Routine, not a performance
A bedtime routine story, at SlumberTales, is one new tale a parent reads at the end of a short evening — after the wash, after the lights dim, before the last lamp goes off. It is not a performance, not a second screen, and not an unlimited library.
SlumberTales costs $9.99 a month for 12 stories, $14.99 a month for 20 stories, or $19.99 a month for 30 stories per child — not unlimited. Your first personalized story is free. Cancel anytime. After that first story, start a plan: $4.99 for your first month, then your plan's regular monthly price. Parents read the story aloud. Audio coming soon. For now, read the story together. Audio narration is off, so this is not an app a child presses play on.
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A story in the middle of the night becomes a negotiation. A story at the end becomes a cue. The body learns: this voice, this length, then sleep. Pediatric sleep guidance has said a version of that for years — consistent order, dim light, no new circus at the finish.
Personalized stories help the cue stick because the child is listening for their name. They are not hunting for the next swipe. You are still the reader. The page is still something you hold, even when it arrived by email.
Keep the rest of the routine boring on purpose. Water. Bathroom. The same chair. Then SlumberTales. Then the lamp you always turn off last.
Tonight: read the sample aloud with your child’s name. Time it. If it fits the slot you already have, you have your proof.
Tomorrow: sign in, add a profile, generate the free story. That is the only free generated tale. After that, a plan at $4.99 for the first month covers real nights so you can see whether the ritual holds.
Do not promise a new epic every night forever. Promise a cap you can keep. Starter is twelve stories a month. Plus is twenty. Premium is thirty per child. That is the honest clock.
If sleep has become fear, pain, or something you cannot name, a story app is not treatment. Talk to a pediatrician. We will still be here for the ordinary nights.
For ordinary nights, the sample is the gentlest on-ramp we can offer: no account, a complete tale, and a sign-in when you are ready. This page is not medical advice.
Prices below are the published amounts. A plan is a monthly story cap plus the features named in its card. It is not an unlimited library. Audio narration is off.
$9.99 a month · $99.90 a year ($8.33 a month, save 16% vs monthly)
12 stories a month, about 3 a week. 1 child profile.
Short and medium tales, about 5–15 minutes to read aloud. Magic Library and a printable PDF. No toy companion, no Series Mode, no keepsake compilation, and no audio narration. First month $4.99 on monthly billing.
$14.99 a month · $149.90 a year ($12.49 a month, save 16% vs monthly)
20 stories a month, about 5 a week. Up to 2 child profiles.
All story lengths, about 5–45 minutes to read aloud. Toy companion, Series Mode, and a keepsake volume after every 20 stories. No audio narration. First month $4.99 on monthly billing.
$19.99 a month · $199.90 a year ($16.66 a month, save 16% vs monthly)
30 stories a month per child. Up to 5 child profiles.
All story lengths, about 5–45 minutes to read aloud. Toy companion, Series Mode, a keepsake volume after every 15 stories, and priority generation. Audio narration is listed as coming soon and stays off unless the service enables it. First month $4.99 on monthly billing.
The same numbers are on the pricing page. Annual prices are the yearly totals.
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At the end. Wash, dim the room, the same chair, one story, then lights. The parent reads. The story is the cue, not the whole evening.
Paid plans include a monthly story cap: 12, 20, or 30 stories — not unlimited. SlumberTales costs $9.99 a month for 12 stories, $14.99 a month for 20 stories, or $19.99 a month for 30 stories per child — not unlimited.
No. Audio coming soon. For now, read the story together.
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