Loading page
Ready-made storyTalking about hard things
The Little Repair Café
The child's beloved cloth bear has a torn paw.
Choose a package. See the coin cost before generation.
The story
The child's beloved cloth bear has a torn paw. At the neighborhood repair café, a patient helper teaches the child to choose a patch while the adult handles the needle. A crooked first patch becomes a funny new badge, and neighbors bring their own treasures to mend. The bear comes home with a strong paw and a story in every stitch.
Already decided for you
- What it teaches
- Care, patience and repairing instead of throwing away
- Where it happens
- a sunny neighborhood workshop with teal shelves and honey-colored wood
- Who comes along
- a patient adult repair helper
- The keepsake
- a basket of colorful cloth patches
- The book
- 12 illustrated pages, for children from 6
What you add
Your child's photo and name. Everything else is ready, and you can change any of it before the pictures are painted.
What it costs
Made as it stands, this 12-page illustrated story costs 81 coins. You see the price in coins before anything is made.
Video, narration and printed copies cost more coins.
Written in 13 languages
Choose the language your child's book is written and read aloud in. Each title is the one that edition carries.
- EnglishThe Little Repair Café
- SpanishEl pequeño café de reparaciones
- FrenchLe petit café des réparations
- GermanDas kleine Reparaturcafé
- ItalianIl piccolo caffè delle riparazioni
- PortugueseO pequeno café de reparações
- Arabicمقهى الإصلاح الصغير
- Hebrewבית הקפה הקטן לתיקונים
- Hindiछोटा मरम्मत कैफ़े
- Chinese小小修理咖啡馆
- Japanese小さな修理カフェ
- Korean작은 수리 카페
- RussianМаленькое кафе ремонта
Questions families ask
Will my child look like themselves in the pictures?
Yes. You add your child as the hero once, and the same face is carried through every picture in the book, from the first page to the last.
What if I do not like a page?
You can change the words on any page, or ask for a new picture for that page, before you share or print the book.
Which languages can a story be written in?
You can write a story in English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Português, العربية, עברית, हिन्दी, 中文, 日本語, 한국어, and Русский. You choose the story's language when you create it, and it does not have to match the language you use zeStory in.
Can I order a printed book?
Yes. When the story is finished you can order a printed copy from inside zeStory and have it delivered, or download a print-ready PDF to print yourself.
How much does a story cost?
A typical 12-page illustrated story costs 81 coins. Narration, film and print are priced separately.
More ready-made stories
Standing Tall, Staying Kind
Unkind words in the playground, a calm brave voice, and friends who stand together.
My Body Belongs to Me
Safe touches, a big strong “No!”, and grown-ups who always listen.
When My Feelings Get Big
Cross, sad, worried, excited: every feeling is okay, and there are gentle ways to help a big one feel smaller.