Tell Me a Story

A Make-It-Up-Together Bedtime Book

Some bedtime books are for reading. This one is for inventing.

A series of friendly animals sit waiting, each in a wide-open field of white — a bear cub, a llama, a brave little goldfish. Tonight, the two of you decide who they are and what happens next. Where did the yak wander off to? What was tapping at the door so late at night? There are no wrong answers here, only the story you dream up together in the quiet before sleep — the kind of small adventure a child keeps turning over in their mind long after the light goes out.

Then comes the part that turns a book into a keepsake. The grown-up writes the story down by hand, right there on the page. The next day, the child fills the white space with crayon. Little by little, the book fills up with your tales and drawings — until one day, years from now, someone opens it, finds your handwriting waiting on the page, and the whole evening comes rushing back.

It's a gift you make together, one night at a time. Gentle story starters inside give you a nudge whenever you need one. No screens. No rules. No rush.

For any grown-up and any child who love each other and love a good story.