Kids' stories
Picture stories, read aloud.
A short drawn story for young children, with a recurring character, a warm voice and captions to read along with. You approve every word before a picture is made.
Free account with 3 minutes of video a month. You approve the script before you spend anything.
How to make it
Three steps, a few minutes.
Describe the story
Who it is about, what happens, and how old the listeners are.
Read the script together
Make it gentler, sillier or shorter before anything is drawn.
Watch it draw
The cast sheet describes your character the same way in every scene.
A real one, scene by scene
What you get back.
“Yeasty the bubble maker”: every scene drawn, coloured and timed to its line of narration.
- Meet Yeasty!“Meet Yeasty, a tiny helper who lives in bread dough and loves sugar.”
- Pop, pop, bubbles!“Yeasty munches sugar and makes bubbles, and the dough grows big and soft!”
Settings that suit it
- Shape
- 9:16 or 16:9
- Length
- 30 to 60 seconds
- Look
- Watercolour or Soft 3D
- Voice style
- Warm & friendly
- Captions
- Marker
- Pace
- Relaxed
Tips
- Name the main character in the topic.
- A relaxed pace gives little readers time.
- Keep each scene to one event.
Made with StrokeTale
A real one, drawn live.
Real StrokeTale videos, drawn in your browser right now by the same engine that renders the MP4. Open one to watch it from the start.
Features used
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Scripts, previews and scene edits are free. You only spend credits when you export, and you see the price first. A free account includes 3 minutes of video every month.
- Script approved before you pay
- Price shown before you confirm
- Credits back if a render fails
- 3 free minutes a month