What families say.
About half the families who make one book come back for a second.
A grandmother ordered one, then one more, then two. A father ordered three, then all three again in hardcover, and wrote: “I’m sure you’ll be hearing from me in the future.” And every Tuesday at Plano Day School a pre-K class gets a new one; at pickup, one boy told his dad: “I want the story teacher again.”
Four videos, five photos and seven notes, from the families who sent them.
Loved by families like yours.
In their own words — though the kids just say “my book.”
Videos and photos families sent us after their book arrived, shared with their permission.
“He keeps asking to 'read the Aeven book' — that's what he calls it now.”
What Parents Are Saying
What they say they love.
They see themselves.
He was so excited and engaged — actively searching through every page, clearly thrilled that the little kid in the story was him!
The character even looks like her, which made it feel so real. And now we have something that helps her process what she's learning… in a way that's fun and familiar.
The story is theirs, from very little.
The illustrations are impressive, and the storyline was surprisingly rich given how little information I provided. My wife and I were very impressed.
We even put their favorite stuffies — Piglet and Linabelle — in the story!
It gets read again and again.
English has been really hard for her this year. Now she opens to the flower pages and says every word out loud, so proud of herself. We read it together on the couch almost every day.
He keeps asking to 'read the Aeven book' — that's what he calls it now.
Story time, every week.
In partnership with Plano Day School
Every Tuesday, the kids open a brand-new storybook and find themselves inside it.
They see themselves as heroes in the story, and act it out.
Story Heroes Club · one hero skill a week, in the research-informed order leading pre-K programs use · a semester long · taught by Dao herself
One story-time morning — and the storybook it became. Like every Story Heroes book, it carries one quiet lesson: everyone has a superpower, and superpowers are for helping.
Their stuffies go in the story
Top: the real bear. Bottom: the bear in the book. Same bear.
Same cat.
The plush from the desk — over the rooftops with a red balloon.
Same mermaid kitty.
Out of the toy bag, into the bubble bath — mid-spell.
Someone they love directs it
The snow spell was her call — raised hand and all. No writing or art skills needed.
And then they asked for more.
At pickup today, before we were even out the door: “I want the story teacher again.” I said, you mean Ms. Dao? He said yes.
— A dad at pickup
The second she got home she had to tell me the whole story. She loves it so much. She’s over the moon. Thank you.
— A mum, the same evening
Do you run picture-book story classes on weekends? He loves it. I keep hoping there’s a weekend one.
— A mum asking for more
You could see the joy on their faces with you there. Story time was all fun and smiles.
— A story-time host
It was a joy having you at our Littles Lounge this morning. We loved our story time.
— The team at Littles Lounge