Stories about teamwork follow children and adults who solve together a problem nobody could solve alone. In Kitapz stories the hero chooses whom to ask for help, and different companions lead to different clues and endings.
Each story page includes discussion questions, 5W1H comprehension questions and a word list for parents and teachers.
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 11-12 8 min Educational Free
In this story, children help Max save the take-a-book shelf under the stairs of his building. They learn the reason behind a fire-safety rule, follow clues in the borrowing notebook and look for a solution with the neighbors. Readers' choices decide whether…
Values: teamwork, respect, sharing
Ages 9-10 8 min Nature Free
In this story, children help Ellie work out why pearl mullets heading upstream from Lake Van can't get over a knee-high stone dam. They watch the water closely, spot small differences and ask why when an idea fails, all while weighing the feelings of Max, who…
Values: curiosity, teamwork, caring for nature
Ages 9-10 15 min Nature Free
In this story, children help Ella track the bear that knocked over her granny's beehives without going near it, using fur on a wire, prints in the mud and a camera trap's photos. Uncle Hank wants to move the hives and Granny Hattie wants them to stay, so Ella…
Values: curiosity, caring for nature, teamwork
Ages 9-10 15 min Adventure Free
In this story, children follow a forty-year-old letter's trail with River: comparing drawings, studying old postcards and listening to the island's oldest residents. It shows a girl, bored on an island with no phone signal, drawn in by curiosity, and why a…
Values: curiosity, perseverance, teamwork
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 7-9 15 min Fantasy Free
In this story, children join Smokey, a cat who loves new streets, as he tries to turn a faint line to the clock tower into a real path by walking it again and again. Despite its title, it is not a retelling of Perrault's tale but a story about patience…
Values: patience, perseverance, teamwork
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 7-10 20 min Educational Free
In this retelling of the Brothers Grimm tale “The Town Musicians of Bremen”, children set off with Grey, an old donkey no longer wanted after years of carrying sacks. Grey patiently listens to the hurt and shy animals he meets, and each begins to wonder…
Values: friendship, teamwork, self-confidence
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 15 min Educational Premium
In this story, children follow River on a rainy day as she turns buttons, spools, keys and ribbons from her mom's drawer into a world on the rug. It invites talk about how boredom can spark imagination and why sharing something you made can feel hard…
Values: curiosity, sharing, teamwork
