Personalized, clinically-grounded therapeutic stories for children in under 2 minutes — purpose-built for K-8 school counselors and families. Shareable with families.
Whether you're a parent at bedtime or a counselor supporting a student in crisis — Story Time Builders makes it effortless.
Enter your child's name, age, and what they're working through — from starting a new school to managing big emotions or grief.
Our clinically-informed AI weaves a unique narrative using CBT, mindfulness, and growth mindset frameworks — starring your child by name.
Download as a beautiful PDF, read on any device, or — for counselors — share securely with families via encrypted link. Track themes over time.
Join 50,000+ families and 2,400+ schools already using Story Time Builders
Create Your First Story Free →Help your child process big emotions, build resilience, and feel deeply seen — all wrapped inside a magical, personalized story where they are the hero.
Transform nighttime routine into meaningful bonding. Your child hears their own name in a story crafted just for them — and feels profoundly understood.
Stories rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and growth mindset research. Not just entertainment — evidence-based tools wrapped in warmth.
Customize every detail: your child's name, age, interests, and the exact challenge they're navigating. Every story is uniquely, beautifully theirs.
"The evidence-based bibliotherapy tool purpose-built for K-8 school counselors and families. Personalized, clinically-grounded therapeutic stories for students in under 2 minutes — shareable with families."
Peer-reviewed bibliotherapy research. CASEL-aligned. Clinical frameworks embedded.
Crisis-ready. Create a tailored therapeutic story for any student in under 2 minutes.
Pre-signed DPA available. US data only. SOC 2 Type II certified. No ads. No tracking.
Fundable with federal grants. Sole-source justification letter provided. No per-student fees.
A comprehensive meta-analysis of 32 studies found bibliotherapy interventions produced significant reductions in child anxiety, depression, and behavioral problems (effect size d=0.72).
Students receiving quality SEL instruction show an 11-percentile-point gain in academic achievement, improved classroom behavior, and increased wellbeing.
Shared reading of therapeutically-designed narratives improves parent-child attachment, emotional vocabulary, and emotional regulation capacity in K-5 children.
Children show 3× higher therapeutic engagement and emotional processing when story protagonists share their name, age, and specific challenge context.
Every story maps to one or more CASEL competency domains, with optional counselor notes linking story themes to MTSS goals and SEL objectives.
| CASEL Domain | Example Themes |
|---|---|
| 🧠 Self-Awareness | Understanding My Emotions, Recognizing My Strengths, Body Image & Identity, ADHD Superpower Stories |
| 🎯 Self-Management | Managing Worry & Anxiety, Calming Big Feelings, Anger Strategies, Focus & Attention, Goal Setting |
| 🌍 Social Awareness | Perspective-Taking, Empathy, Diversity & Inclusion, Understanding Different Families, Kindness |
| 🤝 Relationship Skills | Making New Friends, Conflict Resolution, Teamwork & Collaboration, Peer Pressure, Boundaries |
| ⚖️ Responsible Decision-Making | Thinking Before Acting, Understanding Consequences, Anti-Bullying, Digital Safety, Integrity |
| 🌱 Growth & Wellbeing | Resilience, Growth Mindset, Gratitude, Family Change & Divorce, Grief & Loss, Moving & Transitions |
Use Story Time Builders for classroom read-alouds, morning meeting discussions, and proactive SEL instruction. Assign seasonal themes — back to school, friendship month, anti-bullying week — across your entire caseload.
Create highly personalized stories for individual students or small groups, track progress across sessions, document interventions, and share securely with families to reinforce therapeutic themes at home.
Eligible under Title IV-A (Student Support & Academic Enrichment), Title II-A (Supporting Effective Instruction), and Title I-A (Improving Academic Achievement for High-Need Students). We provide every document you need.
Confirm which federal or state title applies to your school's student population and needs.
We provide every document your district purchasing office needs.
Email us and receive your full procurement package within 24 hours.
Submit the package to your district grants coordinator. We support throughout.
"Story Time Builders is the only AI-powered bibliotherapy platform that generates fully personalized, clinically-grounded K-8 therapeutic stories — mapped to all six CASEL competency domains, integrated with MTSS Tier 1 and Tier 2 frameworks, and compliant with FERPA, COPPA, and state student privacy laws — in under two minutes per student. No comparable product offers equivalent personalization depth, clinical alignment, family-sharing workflows, and district-grade compliance in a single platform."
50,000+ stories created. Families in all 50 states. Schools from Title I districts to independent schools.
"My daughter Emma was terrified of her first day at a new school. We read her personalized Story Time story together three nights in a row. By the time the day came, she said 'Mommy, I'm going to be just like Lily in the story.' I cried. This app changed everything for us."
"I work with 400+ students in an under-resourced Title I school. Story Time Builders lets me create a tailored bibliotherapy intervention in 90 seconds for a student in crisis. The FERPA-compliant family sharing means parents are immediately part of the intervention. This is the tool I've been waiting for."
"After my son's ADHD diagnosis, we struggled to find age-appropriate resources. Story Time Builders created a story where HE was the superhero, with his unique brain being his superpower. He asks to read it every single night. His self-esteem has completely transformed."
"The MTSS Tier 2 integration is seamless. I assign student profiles, track which themes we've addressed, and share progress notes with teachers. It replaces three separate tools I was using — and it was covered 100% by our Title IV-A funds. Procurement took exactly 4 weeks."
Start free as a family. Scale to your whole district — all fundable with federal Title grants.
All school and district plans are eligible for federal Title funding. Download our free Grant Kit — includes sole-source letter, FERPA DPA, and evidence summary.
A glimpse at the kinds of personalized therapeutic stories our platform creates every day.
Story description.
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