📖 A conversation starter, not a book

Open up hard topics with
your child's own story.

The question in a child's mind only grows bigger while it goes unspoken. GentleStories turns that hard topic into a story where your child is the hero; you read it together, and the conversation starts on its own.

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We don't make children's books, we start conversations.

You want to talk with your child about bullying, a loss, differences, or a new habit, but most of the time you don't know where to begin. We write that first sentence for you.

Before Worried parents on one side and a child playing alone on the other, with a distance between them
You want to talk, but you don't know where to start.
With GentleStories ↓
After A family smiling together while the child shows their personal story on a tablet
You open the book together, and that hard topic turns into a warm conversation on its own.

Choose a topic

Pick the subject you want to talk about but find hard to bring up.

It becomes a story

We turn that topic into a personal story, written for your child's age.

Your child becomes the hero

With their own name, face and age, they become the main character of the story.

The conversation begins

As you read it together, that hard topic opens up naturally, on its own.

And that conversation doesn't stay inside a book: it becomes a lasting change that settles into your child's everyday behaviour, habits and empathy. From empathy to good habits, every new collection we add is a conversation starter too.

One story, instead of dozens of tips.

Instead of digging through parenting blogs, searching for videos, or trying to track down the “right” book when a hard moment arrives, you get one single story, made for your child, with their name in it. That story is what starts the difficult conversation.

“When a child sees their own name on the cover of a book, they take the story's lesson to heart; they find the courage in themselves, not in the book.”

GentleStories

Why GentleStories?

The hero is the child in the mirror

The hero of the story is your child: their name, their face, their age. A child who sees themselves as the hero takes the story's lesson as their own.

Pedagogical care, matched to age

Every story is written for the child's age: sentence length, word choice, emotional balance. We bring the warmth of a fairy tale and the attention of a teacher onto the same page.

Technology, with tenderness

We use artificial intelligence for children's good. Every photo goes through a safety check, every story is written in gentle language, and photos are deleted 30 days after delivery.

What should we talk about?

Think of it as the Netflix of personal children's stories: each collection opens the door to a different conversation. More are on the way.

The heart of the conversation starter

Social & Emotional Learning

Empathy, friendship, loss, differences, courage. The 35 social-emotional topics that are hardest to talk about.

An emotional journey your child discovers as the hero of a story. In English, Turkish, German and French.

$4.50 · One-time payment

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Discovery

Türkiye Adventure

From Cappadocia to Istanbul, Pamukkale to Bodrum, a personal adventure set across 20 destinations in Türkiye.

A conversation that builds curiosity before you travel. With their own photo, your child becomes the hero of a 9-page illustrated discovery book.

Please note: this collection's story is written in Turkish, and its order page is in Turkish only.

$4.50 · One-time payment

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Coming soon

Good Habits and more

Sleep, screen time, brushing teeth, healthy eating, and the heroes of our history. Each one a new conversation starter.

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Three steps, a few minutes

Fill in the form, make the payment, and we'll take care of the rest.

1

Choose your story

Pick the collection, the topic and the drawing style; enter your child's name and age. Add a photo if you'd like.

2

Make the payment

You'll be taken to a secure payment page. Pay by credit card or digital wallet.

3

Read it together

Within a few minutes the link to your picture book arrives in your inbox. Open it with your child; let the conversation begin.

Delivered in 2–4 minutes
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Photos deleted 30 days after delivery

Same story, six different brushes

Every book is illustrated from scratch in the art style you choose, from the softness of watercolour to the vibrancy of 3D animation.