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✦ For ages 2–13 · fun for all the family

Your child, the hero of their own bedtime adventure.

Zantales. writes a brand-new illustrated story starring your child — and a fresh chapter arrives every single night. Made for exactly who they are.

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🛡️ Every story safety-checked 🖼️ Never uses real photos 💛 Genuinely inclusive
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Amara, a Zantales hero
Chapter 7 · Tonight

Amara and the Whispering Lantern

The lantern glowed brighter as Amara stepped onto the bridge of stars. "Which way should we go?" it hummed…

🌉 Cross the bridge of stars
🦊 Follow the little fox
So… what's a Zantale?

A Zantale is a personalised, illustrated bedtime saga where your child is the hero — and it grows a little every night, together or on their own.

Bedtime, sorted in three taps

How the adventure begins

You don't need to be a storyteller. Zantales does the writing — you and your child do the choosing.

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Make your hero

Give your child their looks, their loves, their comfort toy — and anything that makes them them. We paint a one-of-a-kind portrait, never using a real photo.

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Pick a world

From the Whispering Woods to the Starlight Fleet, the Land of Dinosaurs to the Land of the Long White Cloud — choose tonight's world from more than twenty and the adventure begins.

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A new chapter, every night

Each evening a fresh chapter is waiting. Read it together, or let older kids read alone — and you steer what happens next.

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Where will they wake up tonight?

Worlds to get lost in

Every night opens a door to somewhere new. Here's a taste of the adventures waiting for your child.

The Whispering Woods

The Whispering Woods

A gentle magical forest of talking creatures, glowing paths and kind wizards.

Begin the adventure →
The Starlight Fleet

The Starlight Fleet

A friendly cosmos of curious planets, comet trails and a brave little ship.

Begin the adventure →
The Land of Dinosaurs

The Land of Dinosaurs

A sunlit prehistoric valley of friendly dinosaurs, giant ferns and rumbling volcano lullabies.

Begin the adventure →
The Coral Kingdom

The Coral Kingdom

A glowing underwater world of curious fish, gentle whales and secret shipwreck gardens.

Begin the adventure →
The Great Outback

The Great Outback

Red-dirt adventures under big southern skies — kangaroos, billabongs and campfire stories.

Begin the adventure →
The Land of the Long White Cloud

The Land of the Long White Cloud

Aotearoa's magical green bush — cheeky kea, shy kiwi, glow-worm caves and misty mountains.

Begin the adventure →
The Valley of Steam and Stars

The Valley of Steam and Stars

Geysers, bubbling mud pools, warm springs and big starry southern skies.

Begin the adventure →
Rugby Union Champions

Rugby Union Champions

Lineouts, legends and last-minute tries on the grand rugby stage.

Begin the adventure →
Hometown Heroes

Hometown Heroes

Big adventures in familiar places — the park, the school and the backyard.

Begin the adventure →

…plus Tomorrow City, the Pirate Seas, the Sky Riders, the Golden Beach, the Voyagers of the Southern Stars, and every footy code — 22 worlds in all, with adventures made specially for Aussie and Kiwi kids.

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Every hero is one of a kind

Meet a few Zantales heroes

Painted from who your child really is — freckles, wheelchair, hearing aid, best-loved teddy and all.

Amara

Amara

brave & kind-hearted
The Whispering Woods
Finn

Finn

curious & dino-mad
The Starlight Fleet
Leo

Leo

little inventor
Tomorrow City
Kai

Kai

sings & dances everywhere
Hometown Heroes
Ellie

Ellie

fastest wheels on the sand
The Golden Beach
Sana

Sana

gentle explorer
Wonders of the World

Wheelchairs, hearing aids, walking canes, every kind of difference — woven warmly into the hero and the story, never singled out. Made for your child, exactly as they are.

Painted their way

One hero, five art styles

Pick how your child's portrait is painted — the same hero, in whichever look makes them gasp. Here's one hero in all five.

Most lovedThe same hero painted in 3D movie style

3D Movie

Like a still from their own animated family film.

The same hero painted in watercolour style

Watercolour

Warm hand-painted storybook softness.

The same hero painted in cartoon style

Cartoon

Bold, bright and full of Saturday-morning energy.

The same hero painted in superhero comic style

Superhero

Comic-book courage — capes optional.

The same hero painted in vivid storybook style

Vivid Storybook

Bursting with bright, joyful colour.

Cosy on any screen

Beautiful on phone & tablet

Snuggle up with the phone for a quick bedtime chapter, or hand the tablet to an older reader to explore their world alone.

The Zantales storybook on a tablet — every child's ongoing stories, including Sam and The Land of the Long White Cloud
A real Zantales chapter on a phone — Quinn's Story in The Starlight Fleet

Real screens from the live app — one family's storybook, and tonight's chapter ready to read.

Not just your name in a template

Why families choose Zantales

Anyone can drop a child's name into a story. Almost no one does all of this — beautifully — every night.

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An ongoing saga

Not a one-off. It comes back every night and your child helps steer where the story goes — the reason they beg for "just one more chapter."

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Made for MY child

Genuine inclusion woven into the story, not a token avatar. A disability, a passion, a quirk — celebrated as part of the hero, exactly as they are.

