# StoryChoose

> StoryChoose writes personalised bedtime stories starring your own children (their names, ages, friends and likes), as multi-chapter scripts read aloud with a natural voice for every character, with generated sleep music. Stories run 5 to 60 minutes, in 19 languages.

## Key facts
- First personalised story: on us (one per family, up to 30 minutes). Starting needs only an email address.
- Plus: $9 a month or $59 a year, 30 new stories a month up to 30 minutes each, family listening links, MP3 downloads, translation.
- Family: $15 a month or $99 a year, 50 stories a month, up to 60 minutes.
- No subscription: 10 stories for $4.99, or one story for $2.99. Nothing renews and the stories never expire.
- Gifts: a year or 3 months of Plus, or 10 stories, sent on a chosen day; no account needed to buy.
- Shared library: every story becomes an anonymised template that any family can retell with their own characters.

## Tools
- [Bedtime calculator](https://storychoose.com/tools/bedtime-calculator): what time a child should go to bed, from age and wake-up time, using the American Academy of Sleep Medicine sleep ranges.
- [Hear your child's name in a story](https://storychoose.com/): type a name and read or hear the opening chapter of a story with them in it, no account.

## Bedtime by age (waking at 7:00 am)
- 4 to 11 months: 12-16 hours of sleep a day (usually 2 or 3 naps, about 3 hours in all); waking at 7:00 am, lights out about 7:45 pm
- 1 to 2 years: 11-14 hours of sleep a day (usually 1 or 2 naps, about 2 hours in all); waking at 7:00 am, lights out about 8:15 pm
- 3 to 5 years: 10-13 hours of sleep a day (many still nap about an hour at 3; most stop by 5); waking at 7:00 am, lights out about 7:45 pm
- 6 to 12 years: 9-12 hours of sleep a day (no naps); waking at 7:00 am, lights out about 8:15 pm
- 13 to 18 years: 8-10 hours of sleep a day (no naps); waking at 7:00 am, lights out about 9:45 pm

## Main pages
- [Pricing](https://storychoose.com/pricing)
- [How it works](https://storychoose.com/how-it-works)
- [Features](https://storychoose.com/features)
- [Give a story](https://storychoose.com/gift)
- [FAQ](https://storychoose.com/faq)
- [Story worlds](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories)
- [Free bedtime stories, new every day](https://storychoose.com/free-bedtime-stories)
- [Languages](https://storychoose.com/languages)
- [Sleep sounds](https://storychoose.com/sleep-sounds)

## Guides for parents
- [A calm bedtime routine that children actually look forward to](https://storychoose.com/guides/calm-bedtime-routine): A simple, flexible wind-down routine for children, and where a nightly story fits in.
- [Why children love stories where they are the hero](https://storychoose.com/guides/why-personalised-stories): What makes personalised bedtime stories so engaging, and how to make the most of them.
- [Bedtime stories for bilingual families](https://storychoose.com/guides/bilingual-bedtime-stories): How to use stories in two languages at bedtime, with ideas for Hindi, Marathi, Spanish and more.
- [Screen-free wind-down: audio stories at bedtime](https://storychoose.com/guides/screen-free-wind-down): Why listening beats watching at bedtime, and how to set up audio stories for sleep.
- [Gentle stories for big changes: new sibling, new school, new home](https://storychoose.com/guides/stories-for-big-changes): Using personalised stories to help children through change, with example story ideas.
- [Bedtime stories for toddlers: what works at two, three and four](https://storychoose.com/guides/bedtime-stories-for-toddlers): How to pick and tell bedtime stories that settle toddlers instead of winding them up, with simple tips you can use tonight.
- [How long should a bedtime story be? A guide by age](https://storychoose.com/guides/how-long-should-a-bedtime-story-be): Recommended bedtime story lengths for toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children, and how to stretch or shorten a story gracefully.
- [Choose-your-own-adventure bedtime stories: why letting kids decide helps](https://storychoose.com/guides/choose-your-own-adventure-bedtime): Letting children choose what happens next builds imagination and confidence. These tips keep it calm enough for bedtime.

## Bedtime stories by world
- [Moonlit Ocean bedtime stories](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories/ocean)
- [Whispering Forest bedtime stories](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories/forest)
- [Starry Sky bedtime stories](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories/space)
- [Snowy Mountain bedtime stories](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories/mountain)
- [Night Garden bedtime stories](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories/garden)
- [Rainy Rooftops bedtime stories](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories/rain)
- [Desert Stars bedtime stories](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories/desert)
- [Cloud Kingdom bedtime stories](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories/clouds)
- [Emerald Jungle bedtime stories](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories/jungle)
- [Starlit Castle bedtime stories](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories/castle)
- [Sleepy Farm bedtime stories](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories/farm)
- [Lighthouse Island bedtime stories](https://storychoose.com/bedtime-stories/lighthouse)

## Optional
- [Privacy](https://storychoose.com/privacy)
- [Terms](https://storychoose.com/terms)
- Contact: support@onelifevibe.com