Reading Time

Stories that teach kids to read.

Every word lights up as it is read, so kids follow along and learn. Then they become authors: describe an idea and AI writes and illustrates a whole picture book. Your first book is free.

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Library

Alphabet
Alphabet 2 min read
At The Zoo
At The Zoo 1 min read
Cuddles The Koala
Cuddles The Koala 3 min read
Dive
Dive 6 min read
Wildlife In A City Pond
Wildlife In A City Pond 8 min read
The Boy Who Held His Breath
The Boy Who Held His Breath by Reading Time 23 min read
The Woman Who Mapped the Skin
The Woman Who Mapped the Skin by Reading Time 23 min read
The Boy Who Ran the Machine That Measures You
The Boy Who Ran the Machine That Measures You by Reading Time 22 min read
The Woman Who Kept the Body's Ledger
The Woman Who Kept the Body's Ledger by Reading Time 22 min read
The Boy Who Saw the Colours Apart
The Boy Who Saw the Colours Apart by Reading Time 15 min read
The Girl Who Kept the Food Diary
The Girl Who Kept the Food Diary by Reading Time 15 min read
The Boy Who Ran Out of Breath on the Hill
The Boy Who Ran Out of Breath on the Hill by Reading Time 15 min read
The Girl Who Was Ready for the Needle
The Girl Who Was Ready for the Needle by Reading Time 15 min read
The Boy Who Blinked on Command
The Boy Who Blinked on Command by Reading Time 6 min read
The Girl Who Slept Eleven Hours
The Girl Who Slept Eleven Hours by Reading Time 6 min read
The Boy Who Wore the Cast
The Boy Who Wore the Cast by Reading Time 6 min read
The Girl Who Counted Her Heartbeats
The Girl Who Counted Her Heartbeats by Reading Time 6 min read
The Girl Who Read the Field Notes
The Girl Who Read the Field Notes by Reading Time 23 min read
The Girl Who Mended the Great Wheel
The Girl Who Mended the Great Wheel by Reading Time 23 min read
The Boy Who Copied the Ledger
The Boy Who Copied the Ledger by Reading Time 23 min read
The Woman Who Ran the Ferry Timetable
The Woman Who Ran the Ferry Timetable by Reading Time 21 min read
The Girl Who Kept the Ration Book
The Girl Who Kept the Ration Book by Reading Time 15 min read
The Boy Who Signalled the Railway
The Boy Who Signalled the Railway by Reading Time 15 min read
The Girl Who Set the Type
The Girl Who Set the Type by Reading Time 15 min read
The Boy Who Worked the Watermill
The Boy Who Worked the Watermill by Reading Time 15 min read
The Girl Who Unwove the Basket
The Girl Who Unwove the Basket by Reading Time 6 min read
The Boy Who Kept the Fire in the Pit
The Boy Who Kept the Fire in the Pit by Reading Time 6 min read
The Girl Who Mended the Kiln
The Girl Who Mended the Kiln by Reading Time 6 min read
The Boy Who Ground the Quern
The Boy Who Ground the Quern by Reading Time 6 min read
The Man Who Listened for a Planet
The Man Who Listened for a Planet by Reading Time 21 min read
The Girl Who Argued About the Parallax
The Girl Who Argued About the Parallax by Reading Time 23 min read
The Boy Who Waited for the Eclipse
The Boy Who Waited for the Eclipse by Reading Time 23 min read
The Woman Who Counted the Photons
The Woman Who Counted the Photons by Reading Time 21 min read
The Girl Who Timed the Occultation
The Girl Who Timed the Occultation by Reading Time 15 min read
The Boy Who Listened for the Pulsar
The Boy Who Listened for the Pulsar by Reading Time 14 min read
The Girl Who Found the Comet
The Girl Who Found the Comet by Reading Time 15 min read
The Boy Who Watched the Aurora
The Boy Who Watched the Aurora by Reading Time 15 min read
The Girl Who Kept the Observatory Log
The Girl Who Kept the Observatory Log by Reading Time 6 min read
