Help your child fall in love with reading, one bedtime at a time.
On the nights you choose, we write a brand-new story starring your kids and the people and pets they love. Made to read aloud at bedtime. No screen for your child.
A new story on the nights you choose. Cancel anytime.
Reading is a gift. 5% of every subscription helps put books in the hands of kids who need them, through Imagination Library.
How giving worksHow it works
A bedtime ritual that runs itself
Add your child
That's all it takes to start. Add family and pets too, if you like.
We write tonight's story
A brand-new story starring your family, in our warm house voice.
It arrives at bedtime
Sent to your inbox and your private library. You read it together.
Why families love it
Made with heart, just for them
A bedtime they ask for
A story starring your child makes bedtime the part of the day they look forward to.
Easy for you, magic for them
Set it up once. A new story arrives on the nights you choose, with no prep.
Built for confident reading
A teacher-built reader with easy-reading fonts, generous spacing, and color tints, gentle options for when your child reads along, one tap away.
Your whole family, included
Add your kids, the grown-ups, their friends, and the pet, at no extra cost. They become a cast your child knows by heart.
Hand-crafted, not generic
Each story is guided by a real author's voice, then built around your child.
Made by a mom and teacher
Lampling started with a longtime teacher who wanted more magic at bedtime.
Try it now
See a story with your child's name in it
Type their name and what they love. Watch a story appear in seconds. No account needed.
Pricing
Pick the magic that fits your family
Every plan delivers a new family story on your chosen nights (3, 5, or 7 a week), your whole family included, and the reading-friendly reader. 5% of what you pay helps fund children's books.
Spark (Starter)
A fresh bedtime story 3 nights a week, made for your whole family.
or $7.99/mo billed yearly · your whole family included
3 nights a week (Sun, Tue, Thu)
- ✦A brand new story 3 nights a week
- ✦One story for the whole family, with all your kids in it together
- ✦Everyone you add is free: kids, grown-ups, friends, and pets
- ✦Written to be read aloud, no screen for your child
- ✦5% of your plan funds children's books
Blaze (Most loved)
A fresh bedtime story every school night, 5 nights a week.
or $10.39/mo billed yearly · your whole family included
5 nights a week (school nights, Sun through Thu)
- ✦Everything in Spark
- ✦A brand new story 5 nights a week, every school night (Sunday through Thursday)
- ✦Our most-loved rhythm, a story ready for nearly every bedtime
Try a free week. Stay only if you love it.
Your first week of stories is on us. If bedtime isn't more magical, cancel any time in a tap, before you're charged.
Our mission
Every story helps light another
5% of every subscription helps put books in the hands of children who need them, through Imagination Library. Soon you'll be able to gift a subscription to a family who could use one.
We believe every child deserves a story at bedtime.
Giving is built into Lampling from the very first subscription. The more stories we tell, the more books we send to kids who need them.
From the Teacher's Desk
Help for calmer bedtimes and confident reading
Simple, teacher-written guides on bedtime routines, reading aloud, and a love of books.
Questions
Good to know
What makes Lampling's stories special?+
They're hand-crafted, then personalized. Each one is guided by a real author's voice and given original cover art in our own signature style, then built around your child, their name, and what they love. The result feels made by people who love children's books, just for your kid.
Can I add siblings, parents, and pets?+
Yes, at no extra cost. Add your children, the grown-ups, their friends, and the family pet, each with their own look. Your kids all star together in one shared story, and Lampling brings in the grown-ups, friends, and pets when they fit, keeping everyone looking the same, so your family becomes a cast your child knows by heart.
Who is the story about?+
All your children star in it together, in one shared bedtime story written to the level of whichever of your kids is still growing their reading, so everyone can follow along. The grown-ups, friends, and pets you add come along when they fit. There is no limit and no extra cost for more kids.
My child finds reading hard. Can Lampling help?+
Yes, in two ways. First and most important, a story your child loves makes reading something they look forward to instead of a chore. And when an older child reads along or reads it back to you, the reader has gentle options, font choices like OpenDyslexic and Atkinson, extra spacing, and color tints, with no label needed.
Is it a screen at bedtime?+
It doesn't have to be. Lampling is written to be read aloud, so your child can wind down with their eyes closed while you read. You hold the phone; they just listen. Read-along audio is on the way for the nights you'd rather press play.
Is it safe?+
Safety comes first. Every story passes layered safety checks, and anything questionable is held for a person to review before it ever reaches your child.
How is it delivered?+
Each story arrives in your inbox and waits in your private web library to read again any time.
Can I cancel anytime?+
Yes. Start with a free week and cancel anytime in a tap before you're charged.