Stories about empathy are about a hero putting themselves in someone else's shoes, even an animal's. On Kitapz the child experiences through their own choices that understanding how someone feels leads to better decisions.
Each story page includes discussion questions, 5W1H comprehension questions and a word list for parents and teachers.
Ages 7-8 8 min Fantasy Free
In this story, children join Daisy in tracing Granny Zara's missing brooch on the day of a henna night, while the grown-ups blame a stray cat. Her scarf lets her understand animals but turns her own words into animal noises, so the story also explores how to…
Values: fairness, empathy, family
Ages 11-12 8 min Adventure Free
In this story, children help Ella turn a hunch into proof, from the threads' smell and shape to a simple test Granny Sue knows. It shows how much work a saffron harvest takes and how hard it is to be right without embarrassing anyone. Readers' choices decide…
Values: honesty, empathy, courage
Ages 7-8 8 min Nature Free
In this story, children join Archie in looking for the reason behind what Grandpa calls stubbornness: when does Peanut stop, when doesn't she, and what is stopping her at that bend? Set during the olive harvest, it shows how watching closely and seeing things…
Values: curiosity, empathy, family
Ages 9-10 8 min Educational Free
In this story, children join Ben in Halfeti as he chases the secret of the black rose, comparing rosebushes, asking questions and holding on to small clues. Alongside the plant puzzle, it takes seriously the hurt between a grandmother and a granddaughter who…
Values: curiosity, family, empathy
Ages 9-10 15 min Adventure Free
In this story, children join Lily as she investigates a dark patch of ice beside the sled trail on Lake Çıldır from the shore, recording measurements, observing carefully and listening to village elders. The story teaches ice safety and takes seriously…
Values: curiosity, courage, empathy
Ages 9-10 15 min Adventure Free
In this story, children join Nell as she investigates carved steps found during repairs to her grandpa's stone house in Cappadocia: she tracks the air with a strip of cloth, draws what she sees and listens to village elders. The story also takes seriously the…
Values: curiosity, responsibility, empathy
Ages 9-10 15 min Nature Free
In this story, children help Daphne and her cousin Kieran find out why baby turtles crawled toward the dune instead of the sea, drawing the tracks and checking the volunteer team's records. It shows how hatchlings find the sea and why dark nights matter to…
Values: caring for nature, curiosity, empathy
Ages 7-11 15 min Adventure Free
In this story, children meet Puff, a living dough boy who climbs out of Ada's bowl after she guesses at a recipe measurement. Readers' choices decide whether Ada, hiding Puff as he swells in the heat, shares her secret with her little brother Rory and…
Values: honesty, empathy, teamwork
Ages 7-12 15 min Fantasy Free
In this story, children follow Kai, who hates leaving one square empty, into Cubia, where a placed cube can never be taken back. With him go his sharp-eyed friend Dani and Biko, a guide who talks in status reports. Readers decide when Kai rushes and when he…
Values: responsibility, patience, empathy
Ages 7-12 25 min Educational Premium
In this story, children follow Nolan, a fast boy used to playing alone, as he is invited to a tournament and meets his shy new teammate, Owen. It weighs wanting to be the star against playing together, and lets readers hear how the child on the sidelines…
Values: teamwork, sharing, empathy
Ages 7-10 20 min Fantasy Premium
In this story, children follow Ada through a brass door that appears overnight in an old stone wall, into Skygate Academy, where doors talk and sing but some have fallen strangely silent. Setting impatient Rory beside careful Ada, it shows why it pays to…
Values: curiosity, patience, empathy
Ages 7-10 25 min Educational Premium
In this story, children join Ellie, who is too full of questions to sleep, and Twinkle, a tiny star afraid to rest in case she goes out, on Granny Moon's trip across the night sky. They wonder why stars twinkle, and the story gently opens up talk about…
Values: curiosity, friendship, empathy