The Boy Who Measured the Shadow
The Boy Who Measured the Shadow by Reading Time 6 min read
The Girl Who Waited for the Dark
The Girl Who Waited for the Dark by Reading Time 6 min read
The Boy Who Counted the Meteors
The Boy Who Counted the Meteors by Reading Time 6 min read
The Woman Who Mapped the Seabed
The Woman Who Mapped the Seabed by Reading Time 23 min read
The Boy Who Mended the Lighthouse Lamp
The Boy Who Mended the Lighthouse Lamp by Reading Time 23 min read
The Girl Who Counted the Seabirds
The Girl Who Counted the Seabirds by Reading Time 22 min read
The Woman Who Named the Kelp Forest
The Woman Who Named the Kelp Forest by Reading Time 22 min read
The Boy Who Watched the Marsh
The Boy Who Watched the Marsh by Reading Time 15 min read
The Girl Who Kept the Fish Ledger
The Girl Who Kept the Fish Ledger by Reading Time 15 min read
The Boy Who Tracked the Whale Flukes
The Boy Who Tracked the Whale Flukes by Reading Time 14 min read
The Woman Who Read the Tide Table
The Woman Who Read the Tide Table by Reading Time 15 min read
The Crab That Was Not a Crab
The Crab That Was Not a Crab by Reading Time 6 min read
The Girl Who Mended the Net
The Girl Who Mended the Net by Reading Time 6 min read
The Boy Who Watched the Herring
The Boy Who Watched the Herring by Reading Time 6 min read
The Girl Who Kept the Rock Pool Book
The Girl Who Kept the Rock Pool Book by Reading Time 6 min read
The Man Who Mapped the Noise
The Man Who Mapped the Noise by Reading Time 21 min read
The Girl Who Listened to the Valve
The Girl Who Listened to the Valve by Reading Time 21 min read
The Boy Who Ran the Grid
The Boy Who Ran the Grid by Reading Time 23 min read
The Woman Who Weighed the River
The Woman Who Weighed the River by Reading Time 22 min read
The Girl Who Kept the Glass House Warm
The Girl Who Kept the Glass House Warm by Reading Time 15 min read
The Boy Who Mapped the Echo
The Boy Who Mapped the Echo by Reading Time 15 min read
The Girl Who Mended the Water Pump
The Girl Who Mended the Water Pump by Reading Time 15 min read
The Boy Who Read the Wind
The Boy Who Read the Wind by Reading Time 15 min read
The Thermometer in the Shade
The Thermometer in the Shade by Reading Time 6 min read
The Seed in the Metal Tin
The Seed in the Metal Tin by Reading Time 6 min read
The Girl Who Ran the Canal Lock
The Girl Who Ran the Canal Lock by Reading Time 6 min read
The Boy Who Counted the Bees
The Boy Who Counted the Bees by Reading Time 6 min read
The Pea That Grew a Palace Garden
The Pea That Grew a Palace Garden by Reading Time 10 min read
The Gingerbread Man Who Wanted to Go Home
The Gingerbread Man Who Wanted to Go Home by Reading Time 10 min read
The Hedgehog Who Cleaned the Forest
The Hedgehog Who Cleaned the Forest by Reading Time 8 min read
The Sparks She Gave Away
The Sparks She Gave Away by Reading Time 9 min read
The Doll Who Was Given Away on Purpose
The Doll Who Was Given Away on Purpose by Reading Time 10 min read
The Ant and the Cricket Who Both Kept Something
The Ant and the Cricket Who Both Kept Something by Reading Time 11 min read
The Three Great Questions
The Three Great Questions by Reading Time 8 min read
The Donkey Who Carried the Milk Cans
The Donkey Who Carried the Milk Cans by Reading Time 12 min read
The Elves Who Sent an Invoice
The Elves Who Sent an Invoice by Reading Time 11 min read
The Band That Was Too Loud to Be Ignored
The Band That Was Too Loud to Be Ignored by Reading Time 10 min read
The Wooden Soldier Who Chose the Doorway
The Wooden Soldier Who Chose the Doorway by Reading Time 9 min read
The Wolf Who Counted to Seven
The Wolf Who Counted to Seven by Reading Time 9 min read
