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Get your child to read for fun
with Talking Books

Get your child to read for fun with Talking Books

Kids' books where they can ask questions and talk to the characters
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For Ages 3-9 • Read-Aloud Included

The Talking Book that
Gets Your Child to
Read For Fun

Talking Book finds entertaining stories that match your child's interests, then reads to them while answering their questions and letting them talk to characters.

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Built AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY FOR AGES 4-9

Bring Out Your Kid's Hidden Genius

Replace daily mindless screen time with AI Voice Chats that bring out your child's smartest self. Our AI guides kids to create stories, debate values, and invent ideas — and it always feels like play.
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A Replacement For Games and Videos

Talking Books
Keeps your child entertained, while:
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- Growing their vocabulary by teaching the tricky words they don't know in the stories
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- Improving their reading skills by helping them understand each sentence before moving on
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- Building their confidence by answering all their questions with no judgement
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- Boosting critical thinking through character-chat activities that get them to think deeply about what they learned
Games & Videos
Keeps your child entertained, but:

- Feels like wasted time, leads to 'screen time guilt'

- Can be addictive and overstimulating

- Doesn't build the skills your child needs to succeed in school or life
Despite these issues, games and videos can feel like the only option—because traditional books often fail to keep kids entertained.

This is why we created Talking Books.

For Age 3-9, Reading is Everything

"A child's ability to read at grade level by 3rd grade is the single greatest predictor of future success." (BSU, 2021)

"Children who aren't reading proficiently by 3rd grade are 4x more likely to drop out of high school." (Casey Foundation, 2010)

Parents can't rely on schools to raise excellent readers — in the US, 69% of 4th graders are NOT proficient in reading, and these numbers get worse every year. (NAEP, 2024)

Talking Books can help by getting kids aged 3-9 to read for fun — replacing games and videos with a unique reading experience that builds vocabulary and reading skills fast.
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How It Works

1 — Each Talking Book starts with an irresistible 'Hook' that gets your child eager to find out what happens.
2 — The Talking Book reads aloud, one line at a time. It pauses to teach new words, explain hard sentences, and answer questions.
3 — After the story, the characters come alive! Your child can chat with them to playfully explore the story's lessons and ideas.
2 — Each Talking Book starts with an irresistible 'Hook' that gets your child eager to find out what happens.
3 — Each Talking Book starts with an irresistible 'Hook' that gets your child eager to find out what happens.

Replace Games/Videos with Talking Book

Talking Book
Keeps kids entertained
Improves reading skills and vocabulary
Critical thinking and communication
Stories, debates make kids braver, kinder
Active learning makes kids smarter
Games and Videos
Keeps kids entertained
Distraction from school
Builds no valuable skills
Risk of negative influence
Wastes kids' potential
HOW TALKING BOOK WORKS:

First, your child chooses a story topic that matches their interests.

Then, Talking Book reads the story aloud while answering all your child's questions.

At the end, your child can talk to characters about what happened in the story.

KIDS ARE HOOKED

"I sat down to try this for a few minutes. I ended up reading the stories for 90 minutes straight. I was SUPER immersed."

"I used to never read anything, now I'm reading 6 chapters at a time and I just debated with the AI teacher for 60 minutes... this is crazy!!"

"Yeah. This is addictive."

Topics Your Kid Will Actually Want to Read About

Exciting Stories

Funny Animal Stories
Relatable Kid Stories
Magical Tales
Science Fiction
Adventure Books
Mystery and Detective Stories

Fascinating Facts

How-Things-Work Books
Earth and Space Wonders
Dinosaur Books
Computers and Robots
Weird But True Facts
Animals and Nature

Real-Life Heroes

Artists and Sports Stars
Inventors and Scientists
Brave Leaders of the Past
Jobs that Help People
Crazy Stories from History
Explorers and Adventurers
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Built for Parents' Peace of Mind

Safe and Appropriate

Content is automatically filtered for age-appropriateness and custom filters can be added if desired. Talking Book forbids any inappropriate chats or questions.

Private and Secure

COPPA-compliant protection guarantees zero of your child's data goes to AI training, voice clips are never stored, and absolutely no ads.

Parents Stay Informed

Parents see everything - full chat logs with Talking Book, real-time updates, custom time limits, and instant alerts for any flags.

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