Spin. Listen. Dream.
Tap a window to keep it, then pull the lever to spin the rest.
Stories written by real people, read aloud in storybook voices. Every author is credited, and when your lever lands on their story, you'll hear their name.
The first stories here are samples written by the Monkey Box team to show how the library works. Stories from real authors, children and families join after a grown-up has read them.
Lets this device use the Monkey Box story service. Needed for the monkey's own stories.
Shown on stories your child writes, and read out at the start. A pen name or first name only.
Up to 10 words, separated by commas.
Locks the box so your child can only pick a world, pull the lever, choose how and listen. Grown-up settings, removing stories and saving files are hidden, and a 4-digit passcode is needed to unlock.
Chill mode can't stop someone closing the app. To keep a child inside it, use your tablet's own lock: Guided Access on an iPad, or screen pinning on Android.
For now every story is read by Whispering Moon, our best-sounding voice, including what the characters say. More voices will come back once they sound just as good.
Storybook voices sound most natural at the middle setting.
Put a favourite toy, pet or place on the reels. Avoid real names and addresses: picks are sent to Claude to write the story.
Stories are kept on this device only. Save a backup file to move them to another tablet or phone, or to keep them forever.
To write a story, only the three picks, the age, the story settings and any spelling words are sent to Claude. There are no accounts for children, no microphone and no names asked for. Stories, the collection, the passcode and these settings stay in this browser on this device.
Sweet dreams.
Tap a name to choose. Tap the play button to hear them first.
Bedtime stories your child builds with a pull of the lever. Three quick things to set up, then hand it over.
Stories are written to suit their age.
Natural-sounding voices for the narrator and every character. A one-off download, best on Wi-Fi. It stays on this device and works offline afterwards.
Lock the box so your child can only choose and listen. You'll need a 4-digit passcode to unlock it. You can set this up later in Grown-ups.