Gentle animal stories that help make sense of big feelings and tricky moments. Tap a book to read — or make your own.
Make your own story
Create a personalised picture story — for yourself or your child. Fill in a few details and press Create.
Made instantly on your device from friendly templates (no internet needed). A qualified practitioner reviews the wording behind each theme.
Ready-made stories
💚 = for children · 🫶 = for grown-ups. Some cover big topics — a grown-up should read the sensitive ones together with the child.
💡 For grown-ups & practitioners: social stories help by explaining a situation calmly and offering what to do. Read them before a tricky moment, not during a meltdown. The sensitive titles (self-injury, aggression, big outbursts) include a grown-up note and signposting and are best used alongside your setting's support and any professional advice.
Five social stories, in pictures
Waiting · sharing · losing a game · hand-washing · lining up. Print
them and put them where the moment actually happens — by the sink, by the door. A social
story read at the sink works; one read on a screen an hour earlier does not.
Notice what "Losing a Game" actually says:"Good game! I'll try again next time."
It gives the child the exact words to use — which is the whole point of a social story. Not
"be a good sport", but the sentence to say when they are not feeling like one.
