A character. A setting. A spark of an idea. Children can help shape an illustrated story before they can type or write it themselves.
Dreambook brings guided choices, pictures and narration together, with child safety at the heart of the experience.
- Guided story choicesChildren choose from predefined options. They do not need to type an open prompt.
- An app without advertisingNo ads, third-party analytics or cross-app tracking in the Dreambook app.
- You guide their experienceYour educator account keeps settings, account details and purchases in your hands. Children connect with a class code to a reading experience made for them.
An experience
that fits your class.
Set the age in each child’s profile. Dreambook adapts the story level and experience to suit the ages in your classroom.
5 and under
6 to 8
9+
There is more than one way to join a story.
A child can point to a character, choose a setting or explain why an adventure should be funny. They can choose an art style, too. Each decision gives their imagination a part in shaping the story.
Pictures and your choice of Dreambook narrators give a group something to look at, listen to and talk about together. A child who is not yet reading independently can still take part in the choices and discussion.
With a parent’s consent, a child can also hear a story narrated in their own voice, even before they can read it independently. It is another way to make the story feel like theirs.
Switch on Highlight to help children follow the words while they listen. It brings the text into their experience alongside the pictures, with time to pause, notice and talk.
Their choices shape the story
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Bring a story to life together.
Here’s one way to turn a story into a classroom activity. Choose, listen, wonder and retell, with questions you can adapt to your group.
Make a choice together
Invite children to choose a character, a setting and a tone. Let them point, take turns or explain their choice.
“Who should our story be about?”
Look and listen
Review the generated story before sharing it. Read aloud yourself or use a built-in narrator, with the group looking at the pictures and text.
“What do you notice on this page?”
Leave room for wondering
Make space between pages for predictions, unfamiliar words and different points of view. Ask children to explain their thinking.
“What might happen next? What makes you think so?”
Tell it in their own way
Invite children to retell the beginning, middle and end, draw a favourite moment or act out a scene away from the screen.
“How would you tell this story to a friend?”
Built with a teacher’s curiosity.
Our founder, Dave, taught English in Japan for eight years. Parent research and teacher interviews helped inform Dreambook’s design. At its heart is a lesson from his own classroom: learning can feel like play.
When children make choices, stretch their imagination and create something they can read, share and feel proud of, they discover the pleasure of learning for themselves. That love of learning matters as much as any single lesson. It is a feeling we want them to carry into the next book, the next question and the years ahead.
Read the Dreambook storyA few classroom questions.
Can I use a family subscription with my class?
You can explore Dreambook with a family subscription. For classroom use, we recommend an educator plan designed around your school’s needs, group size and devices. Contact us about educator plans so we can put together the right setup for you.
Are school subscriptions available?
Yes. We create educator plans on a case-by-case basis, shaped around each school and classroom. Tell us what you need and we’ll work with you on a plan that fits.
Would children need their own accounts?
No. The educator has an account and gives children a code to connect to it. Children use that code to access their reading experience, without creating a separate login. The educator manages profiles, settings and account decisions.
Could children record their own narrator voices?
Yes, with consent from a parent or guardian before a child’s voice is recorded or added. We can work with your school to help streamline the consent request, alongside any permission process you already use for educational apps.
Are story links private to a class?
Children do not have sharing controls in their classroom reading experience. The educator decides if and how a story is shared. If a parent would like to read a story their child made at school, the educator can arrange to send it to them.
What should I include in an enquiry?
Your school and country, the children’s age range, approximate group size, how often you would use it and whether you envisage a shared iPad or individual devices. Please leave out children’s names, recordings and other personal information.
LET’S START WITH YOUR CLASSROOM
What could your group imagine?
Tell us how you would like to use Dreambook. We’ll shape an educator plan around your classroom.