A thousand
miles disappear.
When grandma lives in one time zone and the grandkid lives in another, the hardest thing to share is the small daily moments — and bedtime is the biggest one you miss. A Night Night gift gives long-distance grandparents a brand-new illustrated story starring their grandchild every night, perfect for reading along over FaceTime from anywhere.
- Grandma and grandkid read the same page at the same time
- Voice narration does the heavy lifting on tired nights
- Grandparents appear in the illustrations — they're in the story
- Works on any phone, tablet, or laptop — no app wars
- From $4.99/mo — gift 1 to 12 months
Perfect for FaceTime, Zoom, and WhatsApp video calls.
Grandpa Joe opened the little window
and there she was, waving.
Grandma's still
at bedtime.
At 7:30pm sharp, both devices open the same personalized story. Grandma turns the page and the grandkid sees it turn too. The narration voice plays from one speaker — it sounds like grandma reading, even when grandma is tired.
Not a cameo — grandma gets a named character role. Every story has her walking beside the grandkid, climbing the mountain, opening the box. The kid stops forgetting what grandma looks like. The book reminds them.
When the Wi-Fi gives out mid-story, the kid can still finish the book — the narration voice keeps reading. Bedtime doesn't get derailed because the call does.
A gift for the grandparent who can't physically tuck them in.
The hardest part of being a long-distance grandparent isn't the phone calls — it's everything between them. You miss the tiny stuff. You don't see them in their pajamas. You don't hear the words they're learning this week. You don't get to tuck them in. You accept this, mostly, and then once a month you visit and everything is wonderful and too fast and gone.
A Night Night subscription is designed for the in-between. Every evening, a brand-new personalized illustrated story lands, and both households — grandma's and the grandkid's — can open it at the same time. Grandma sits on her couch. The grandkid sits on theirs. They press play together. They laugh at the same illustration. The narration voice carries the reading when grandma's eyes are tired. Grandma appears in the story as a character, right there beside the kid on the page. When the book ends, they wave goodnight and hang up.
Parents who've seen this happen describe it as the single best thing they've done for the long-distance grandparent relationship. Not because the stories are fancy — because the stories are a reason to show up every night. They make a recurring time slot. They give grandma something to talk about that isn't 'how was your day'. They give the grandkid a way to associate grandma with something exciting, not just a screen on the counter.
If you're looking at this page because you love a grandparent who doesn't get to see the grandkid enough, this is a gift that directly, daily fixes that. Schedule it to arrive on their birthday, or Mother's Day, or a random Tuesday. The miles don't change, but the routine does.
Distance questions.
How does the video-call reading actually work?+
Both households open the story in their browser or the app. One side plays the narration audio out loud over the call, the other side mutes theirs to avoid echo. Both see the same illustrated page at the same time. It's as simple as sharing a screen.
What if we're in different time zones?+
Most long-distance grandparent families pick one reading time that works for both (usually the grandkid's bedtime) and grandma adjusts. Some do an 'after-school story' for grandma's evening and the grandkid's afternoon — whatever rhythm works.
Does grandma need her own account?+
Nope. She can read from her grandkid's account using a shared link, or you can set her up with her own login. We built the reader to be grandparent-friendly — big type, one play button.
Can I see a sample before I buy?+
Yes — check /examples for real sample stories. No card needed to browse.
Can we gift this to the grandparents directly?+
Yes — the subscription can be linked to the grandparents' account instead of the parents'. They get the first story in their inbox the night the gift is activated.
Close the distance.
Every single night.
From $4.99/mo. A personalized illustrated bedtime story starring their grandchild, perfect for reading together over FaceTime. Gift 1 to 12 months.