The Story Library

Every story below was written to be re-cast. Choose one, add your child's photo, and they become its hero — painted in Dreampaint Watercolor, with Ollie the Dream Guide walking beside them.

A Christmas Countdown

Six cozy adventures to count down the days to Christmas

Six Nights of LightsAges 3–7 · 24 pagesSix nights before Christmas, one candle in the village square goes out. Your child becomes the Keeper of Lights, carrying a small warm flame from door to door — and discovering that sharing light makes it brighter, never smaller.Make my child the hero →The Night the Map Went MissingAges 4–8 · 12 pagesSanta's route map has vanished on the busiest night of the year. As Santa's newest helper, your child follows a trail of peppermint clues across rooftops and chimneys to save Christmas Eve deliveries.Make my child the hero →

Classic Tales, Retold

Timeless tales retold with your child in the lead role

Ella and the Silent Music BoxAges 4–8 · 12 pagesThe royal ball is about to begin when the music box that plays the first waltz falls silent. Ella, the palace's kindest kitchen helper, asks your child — the bravest little guest — to climb the Clockwork Tower and bring back the melody before midnight.Make my child the hero →The Moonbeam ExpressAges 3–7 · 12 pagesA runaway pumpkin carriage, a lost dancing slipper and a train that only runs on moonbeams. Your child becomes the conductor of the Moonbeam Express, solving each mix-up with quick thinking and a kind heart.Make my child the hero →

Little Guardians

Stories that grow brave, kind little guardians

The Kindness ShieldAges 5–9 · 12 pagesIn the kingdom of Brightshield, defenders don't carry swords — they carry shields that grow stronger with every kind word spoken aloud. When a new kid at the academy is left out, your child learns how a defender really protects people.Make my child the hero →Brave Words at RecessAges 5–9 · 12 pagesRecess can feel like the wildest jungle of the school day. When your child notices a classmate being teased every day by the big slide, they team up with friends to find the brave words — and the right grown-up — to change it.Make my child the hero →

The Feelings Garden

Big feelings, made smaller, softer and easier to name

The Day My Feelings Got LoudAges 3–7 · 12 pagesOne morning, your child's feelings turn into sounds: anger rumbles like thunder, sadness drips like rain, and joy rings like a little bell. A gentle guide named Echo helps your child give every sound a name — and turn the volume down.Make my child the hero →A Worry Monster Named WobbleAges 4–8 · 12 pagesWobble is a very small, very round worry monster who grows bigger every time your child keeps a worry secret. Together they learn the three shrinking spells: say it, draw it, and ask for a hug.Make my child the hero →

Space Adventures

Rockets, moon mail and stars that need a hero

Commander of the Sleepy StarAges 4–8 · 12 pagesFar beyond the Moon, one little star keeps falling asleep before it can shine. Mission control picks your child as the youngest commander ever to fly out, fix the star's alarm clock, and light it up for its very first night.Make my child the hero →The Moon Post OfficeAges 3–7 · 12 pagesThe Moon Post Office delivers letters between best friends who live very far apart — even on different planets. Tonight your child is the chief postmaster, riding the mail rocket to deliver one very important letter before bedtime.Make my child the hero →