Our Stories: A multilingual storytelling app for bilingual families raising kids abroad
By
Myrto Skourletou
14d ago· 2 min readenProduct
65/100
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Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
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Summary
Our Stories is a multilingual storytelling app designed for bilingual families raising children in a language different from the country they live in. Created by a Greek mother living in London with her Italian husband, the app generates personalized bedtime stories with one tap, supports narration, and allows families to turn favorite stories into illustrated keepsake books. It addresses the challenge of sourcing diverse language books and creating fresh stories nightly, while also helping distant grandparents stay connected through bedtime storytelling.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledI built Our Stories for a very specific moment in my own home.
We're trying to do one parent, one language — and we already know bedtime stories are going to be the heartbeat of that.
The problem is: making up a fresh story every single night is hard and sourcing a variety of books in our own language is not so easy.
I wanted a story ready with a tap. That was the whole brief.
Our Stories helps families create personalized multilingual stories, listen to narration, and turn favorite adventures into illustrated keepsake books — without endless screen time.
Are you raising bilingual kids? Do you want your children to grow up hearing the languages you speak at home — not just the language of the country they live in? Do grandparents, yiayia, nonna, or loved ones live far away but still want to be part of bedt
