids love exploring the mysteries of space, the ocean, and prehistoric times and discovering amazing things in the process.
- Helping, Kindness and Big Hearts: kids learning how good deeds, kindness, and big hearts can make all the difference in helping others, while having fun at the same time.
- Problem solving: kids watch themselves come up with creative solutions to fun problems and are inspired by what they can do.

And much more! They are curated to fit each age and gender for maximum enjoyment.

Each story in the 15 bundle pack is 7 pages long (about ~7 minutes read time with narration).

Rather than just putting 1-2 sentences on a page like other children’s books, we make them longer so kids can really enjoy the exciting plots, learn new words and get the most out of each story.

We get asked this a lot! 15 does seem like perhaps too many, but we have a reason: we want you to have a library for your child to enjoy, rather than rereading the same couple stories over and over.

Instead of handing your child the iPad to watch YouTube to pass time, they now have hours of entertainment that will help them love reading. It’s a win-win!

We’re confident they’ll love them, and just in case they don’t, we offer a 30 day money back guarantee.

We’re here to inspire the next generation of readers and are always improving the customer experience, so if you have any feedback on what you want to see next or see done better, we’d love to hear!

Yes! The bundle is a unique gift that children will enjoy and cherish.

It’s super simple — just select “This is a gift” when making the bundle after purchase and you will be prompted with where and when you want it sent.

If you don’t select it then, you can still share the entire bundle at any time from your story dashboard by hitting the share button.

With each bundle you specify the child’s age, and we adjust the reading level and plots to ensure they love it. We curate the stories so boys and girls of all ages get stories that are perfect for them!

You can print your stories at home from any device. Print in either normal format or in booklet format (staple it to flip through like a book).

Rather than charge $30-50 for one personalized paperback book, our stories can be read on any device or printed at home for no extra cost.