Milestone story · ages 3 to 6
Starting school, walked through in order, with your child in it
Most children are not afraid of school. They are unsure of the order of things: what happens after the goodbye, where their bag goes, whether you come back. In this story your child, by name, walks up the steps, says goodbye with a pebble from home in their hand, finds the cubby with their name on it, and runs back into your arms at pickup. Watch it the week before, and the day has a shape they already know.
- Your child in every scene, made from the details you choose
- Their name spoken by the narrator and written on their cubby
- The grown-up who walks them in, named too
- A pocket pebble ritual you can borrow
- Ready within 24 hours, usually much sooner
$14.99$9.99 USD launch price, one time
Why we made this one first
The first day of school is a big door. Most children are not afraid of school itself. They are unsure of the order of things: what happens after the goodbye, where their bag goes, whether the grown-up really comes back. A story that walks through the day in order, with your child as the one doing it, makes the real day feel like a place they have already been.
It helps the grown-up too. The story carries one small ritual you can borrow: a smooth pebble tucked into a pocket, a little piece of home to keep, and the same pebble pressed back into their hand at the door. Children hold on to those, and grown-ups get a goodbye that has words in it.
Watch it together the week before. Watch it again the night before. Then watch it after, when your child wants to tell you the day out loud.
Three moments from the story
Shown here with Nia. Yours is made from scratch for your child.
The goodbye
The pebble pressed back into a small hand, to hold tight. The story gives the grown-up the goodbye, and the child something to hold on to.
A cubby with their name
Your child's name is on the tag, in their handwriting-style lettering. The room was waiting for them all along.
Pickup
The doors open and the whole wonderful day comes running down the steps.
How it works
Step 1
Tell us about your child
Their name, age, hair, skin and eyes, and the grown-up who walks them to the door. You see your child's character before you pay. About five minutes.
Step 2
We make the story
Every scene is made just for your child, the narrator reads their name, and it is checked by a person before it goes out.
Step 3
Watch it together
It lands in the FableFleet app and in your email within 24 hours, usually much sooner. Yours to keep and download.
One story, made just for them
One-time purchase, no subscription, delivered within 24 hours.
Launch price
$14.99$9.99 USD
Plus applicable tax. No subscription.
- A 2 to 3 minute storybook film
- Your child in every scene, by name
- The grown-up who walks them to the door
- Music, narration and a keepsake ending
- In the app and in your email within 24 hours
About five minutes to set up. Your film is ready within 24 hours, usually much sooner.
Questions parents ask
- How does a story help with the first day of school?
- Young children handle a new day better when they have walked through it before, even in a story. This one shows the drop-off, the goodbye, the classroom and the pickup in order, with your child as the one doing it, so the real day feels familiar. It also gives the grown-up a small ritual to borrow: a pebble tucked into a pocket at home, and pressed back into their hand at the door.
- What age is it for?
- Three to six. It was written for a first day at preschool, daycare or kindergarten, and it works for a new school too.
- How personal is it?
- Your child is in every scene, made from the hair, skin, eyes and details you choose, and their name is spoken by the narrator and written on their cubby. The grown-up who walks them in is named too.
- How long is it and when does it arrive?
- About two and a half minutes. It is ready within 24 hours, usually much sooner, and you get an email the moment it is done.
- Where do we watch it?
- In the FableFleet app, where it stays on hand for every replay, and from the link in your email. You can download the film to keep.
- What does it cost?
- $14.99 USD, one time. During launch it is $9.99. Prices outside the United States are shown in your own currency.
FableFleet stories are designed to provide gentle, age-appropriate storytelling support. They are not a substitute for professional medical, mental-health, legal, or therapeutic advice.
You walked through a big new door today, your child. And look at everything you found.