Bellemade

About Bellemade

Bellemade began with one reader.

My daughter found reading hard. This is the first page of her story, and of Bellemade's. Read it the way she might: on your own, out loud, or one sound at a time.

Page one
Why Bellemade began1

Words light up as they're read. Tap any word to hear it.

An illustration of a grown-up and a small child reading a picture book together in bed by lamplight, the night sky in the window behind them.
The bedtime it was made for

I Chapter one

One reader

My daughter has struggled learning to read, and I thought a digital version with custom stories, and maybe even narration generated from a parent's voice, would help create an interest.

Bellemade's founder

So I set out to make one: stories built around what a child loves, where they're the hero. They can read the story on their own, have it read to them, or use a learning mode that helps with sounds and words. And the stories are kept, so there's always one ready to read again.

II Chapter two

It started with three “what ifs”.

Each one grew into part of every Bellemade story, and each one is still there.

  1. i.

    What if she were the hero, with the things she loves?

    Your child, the hero
  2. ii.

    What if it could be read to her in a parent's voice?

    Read to me
  3. iii.

    What if she could try a page herself, and learn the words?

    I'll read it · Learn

III Chapter three

The name on the cover

Belle

Named for my daughter. She's the reader it was made for.

made

Made for her first. Now made for your child too.

Tap each half to hear it.

IV Chapter four

and the story is…To be continued.

I'm growing Bellemade into a real company, for any family with children or grandchildren who want stories made just for them, and a library they can keep.

When Bellemade opens, your child's first story is free.