The Nightly Story Club
The Nightly Story Club
A nightly ritual, in your inbox

Tonight, your child is the hero of a brand-new bedtime story.

By 6:00 pm, a warm, personalized adventure lands in your inbox — with their name, their world, and a calm, happy ending. Read it aloud from your phone, or print it and tuck it under their pillow. One quiet, magical moment before bed.

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Tonight's email · delivered at 6:00 pm

The Nightly Story Club

Delivered Tuesday · 6:00 pm in your inbox

Dear Leo,

Tonight: Leo and the friendly little cloud

Tonight's story

On the walk home, Leo meets a small, smiling cloud who has lost its way back to the sky — and Leo knows exactly how to help.

Three places the story can go
  1. 1.Leo spots a fluffy cloud resting on the garden fence.
  2. 2.Leo gives the cloud a gentle boost with a big, happy breath.
  3. 3.The cloud floats home and waves goodnight to Leo from the window.
Conversation starters
  • “What do you think the cloud would say thank-you for, Leo?”
  • “If you had a cloud-friend, where would you two go tomorrow?”

Preview only — the real email contains a complete story

Typically a 5–8 minute read aloud, with a full beginning, middle, and peaceful ending.

Until tomorrow night 🌙

Written tonight for Leo — emailed to your inbox, ready to read or print.
Personalized to your childA fresh story every eveningWarm, age-appropriate contentRead on your phone or printedCancel anytime, instantly

Every night, your child becomes the hero of a brand-new story.

No apps.

No searching for books.

Just open your inbox, snuggle close, and read together.

How it works

Three small steps. One perfect bedtime.

Setup takes a minute. After that, the stories arrive on their own — and your child starts looking forward to bedtime.

Step 1

Tell us about your little one

Sixty seconds. Their name, age, the things they love most, and anything you'd rather never appear in a story.

Step 2

Find a new story at 6:00 pm

Every evening, a story addressed to your child lands in your inbox. Warm, happy, age-appropriate — with two gentle questions to ask aloud.

Step 3

Curl up and read together

Open it on your phone and read aloud, or print it for a paper copy to tuck under their pillow. Every night, a story only they get to hear.

A real story, a real night

“Dear Maya — tonight's story is yours.”

This is exactly what you'll find in your inbox at 6:00 pm. Warm, personal, and ready to read aloud — or print and tuck under their pillow.

Shortened preview — real stories are much longer
Tonight's email · delivered at 6:00 pm

The Nightly Story Club

Delivered Wednesday · 6:00 pm in your inbox

Dear Maya,

Tonight: Maya and the kitten who loved bedtime

Tonight's story

Maya's kitten Pebble has decided that bedtime is her very favorite time of day — and tonight, she wants to show Maya exactly why.

Three places the story can go
  1. 1.Pebble curls up on Maya's pillow, purring like a tiny, happy engine.
  2. 2.Maya and Pebble watch the moon peek through the window together.
  3. 3.Pebble whispers a sleepy thank-you to Maya for being the best friend ever.
Conversation starters
  • “What's your favorite part of bedtime, Maya?”
  • “If Pebble could say one nice thing to you tonight, what would it be?”
The story
Preview · first few lines only

Maya climbed into bed with her soft grey kitten, Pebble, tucked gently in her arms. Pebble was very small and very warm, and she had the loudest, happiest purr in the whole house.

"Goodnight, Pebble," Maya whispered. Pebble blinked her round green eyes at Maya, as if to say goodnight right back, and curled up into a perfect kitten-circle on Maya's pillow.

…the rest of tonight's story is waiting.

Real stories are full-length — typically a 5–8 minute read aloud, with a complete arc and a peaceful ending.

Until tomorrow night 🌙

Written tonight for Maya — emailed to your inbox, ready to read or print.
Read the full sample story →
A note from the founder

Why we built The Nightly Story Club.

Our daughter asked, every night, for "a new story — one where I'm in it." We ran out of stories long before she ran out of bedtimes. So we built the thing we wished existed: a tiny, quiet ritual that arrives by email, takes five minutes to read, and makes the child you love the hero.

We're parents first. This isn't about screen time, gimmicks, or hooks. It's a calm, happy moment at the end of the day — for them, and for you.

— The Nightly Story Club team
What parents are saying

Quieter bedtimes. Happier mornings.

“My son asks for his story before he even asks for dinner. It's become the calmest part of our whole day.”
Rachel M., mom of Owen (5)
“It's the only screen-free bedtime thing my twins agree on. I print both copies and they read along.”
Daniel K., dad of Ivy & June (6)
“Worth every dollar. My daughter asks for her story before her teeth get brushed — it's the best part of our night.”
Priya S., mom of Anika (4)
Safety & content

Designed by parents, for parents.

A bedtime story has one job: send your child to sleep happy. We obsess over it so you don't have to.

Strict gentle-content guardrails

Every story is automatically checked against age-appropriate guidelines. No scary themes, no conflict-heavy plots, no surprises.

You control what's off-limits

Set words, characters, or themes you never want to appear — allergies, fears, recently lost pets. The story listens.

Parent-only delivery

Stories arrive in your email, not your child's. You decide when and how to share them. Nothing is handed to the child directly.

No data sold, ever

Your child's name and profile are used only to write their story. We don't sell, share, or advertise on their data.

The grandparent (and gift) angle

The kind of gift that shows up every single night.

A membership in The Nightly Story Club is a beautiful gift from a grandparent, godparent, or faraway aunt — a story made just for the child you love, arriving by email at bedtime, for as long as you'd like to gift it.

  • Print and frame the first story as a keepsake
  • Forward each evening's email to the grandparent — read along on a video call
  • Gift 3, 6, or 12 months at the founding price of $5/month
Save my spot
A note we received last week
“My grandkids live three time zones away. Every night at their bedtime, I get the same story on my phone — and we read it together on FaceTime. It's the closest thing to tucking them in.”
Helen, grandmother of two
Membership

One small price. One big moment every night.

No tiers. No upsells. Just a quiet, magical bedtime ritual you can start tonight.

Founding member
Nightly stories, made just for your child
$5/ month, forever
$9/mo · locked in for founding members
  • A fresh bedtime story in your inbox every evening at 6:00 pm
  • Your child's name, age, and world — woven into every story
  • Two gentle questions to ask as they settle in
  • Read from your phone, or print it in seconds
  • Warm, age-appropriate stories — ages 2 to 9
  • Pause or cancel anytime, no questions asked
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Questions parents ask

Everything you might be wondering.

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