A personalised space book starring your own child
A child who asks what is past the stars is asking a question nobody can properly answer. A space story is a good place to let them go and look.
Storykin space books send your child somewhere far away and bring them safely home again, which is the only shape of adventure story that works at bedtime.
What happens in the story
Something in the sky calls them
The story starts on the ground, at night, with a child who cannot sleep and a light that behaves oddly.
They meet somebody strange and kind
Space in these books is populated by creatures who are odd-looking and entirely friendly. Nothing chases anybody.
They come home
Every journey ends back in the same garden it started from, which is what makes it safe to read to a small child at night.
Lines from real space explorer books
Every book is written fresh, so yours will not contain these — but this is the voice.
“Noor loved the night sky. She often wondered what lay beyond the stars.”
“One night, a bright star twinkled extra brightly. It seemed to call her name.”
“The ground was soft and silver, and it hummed very quietly under her feet.”
Questions people ask
Does the story get scary in space?
No. There is no danger, no monster and nothing chases your child. The tension comes from wonder and from being far from home, and the story always brings them back.
Can the book include a real interest, like planets or rockets?
The story is built from the details you give us. Name the companion after a favourite planet or a toy rocket and it threads through the whole book.
Is space a good theme for a child who is not yet reading?
It is one of the best, because the pictures carry the story. A child who cannot read yet can follow a night sky, a strange landscape and a journey home entirely from the illustrations.
Make one and read it first
It takes a couple of minutes and costs nothing until you decide to keep it.
Create a space explorer book