The Hood That Shrank When He Lied
The Hood That Shrank When He Lied by Reading Time 11 min read
The Goose That Would Not Let Go
The Goose That Would Not Let Go by Reading Time 12 min read
The Star That Fell Into the School Yard
The Star That Fell Into the School Yard by Reading Time 11 min read
The Two Princes and the Paper Crown
The Two Princes and the Paper Crown by Reading Time 12 min read
The Tinderbox That Was a Courtroom
The Tinderbox That Was a Courtroom by Reading Time 11 min read
The Magic Paintbrush That Drew Only Water
The Magic Paintbrush That Drew Only Water by Reading Time 11 min read
The Emperor Who Needed One Honest Cloth
The Emperor Who Needed One Honest Cloth by Reading Time 12 min read
The Nightingale in the Glass Cage
The Nightingale in the Glass Cage by Reading Time 12 min read
The Snowdrop That Bloomed Out of Season
The Snowdrop That Bloomed Out of Season by Reading Time 11 min read
The Singing Bone and the Blind Piper
The Singing Bone and the Blind Piper by Reading Time 12 min read
The Wise Daughter and Her Four Days
The Wise Daughter and Her Four Days by Reading Time 11 min read
The Water of Life and the Locked Door
The Water of Life and the Locked Door by Reading Time 11 min read
The Succession Was a Fiction
The Succession Was a Fiction by Reading Time 28 min read
The Seed That Caught the Sun
The Seed That Caught the Sun by Reading Time 7 min read
The Moon’s Shape Machine
The Moon’s Shape Machine by Reading Time 7 min read
The Bridge of Hidden Triangles
The Bridge of Hidden Triangles by Reading Time 7 min read
Raindrop’s Journey
Raindrop’s Journey by Reading Time 6 min read
The Forest Under One Leaf
The Forest Under One Leaf by Reading Time 7 min read
The Sundial at the End of the Yard
The Sundial at the End of the Yard by Reading Time 7 min read
The Map with Twelve Noons
The Map with Twelve Noons by Reading Time 13 min read
The Seed Bank at the End of Winter
The Seed Bank at the End of Winter by Reading Time 12 min read
The Pollen Detectives
The Pollen Detectives by Reading Time 13 min read
The Whale Who Mapped by Sound
The Whale Who Mapped by Sound by Reading Time 13 min read
The Fair Share Fair
The Fair Share Fair by Reading Time 13 min read
The Map That Shrank the City
The Map That Shrank the City by Reading Time 13 min read
The Light That Kept Its Fingerprint
The Light That Kept Its Fingerprint by Reading Time 14 min read
The City That Ran a Fever
The City That Ran a Fever by Reading Time 14 min read
The Map That Remembered Everyone
The Map That Remembered Everyone by Reading Time 14 min read
The Experiment That Wanted to Be Right
The Experiment That Wanted to Be Right by Reading Time 13 min read
The River with Two Witnesses
The River with Two Witnesses by Reading Time 14 min read
The Archive of One Missing Day
The Archive of One Missing Day by Reading Time 15 min read
The Cloud That Shared Its Rain
The Cloud That Shared Its Rain by Reading Time 7 min read
The Seed That Trapped a Sunbeam
The Seed That Trapped a Sunbeam by Reading Time 8 min read
Why the Sky Said Blue
Why the Sky Said Blue by Reading Time 9 min read
The Magnet with Two Moods
The Magnet with Two Moods by Reading Time 11 min read
The Bridge That Counted Forces
The Bridge That Counted Forces by Reading Time 14 min read
The Forest That Shared Its Meals
The Forest That Shared Its Meals by Reading Time 13 min read
The Star That Built Its Own Light
The Star That Built Its Own Light by Reading Time 18 min read
The Battery That Remembered Charge
The Battery That Remembered Charge by Reading Time 20 min read
The Map of a Warming World
The Map of a Warming World by Reading Time 17 min read