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They're learning — and don't even know it

Nightly stories quietly grow vocabulary and comprehension, and being the hero who chooses what happens next builds imagination, confidence and decision-making. The good kind of screen time.

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Worth reading aloud

Written to a genuinely lovely, age-perfect standard — so the grown-up doing the reading enjoys it just as much as the child.

We built Zantales because bedtime stories are where children learn that they matter, that they're brave, that they belong. We promise you three things: every chapter is safety-checked before your child sees it, we never use a photo of your child, and we'll only ever write stories a grown-up is happy to read aloud. Give us one night. If it's not magic, you've lost nothing.

The Zantales family
Made with care in Australia 🇦🇺
The keepsake

When the adventure's done, you're left with a book you'll keep.

Every finished Zantales story becomes a real storybook — read it like a book on screen, print it for the shelf, or send it to Grandma with a single link. Your child, on the cover of their own adventure.

Amara & the
Whispering Woods A Zantales Keepsake
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Chapter OneThe night the woods first whispered her name, Amara wasn't afraid at all — she was curious.2
Every tree leaned a little closer, as if the whole forest had been waiting just for her.3
And braver than she ever knew, Amara turned toward home, the woods humming softly behind her.The End4
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A real page-turning storybook — swipe, and the page curls over.

(drag a corner to turn it yourself)

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Read it like a real book

A page-turning storybook on any phone or tablet — swipe, and the page curls over.

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Print it for the shelf

A beautifully laid-out PDF — full A4 or a fold-and-staple booklet for little hands.

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Send it to family

One link, no account. Grandparents just tap and read the whole book themselves.

And the book at the end? It's also the loveliest thing to give.

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For grandparents & gift-givers

The gift that means something.

Forget another plastic toy. Give a grandchild their very own adventure — a keepsake they'll ask for night after night, with your name on the very first page.

  • ✓You buy the gift right here — no account, no apps to wrestle with
  • ✓They redeem it with their own login, so the parents run it day-to-day
  • ✓One gift covers siblings of different ages (2–13)
  • ✓A beautiful printable storybook to treasure and keep
Gift a year of adventures — $79 🎁
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"To Ella, love Grandma & Grandpa"

How gifting works:
1 · You buy the gift right here — it takes two minutes
2 · A gift code and printable certificate arrive by email
3 · The parents redeem it under their own email & take it from there
Wary of AI and kids? Good — so are we.

Safe by design, not as an afterthought

We built Zantales to earn the trust of careful parents. Here's exactly how.

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No real photos, ever

Heroes are painted from the traits you choose — never a real likeness of your child.

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Every chapter checked

Each story is safety-checked before your child ever sees it. A safe story always appears.

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Clear, honest privacy

You control what's stored. We tell you plainly what we keep and what we never touch.

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Inclusion, done with care

Difference is woven in warmly and respectfully — created with the families it's for.

"She gasped — 'that's ME in the story!' I wasn't ready to feel that much at bedtime."
— A Zantales Founding Voices parent

We're gathering real family stories through our Founding Voices group right now.

Try the magic before you pay a cent

Simple, family-friendly pricing

Start free. Keep going only if bedtime is genuinely better. One plan covers all your children, ages 2–13.

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Free
  • 10 full personalised chapters
  • Your child's painted hero
  • No card, no commitment
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✦ Founding Voices: 12 months free

Zantales Unlimited

$8.99/mo
  • A new chapter every night
  • Unlimited heroes & 22 worlds
  • Covers all your children (2–13)
  • Keepsake storybook exports
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Gift a Saga

$79/yr
  • 12 months of Zantales Unlimited
  • Gift code + printable certificate by email
  • Redeemed with the family's own login
Give a gift 🎁

Prices in AUD. Cancel anytime — no fuss.

Spread the magic

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The things parents ask us

Questions, answered

What ages is it for?

Roughly 2–13, so it's fun for all the family. Younger children love it read aloud together; older kids read their own ongoing adventure alone. One subscription grows with them and covers siblings of different ages.

Is it really free to start?

Yes. Your child's first 10 full, personalised chapters are completely free — no credit card, no risk. You only subscribe if you love it. And right now, the first 50 Founding Voices families get 12 months of free chapters.

Do you use photos of my child?

Never. Every hero is painted from the traits you choose — hair, eyes, favourite things — so it looks like your child without ever using a real photo.

My child has a disability. Will they see themselves?

Yes, and this matters deeply to us. Wheelchairs, hearing aids, walking canes, differences of every kind are woven naturally into the hero and the story — celebrated, never singled out.

How does gifting work for grandparents?

You buy the gift right here on this page — no account needed — and a gift code arrives in your email with a beautiful printable certificate to wrap. The parents redeem the code with their own login and run it day-to-day, so billing and the account sit with them, and you get the joy of giving it. The 12 months start when they redeem, so the gift keeps until just the right moment.

Can I try it before creating an account?

Yes — that's the front door. Type your child's name, tap a few things they love, and watch their hero and the opening of a story appear, read aloud by our storyteller. No account, no photos, nothing saved unless you choose to keep them. Try it now →

Can I share it with a friend?

Please do! Use any "Share Zantales" button on this page and send a friend the link — there are 10 free chapters waiting for their family too.

Tonight could be the best bedtime yet.

Make your child the hero of a story made just for them. Your first 10 chapters are free — there's nothing to lose.

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