GivingTales

GivingTales

GivingTales is a storytelling app that aims to inspire children to read, write and create their own stories. It features famous tales read by celebrities in bitesize chapters, with accompanying animations.
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GivingTales: Storytelling App for Kids

Discover the world of storytelling with GivingTales, a captivating app designed to inspire children to read, write and create their own stories. Enjoy famous tales read by celebrities in bite-sized chapters, accompanied by engaging animations.

What is GivingTales?

GivingTales is a mobile app and storytelling platform aimed at getting children interested in reading, writing, and telling stories. The app features a library of famous children's tales narrated by celebrities like Stephen Fry, Dame Judi Dench, and Rebel Wilson. The stories are broken up into short, bite-sized chapters perfect for on-the-go listening.

As children listen to the stories, they are accompanied by colorful animations and music that bring the tales to life. Readers can follow along with highlighted text to improve literacy skills. The app also includes creative prompts and activities to inspire kids to tell their own stories through drawing, writing, and recording their voices.

A portion of the proceeds from GivingTales goes to literacy charities across the world. So beyond providing engaging entertainment for kids, the app also helps give the gift of reading to less fortunate children globally. With its mission to motivate young readers and storytellers, celebrity narrators, and lively animations, GivingTales aims to foster a love of literature in children everywhere.

GivingTales Features

Features

  1. Famous tales read aloud by celebrities in short chapters
  2. Animated illustrations accompany the story narrations
  3. Kid-friendly interface with large buttons and simple navigation
  4. Option for kids to record their own voice narrating the stories
  5. Creative prompts and writing challenges to inspire kids to create their own tales
  6. Share options to let kids share their recordings and stories

Pricing

  • Freemium
  • Subscription-Based

Pros

Engaging narration by celebrities keeps kids interested

Bite-size chapters help build reading stamina

Animations bring stories to life visually

Recording feature builds confidence and reading skills

Creative challenges spark imagination and writing skills

Sharing builds sense of accomplishment and community

Cons

Limited number of tales included in free version

Requires subscription for full access to content library

Some celebrity narrations lack energy or expression

Writing challenges may be too advanced for some young kids

Sharing options limited in free version

Technical issues reported with recording feature

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