Make storytime the best part of the day.
yes, even at breakfast
A story app for ages 3–8, designed for parent and child together.
- New handpicked stories every month
- Personalized adventures, your child as hero
- Audio narration for storytime on the go
What's inside the app
A library made for storytime together
Original stories, reimagined classics, and curated collections designed for families.
Little Big Moments
Not a lecture. A mirror.
Stories that name the feelings your child can’t — through characters they recognize. For the new baby, the playground push, the scary shadows.
Untold Tales
Stories you won’t find anywhere else
“Ollo” — a giant octopus whose arms won’t stop reaching upward. “The Wild Shadow” — a girl whose shadow dances despite the village’s demand for stillness.
Reimagined Classics
Familiar stories, retold with more heart
The wolf in "Little Red" isn’t a villain — he’s misunderstood. The giant in "Jack and the Giant" has a perspective Jack never considered. Familiar tales, retold with more room for wonder.
And This Is Just the Beginning
New worlds, always
From mini-series like Harmonia to collections we haven’t announced yet — the library grows every month. What’s here today is just the start.
From the Minari shelf
Beautiful books for bedtime.
Stories that stay on the nightstand long after storytime ends.
Testimonials
Loved by families, trusted by teachers
“My kindergarten daughter absolutely LOVED this book!”
It’s a great read for all children, as it helps them understand that their emotions are valid and gives them the language and confidence to express themselves. This book is not only visually stunning but also emotionally meaningful—a wonderful read for both kids and adults!
Tiffany L.
Montessori Teacher | NYC
“One of the best rhyming stories I’ve read!”
The writing is stellar; it’s one of the best rhyming stories I’ve read! My 2.5-year-old daughter was immediately drawn in by the musical quality of the rhymes and the rich, whimsical illustrations. Within the first day of getting Lola Lamb and the Growly Grump, we read it a dozen times (no exaggeration!)
Heather E.
Author & Mom | NYC
“A most inspiring story for young children!”
Lola Lamb and the Tricky Treasure is a must-have for every child’s bookshelf! The illustrations complete the beautiful story of sharing and showing kindness during everyday adventures. A most inspiring story for young children to be read over and over again. There’s nothing better than a friend who reminds you to “baa-lieve in yourself”.
Agnes H.
Montessori Teacher | NYC
“She opened them and said, 'I love them!!'”
We got the Lola Lamb books while we were on vacation in Hawaii, and I saved them for my daughter’s first day of school. She opened them and said, “I love them!!” And we read them so many times. They’re so beautiful and I love reading them, too.
Mei N.
Mom | NYC
“The book feels special”
The illustrations caught my nephew’s eye right away - he keeps finding little details I missed. What I really appreciate is how Lola’s story deals with big emotions in a relatable way. The book feels special - nice thick pages and that textured cover. It’s a great gift book and a keeper for the bookshelf!
Gina L.
Devoted Auntie | NJ
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For every purchase, Minari donates one book to children in underserved communities in Asia, through our partnership with Room to Read.
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Little moments, big magic
Exploring the world of children's literature, one adventure at a time.
The Best First Day of Preschool Books for the First Goodbye
The small hand that won't let go of your leg at the classroom door. The bright, sing-song voice you're using to cover the tightness in your own throat. Every parent who has done a first preschool drop-off knows this exact moment, and most of us were not ready for how much it would ache. That moment is what the best first day of preschool books are quietly built for. The first day of preschool is the first goodbye, the first time the world will go on for a few hours without you in it, and at three that is an enormous thing to ask. A good book lets your child rehearse the goodbye before either of you has to live it for real. The strongest picks for this age, listed below, each answer a different version of the same fear, which is exactly how to choose between them. A pediatric rule of thumb is that very young children live almost entirely in the present. A three-year-old does not yet have a reliable internal clock, so "I'll be back after lunch" is close to meaningless — which is why the American Academy of Pediatrics advises framing return times using recognizable daily events ("after nap time and before snack") rather than clock times. This is the root of preschool separation anxiety, and it is why the day can feel so frightening: not because the room is scary, but because the time stretches out with no visible end. Call it the long middle, the endless-feeling gap between the goodbye and the reunion.
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The Best First Day of School Books for Kindergarten
At home, your child is the main character. Every story you tell is, in some quiet way, about them. Then one morning in late summer they walk through a classroom door, a grown-up they have never met picks up a list, and starts reading names out loud. Yours is somewhere on it. That is the leap the first day of school asks a five-year-old to make: from known to one of twenty-five. It is not really an academic leap. It is the moment a child learns they can be a whole person in a room where nobody knows them yet. The best first day of school books exist to rehearse that leap before your child has to take it for real. The strongest picks for kindergarten, listed below, each answer a different first-day worry, and that is exactly how you should choose between them. A child psychologist will tell you that the scariest thing about a new experience is its newness, the sheer not-knowing of it. This is what the best books about first day of school worries quietly do: they take that newness apart in advance. When a child meets a character who is nervous about the bus, walks into the classroom, finds a place to sit, and comes home fine, they have lived the whole arc once already, safely, from your lap. Bibliotherapy, the practice of using stories to help children process difficult feelings, is built on exactly this idea, and it is why teachers and pediatricians so often suggest reading about a big change before it arrives.
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Toddler Books: A Parent's Guide to the Right Books at Every Stage
There are over 250,000 children's books in print right now. Your toddler needs about ten. Not ten forever — ten right now. Because the books that work at eighteen months are wrong at three. The books that captivate a three-year-old bore a five-year-old. And the books that every list tells you to buy? Half of them are for the wrong stage. This is what most book lists miss: toddler books aren't a category. They're a progression. What your child needs from a book changes every few months, from the way they hold it, to the way they listen, to the way they eventually start reading it back to you. We'd call this the reading arc: the full developmental journey from board books to chapter books, with every stage asking something different from both the book and the child.
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