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Then the story keeps going

Questions that build listening, stars your child earns, and Friends who join their stories. All gentle, all optional, and nothing to keep up.

Round and round

One story leads to the next

Six steps that go round and round. Here’s what happens at each one.

  1. Step 1: Listen to a story

    A story made for your child, read in a voice they love.

  2. Step 2: A few questions

    Ponder the owl asks a few questions about the story.

    Questions by age
    • 2 questionsat 2 to 3
    • 3 questionsat 4 to 5
    • 4 questionsat 6 to 8
    • 5 questionsat 9 to 12
    A grown-up can change how many.
    • A clue when they want one, and a bonus question to finish.
    • “Good try!” shows the right answer, so nothing is ever marked wrong.
    • Tonight, or saved for the morning.
    • It builds listening and attention.

  3. Step 3: Earn stars

    Stars for finishing stories, right answers and trying new things.

    • Finish a story10 stars
    • A right answer10 stars
    • The bonus question15 stars
    Stars are earned, never paid for.See Every Way to Earn Stars

  4. Step 4: Fill the Star Jar

    One jar for each child. Stars are never taken away; they leave the jar only when your child welcomes a Friend.

    • A weekly goal you choose, from 3 to 7 nights.
    • Six badges, from Green to Diamond, that never go down.GreenBronzeSilverGoldPlatinumDiamond
    • Medals for special moments.TwinkleCrescentFull Moon

  5. Step 5: Welcome a Friend

    Your child chooses a Friend to save for, and a grown-up says yes to every welcome.

    • Small Friends, like Thimble200 stars
    • Medium Friends, like Bobble500 stars
    • Large Friends, like Captain Juniper1,200 stars
    • A welcomed Friend stays for good.

  6. Step 6: Your Friend joins the story

    Their Friend joins the next story, in any of the six picture styles.

    • Watercolour
    • Clay
    • Paper Collage
    • Block Print
    • Comic Book
    • Flat Colour
    New story, new questions, round again.
Round againNew story, new questions
Stars

Ways to earn stars

Every star is earned, never paid for.

Every night

  • Finish a story10 stars
  • A right answer5 stars after a clue10 stars
  • The bonus question7 stars after a clue15 stars
  • The first time they hear a story made for them5 stars

Trying new things

  • A new theme5 stars
  • Every night of a series25 stars and a medal
  • The first story in a new family voice25 stars and a medal

Every week

  • The weekly goal you set20 stars
BellaBye Friends

Twelve Friends to welcome

Each Friend has a storybook and a spoken welcome.

Welcoming Friends comes with a plan. On a free account, children still earn stars and keep them.

Meet All Twelve
For grown-ups

Gentle by design

Read About Safety and Privacy
  • No streaks and no countdowns.
  • No stars to buy.
  • Nothing addressed to your child to keep them on screen.
Questions

Questions parents ask

See All Questions

Stars are for listening and answering. Your child earns them for each story and for the questions after it, and watches their Star Jar fill. With a grown-up’s yes, they can welcome BellaBye Friends, who then join their stories.

No. Stars are earned, never paid for, on every plan.

Nothing. Stars stay in the jar, and there’s nothing to keep up night after night.

No. Questions are always optional. Ask them straight after the story, save them for the morning, or skip them tonight.