Personalized Bedtime Story
- One price: $9.99
- Read by our storyteller or in your own voice
A personalized bedtime story is an original story written for one child, with them as the hero. Tell us their first name, their age and a few things they love, choose the occasion (a birthday, a new baby, Christmas or the first day of school), and we write the story and have our British storyteller read it aloud, with your dedication at the start.
Parents order them for their own children, and grandparents, aunts, uncles and godparents send them as gifts, often from far away. You get a narrated MP3 to keep and a printable keepsake page. Every occasion page has a complete sample story, read in the same voice, so you can listen to exactly what you'll be giving before you buy.
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Listen to a full sample story for your occasion
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Tell us the child's name, age and favorite things
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Get the narrated MP3 and a printable keepsake page
Pick an occasion and hear a sample
What you get
- The narrated story as an MP3 to keep: it plays on any phone and works on a Yoto Make Your Own card or a Toniebox Creative-Tonie.
- A printable keepsake page with the dedication and the whole story.
- Read by our British storyteller, or in your own voice if you record it once (only your own voice, with a separate consent step).
- For bilingual families: add a Chinese version with Mandarin narration at no extra cost.
Tell us about the child
One price, $9.99, paid once; no subscription. We write the story after you order and read it aloud; if writing or narrating fails, you aren't charged.
Personalized Bedtime Story: common questions
- What is a personalized bedtime story?
- It's an original story written for one child, who is the hero. We use their first name, age and the details you give us, like a pet, a toy, a sibling or a favorite food, set it around the occasion you choose, open it with your dedication and have our storyteller read it aloud. Each story is written for the child you describe.
- What age is it for?
- Children from about 2 to 8. The stories are written so a three-year-old can follow them and a seven-year-old still enjoys them: clear sentences, a little humor, a few repeated lines to join in with, and a quiet ending that helps with settling down. Tell us the child's age and we'll pitch the words to suit.
- Can I hear it before I buy?
- Yes. Every occasion page has a complete sample story, written in the same style and read in the same voice as the one you'll get. There's no preview of your own child's story, because each one is written for a single child after you order, so the samples are there to show you exactly what to expect.
- What do I receive?
- The narrated MP3 to keep, which plays on any phone or computer and can go onto a Yoto Make Your Own card or a Toniebox Creative-Tonie. A printable keepsake page with your dedication and the whole story. Both are saved in your account, so you can listen again or print another copy whenever you like.
- What happens to my child's details?
- We only ask for a first name, never a surname, school address or photo. The story is visible only in your account, and we don't use it, or the details you give us, for anything other than writing and narrating your story.
- Can the story be read in my own voice?
- Yes. As the account holder, you can record your own voice once and have the story read in it, so it sounds like you're there at bedtime. It can only ever be your own voice, never a child's or anyone else's, and it goes through a separate consent step, including reading a random sentence aloud.