The Storybook Coach
A real week, a real kid

A week in Mia's reading journal.

Five books. Five new words. One 7-year-old. This is exactly what your child's journal will look like inside The Storybook Coach.

Reading growth
Mia · age 7
5-day streak
5
words learned
5
books finished
5
journal entries
3
CCSS standards

This snapshot updates automatically every time your kid saves an entry.

How a mission gets built

Two taps, then we do the rest.

Here's exactly what you'll see when you build your own inside a free account — about 30 seconds to set up.

1Type any book you have
The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Any book on your shelf works. We recognize thousands of books — or paste in something new and we'll build the mission from the title.

2Pick tonight's Reading Lens

A Lens is the reading skill you want to work on tonight. Pick one — we tune the questions, the vocab game, and the journal prompt to match it.

  • Sound Detective
    Phonemic Awareness

    Hear and play with the sounds inside words.

  • Word Builder
    Phonics

    Connect letters to sounds and build words.

  • Word Collector← picked
    Vocabulary

    Grow a treasure chest of new words.

  • Conversation Coach
    Oral Language

    Stretch sentences and back-and-forth talk.

  • Story Detective
    Comprehension

    Notice characters, problems, and clues.

  • Fluent Reader
    Fluency

    Read smoothly, with feeling and flow.

5+ more lenses inside — including Math Explorer, Character Coach, and Discovery Explorer. Change the lens any night; the journal remembers what you've tried.

That's it. Here's what a week of missions looks like
A peek at what's inside your account

The three things you'll actually use tonight.

Below is a real preview of the Read-Aloud Plan, the Shared Journal, and the AI Vocab Game — for The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Create your free account to build one for your own book.

1

Tonight's read-aloud plan

Book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
~10 minLens: Story DetectiveRL.K.3
Ask while you read
  1. Why do you think the caterpillar keeps eating and eating?
  2. What does cocoon mean? Can you curl up and show me one?
  3. If you could eat through anything for a week, what would it be?
Coach tip

Pause on page 6 (the pear). Let them predict what he'll eat next — it's the page most kids remember.

2

Shared journal — you both write

One entry, two voices. Your kid taps their favorite part; you add a note they'll read back years from now.

🦋
Mia · age 5
Kid entry
🤩

"My favorite is the cocoon page because he takes a big nap and wakes up beautiful. I want to try a plum tomorrow."

🌱 🍐 🦋
You
Parent note (private to your family)

She read the word "cocoon" without help tonight. First time. Also asked what nibble means — we practiced it three times.

Coach will remember this on Friday's family recap
3

AI vocab game — built from this book*

Not generic flashcards. Every word below was pulled from The Very Hungry Caterpillarby the AI. Match each one to its kid-friendly meaning.

Words
Meanings

Tap a word, then tap its meaning.

3 free missions with your account. Each mission is one book — you get the read-aloud plan, the shared journal, and 1 linked kid game built from that book. Unlimited on any paid plan.
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This week's entries

5-day streak

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Type any book you're reading tonight. We'll turn it into a mission, tag it to Common Core, and start their journal for you.

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