A story made for your reader, tonight
Your child picks who is in it and where it happens. TaleTykes writes and illustrates it at the level they are actually reading, then reads it along with them, one word at a time.
A grown-up sets up the account. Children never give an email address.
This is Pip
Pip helps a child who cannot read the buttons yet. Pip asks what they would like, then gets out of the way.
Built around how reading is actually taught
Four things that make a difference, and one thing we deliberately left out.
Read along, word by word
The word being read lights up as your child hears it. Reading while listening helps with pace and expression, and seeing the word at the same moment helps it stick.
Words they can sound out
For a child learning to decode, every story is built from the letter sounds they have already been taught, following the order schools use. Tap any word to see the sounds it is made of.
The right level, measured
Every book is checked against the level it was written for and rewritten if it misses. We show you the measurement rather than a promise.
Pages, not scrolling
Screens pull readers towards skimming. One idea to a page, with a proper stopping point, works against that. Questions at the end invite a child to think back over what happened.
No streaks, no timers, nothing to chase
There is no counter that resets, no notification that a child is falling behind, and no reward for coming back tomorrow. Reading again is encouraged because re-reading genuinely helps, not to keep a number alive.
Two plans
Books are shared across the family and reset each month. Extra books can be added at any time.
Sprout
$12.99 a month
For one or two young readers.
- 15 books a month, shared across the family
- Up to 2 children
- Read along with word by word highlighting
- Reading level tracking and comprehension questions
- Full parental controls
Grove
$24.99 a month
For a houseful.
- 40 books a month, shared across the family
- Up to 4 children
- Everything in Sprout
- Longer chapter books
- Series that keep the same characters