A guided preview. You’ll click through recording a bedtime story, then hear a sample voice play it back the way a child would.
Turn your sound on. At the end you’ll hear a real sample recording, standing in for yours, so you can feel how it plays back.
A few quick details before you record. All of these are optional, except the book title.
Say hello before you begin. Something like “Hi sweetie, it’s me. I’m so glad we get to read this together.”
Open to page one, tap record, and read at your bedtime pace. You can pause anytime. Up to 30 minutes.
Sign off with something sweet. “I love you so much. Sweet dreams.”
Listen through each part. Re-record any section that isn’t right.
Your voice is now part of this book. Keep the book safe, and anyone who scans will hear you reading.
You can re-record until August 12. After that, this take is sealed.
How was recording?
Screen off, story on.
Press play, then lock your phone. The story keeps playing. If it pauses, tap play on the lock screen.
A locked phone is safe in little hands. Hand it over, set it nearby within earshot, or connect a speaker and keep it with you.
This sample reading stands in for your own voice.
One voice. One book. Kept for as long as the book is read. That is the whole idea.
Voice recording stickers for children’s books, from $12.99.
Triple-click the side button to lock this page on screen with Guided Access.
First time? Set it up in Settings → Accessibility → Guided Access.
This step is what actually keeps your child on the page. Until Guided Access is on, they can still swipe or tap their way off it.