Story hour that families talk about on the way home.

A complete 30-minute session, ready to run — A typical story hour runs 25 to 30 minutes. This curriculum fits that format perfectly. Read the featured storybook aloud -- the illustrations are large, expressive, and designed to be seen from across a room. Then lead the group through one or two activities. Songs, movement, and discussion built into the session. Done in 30 minutes, with families asking when the next one is.

Activities designed for groups — Coloring, cutting, matching, movement. These are hands-on activities children do together. They are simple enough for a mixed-age group and engaging enough that children who struggle with reading participate confidently alongside everyone else. No child sits out because they cannot decode text.

A full year of programming, organized for you — Sixteen storybooks across four character series. One character featured each month, one book each week. Four weeks of story hour content per character, with a complete set of activities for each book. Run the curriculum for a full year without repeating a story.

Inclusive by design — These stories were built for children who learn visually -- children with dyslexia, ADHD, autism, and other learning differences. That means every child in your story hour, regardless of reading level or learning profile, can participate fully. For families of children with learning differences, finding a story hour where their child fits in and thrives is not a small thing. It is a reason to keep coming back.

The complete curriculum library — Every character month, every activity, every Grown-Up Guide. Search by learning difference or work story by story. All of it included and print-licensed for use with your story hour groups.

Print licensing for story hour use — Licensed to print and distribute activities to every family that attends your sessions. No copyright concerns. No per-copy cost. Run the activities every week with every group.

Grown-Up Guides for every activity — Each activity comes with a guide explaining what skill it builds and how to lead the group through it. You do not need a teaching background. The guide tells you everything you need to run the session confidently.

App access for planning and organization — Search the curriculum database, build activity packets for upcoming sessions, and organize your story hour calendar without managing files at your computer.

Annual Professional subscription — The complete digital curriculum library with print licensing. $249 value.

All 16 hardback storybooks — The complete set across all four character series. The Clever Girl, the Kind Boy, the Happy Boy, the Brave Girl. Four books per character, beautifully illustrated and designed to be read aloud to a group. $399 retail value.

Four Premium Workbooks — One per character series. The complete set of activities and Grown-Up Guides for the entire year in four organized volumes. $80 retail value.

Total retail value: $728. Your price: $499. That is a saving of $229 -- nearly a third off the retail cost of everything in the bundle. One purchase, one budget line, everything included.

What it is — A story-based early literacy curriculum built specifically for visual learners and children with learning differences. Sixteen illustrated fairy tales with hands-on group activities, Grown-Up Guides, and a searchable digital library organized by learning difference and topic.

What it costs — $249 a year for the digital subscription with print licensing, or $499 for the complete institutional bundle including all 16 hardback storybooks and four Premium Workbooks. One budget line. No per-copy costs. No renewal surprises.

Why it is different — Most story hour programming is assembled from separate sources. This is a complete, ready-to-run curriculum with a year's worth of content, professional guides, and legal print licensing built in. It reduces planning time and gives every session a consistent, proven structure.

Who it serves — Every child who attends story hour, with particular benefit to children with dyslexia, ADHD, autism, and other learning differences. Families of these children actively seek inclusive programming. This positions your library as a destination for a community that is currently underserved.