Your child dreams it up. Then it comes to life.
They invent the characters, build the world and decide what happens. Yarnable turns it into an illustrated audiobook, with a picture for every chapter and a narrator telling their story.
For iPhone and iPad, Android coming soon. Stories in 8 languages.
Their idea
Once upon a time, a teddy bear chases a runaway ball of yarn all the way to the moon
A real Yarnable audiobook
Follow every word as it's read
Press play on chapter one. Each paragraph lights up as the narrator reads it, so early readers can follow along.
Once upon a time, a teddy bear chases a runaway ball of yarn all the way to the moon
Barnaby was a very small bear with a very big job. He sat on the soft armchair, guarding a giant ball of wool. It was bright red, fuzzy, and smelled of lavender. "Stay there, wool!" Barnaby whispered, patting its round side.
But the wool did not want to stay. With a tiny wiggle, it hopped off the armchair.
It hit the carpet with a soft bump and began to roll. It rolled past the sleeping dog, under the wooden table, and straight out of the open back door! "Oh goodness!" cried Barnaby, hopping down. "Come back!"
Sample story in English. Yarnable also writes and narrates in French, German, Spanish, Catalan, Dutch and Brazilian Portuguese.
How they make it
They're the author. Every choice is theirs.
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Dream up the idea
Whatever they come up with, typed in just as they said it. Stuck? Today's sparks and a roll of the dice will get them going.
“A dragon who wants to be a librarian”
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Invent the characters
Up to five: a brave little sister, grandpa, the dog, a favourite toy. They choose every name and look, or add a photo, and each character gets a real part.
Ember the dragon · Grandpa Ted · Biscuit the cat
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Shape their world
They choose the feel, one of six illustration looks, the narrator's voice and how long it runs, from a 2-minute tale to a 20-minute adventure.
Funny · Storybook look · Alice reads · 6 chapters
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Have the last word
Read the draft together. A friendlier dragon? A twist at the end? Just say so. When it's exactly as they imagined, it becomes an illustrated audiobook.
“Give the dragon a best friend”
…their audiobook
Safety, built in
Checked at every step, before your child sees a thing
An independent AI safety checker reads each story as it's made. If something isn't right for your child's age, it never reaches them.
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Their idea
Checked as soon as it's written. Anything harmful is turned away before you choose characters, and you're never charged for it.
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The characters
Names, roles and looks are checked too, and unkind remarks about how someone looks are left out.
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The finished story
Every chapter, and the plan for every picture, is read before you can open the draft. If it misses your child's age, it's rewritten once and checked again.
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Every change
Edits and new titles go through the same check. If an edit fails, the story goes back to how it was and your credit is returned.
✓Written for their age
Four age bands, from toddlers to teens, each with its own length, vocabulary, picture style and narration pace.
✓Gentle with hard things
A story can help with missing someone, even a pet who has died. It's told with love and comfort, never by showing the loss itself.
✓Original stories only
Famous franchise characters are turned away, so every story is your family's own.
✓Photos aren't kept
Deleted as soon as the characters are drawn, always within 24 hours, and never used to train AI.
✓Private by default
Your library is yours alone, with no public feed and no sharing with strangers. Parents hold the account.
✓Never for advertising
We don't sell your data, train our own models on your stories, or build advertising profiles.
Six illustration looks
Small ideas. Whole worlds.
The idea behind each story is written on its polaroid. They choose how their world is drawn: cartoon, comic book, anime, cinematic, storybook or claymation.
Their story, their say
Not quite right? Just say so.
Before the pictures and narration are made, the draft is theirs to shape. Ask for a change in plain words and the story follows their lead.
The dragon roared, and every book in the library shook.
The dragon gave a shy little puff of smoke and waved hello to the books.
Story updated
Made for reading together
Stories they'll ask for again and again
Your voice
Record 60 seconds and Yarnable reads their stories in your voice, even on nights you're away. On Family+.
Read along
Each paragraph lights up as it's read, so new readers can follow every word.
Listen sooner
Press play as soon as chapter one is ready. The rest is painted and narrated while you listen.
Sleep timer
Stop at the end of the chapter, or fade out gently after 5 to 30 minutes.
8 languages
English (UK and US), French, German, Spanish, Catalan, Dutch and Brazilian Portuguese, written and narrated natively.
Sequels
Their characters can come back, looking just the same, for whatever they dream up next.
Send to Yoto
Put a story on a Yoto Make Your Own card for screen-free listening. On Family plans.
Listen offline
Download stories for the car, the plane or Grandma's house. On Family plans.
What will they dream up tonight?
Download Yarnable and watch tonight's idea come to life.