The Machine That Learned from Mistakes
The Machine That Learned from Mistakes by Reading Time 21 min read
The Earthquake Beneath the Mountain
The Earthquake Beneath the Mountain by Reading Time 21 min read
The Edge of the Black Hole
The Edge of the Black Hole by Reading Time 24 min read
The Box With Two Names
The Box With Two Names by Reading Time 7 min read
The Last Seat at the Snow Table
The Last Seat at the Snow Table by Reading Time 7 min read
The Boy Who Stepped on the Painting
The Boy Who Stepped on the Painting by Reading Time 6 min read
The Birthday Where Two Cakes Were Enough
The Birthday Where Two Cakes Were Enough by Reading Time 6 min read
The Promise Under the Rainbow
The Promise Under the Rainbow by Reading Time 6 min read
The Team Badge Without a Name
The Team Badge Without a Name by Reading Time 6 min read
The Captain Who Marked the Safe Route
The Captain Who Marked the Safe Route by Reading Time 10 min read
The Petition from the Other Side
The Petition from the Other Side by Reading Time 12 min read
The Name on the Door
The Name on the Door by Reading Time 11 min read
The Photograph Nobody Could Erase
The Photograph Nobody Could Erase by Reading Time 11 min read
The Race Beside the Falling Wall
The Race Beside the Falling Wall by Reading Time 10 min read
The Library Card for the River
The Library Card for the River by Reading Time 13 min read
The Helper Who Kept the Record
The Helper Who Kept the Record by Reading Time 16 min read
The Cure That Borrowed a Face
The Cure That Borrowed a Face by Reading Time 15 min read
The Witness Who Signed the Treaty
The Witness Who Signed the Treaty by Reading Time 17 min read
The Prisoner Who Built the Library
The Prisoner Who Built the Library by Reading Time 15 min read
The Map Drawn from Forgotten Names
The Map Drawn from Forgotten Names by Reading Time 15 min read
The City That Voted for Fear
The City That Voted for Fear by Reading Time 16 min read
The Little Morepork Who Found the Night
The Little Morepork Who Found the Night by leepenkman 1 min read
The Baker Who Baked Home
The Baker Who Baked Home by leepenkman 1 min read
The Unraveling Scarf
The Unraveling Scarf by leepenkman 1 min read
The Gully Library
The Gully Library by leepenkman 1 min read
The Grumpy Tractor and the Spring Lamb
The Grumpy Tractor and the Spring Lamb by leepenkman 1 min read
The Quietest Place
The Quietest Place by leepenkman 1 min read
Ollie's Eight Arms and One More
Ollie's Eight Arms and One More by leepenkman 1 min read
The Day My Shadow Ran Away
The Day My Shadow Ran Away by leepenkman 1 min read
Puku's Pretty Nest
Puku's Pretty Nest by leepenkman 1 min read
Tiny Snail's Big Day
Tiny Snail's Big Day by leepenkman 1 min read
The Bird-Tuned Piano
The Bird-Tuned Piano by leepenkman 1 min read
Kiwi's Little Light
Kiwi's Little Light by leepenkman 1 min read
The Snowman's Summer Wish
The Snowman's Summer Wish by leepenkman 1 min read
The Best Puddle
The Best Puddle by leepenkman 1 min read
The Paper Submarine
The Paper Submarine by leepenkman 1 min read
The House Swap
The House Swap by leepenkman 1 min read
The Robot and the Last Sunflower
The Robot and the Last Sunflower by leepenkman 1 min read
The Wombat Who Couldn't Sleep
The Wombat Who Couldn't Sleep by leepenkman 1 min read
The Magic Paintbrush
The Magic Paintbrush by leepenkman 1 min read
The Lighthouse Cat's Foggy Signal
The Lighthouse Cat's Foggy Signal by leepenkman 1 min read
The Plum Race
The Plum Race by leepenkman 2 min read
The Shy Cloud's Little Rain
The Shy Cloud's Little Rain by leepenkman 1 min read
Barnaby and the Moon
Barnaby and the Moon by leepenkman 1 min read