Stories about responsibility follow heroes who take on a job and see it through, keep their word and own the results of their choices. On Kitapz, responsibility shows up in the hero's decisions rather than in a lecture, and the interactive format makes the child ask "what would I do?" at every choice point.
Each story page includes discussion questions, 5W1H comprehension questions and a word list for parents and teachers.
Ages 11-12 8 min Fantasy Free
In this story, children follow Lily as she tries to save a magical chick hatched beside a stone eagle on Mount Nemrut, and think about why nothing may be taken from an ancient site and why owning up to an accident takes courage. Readers decide whether Lily…
Values: honesty, responsibility, courage
Ages 11-12 8 min Adventure Free
In this story, children help Caleb find a spot at sea using landmarks on the shore, and learn from his mistake why a good landmark must never move. The story looks at protecting an ancient find where it lies and weighing evidence such as a phone pin, a photo…
Values: responsibility, honesty, teamwork
Ages 9-10 15 min Educational Free
In this story, children help Zoe find out why a sinkhole opened overnight in a Karapınar village: listening to older people's memories, sketching what she sees and looking for other signs. It explores the hidden water beneath the plain and a child's courage…
Values: curiosity, responsibility, courage
Ages 9-10 15 min Adventure Free
In this story, children help Ada find out who owns the ringed pigeon a stormy night blew onto her grandpa's terrace, by studying the ring, noting how the bird behaves and asking grown-ups. It is about caring for a found animal, patiently searching for its…
Values: curiosity, responsibility, honesty
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 8-12 20 min Adventure Free
In this story, children help Ben deliver nine birthday boxes on time after all their labels fall off. Time is measured by rings dropping from the burning Day Candle, so readers work out with Ben and rule-loving Lina how many trips they can make. Choices…
Values: teamwork, responsibility, friendship
Ages 8-10 25 min Educational Free
In this story, children help Ivy and her friends decide what to do when one pile of supplies can't fix all four of the schoolyard's problems. Careful planner Ivy works alongside Rory, who wants to start right away, observant Mia, and Caleb, whose pockets…
Values: teamwork, patience, responsibility
Ages 6-10 25 min Fantasy Free
In this story, children join Efe, who always puts off tidying his room, as he finds a tiny glowing door under his bed and must choose between opening it and telling his mom. The fantasy links putting things off, responsibility and teamwork to children's own…
Values: responsibility, curiosity, teamwork
Ages 7-12 25 min Fantasy Free
In this story, children join Maya, who likes everything finished and in its place, as she tries to fix a neighborhood that runs backward after one hasty move. Setting her love of order against very different ways of seeing things, it opens a conversation…
Values: responsibility, curiosity, friendship
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
