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Ready-made storyTalking about hard things
The Pocket Money Puzzle
At the fair the child wants a kite but their pocket money must cover several choices.
Choose a package. See the coin cost before generation.
The story
At the fair the child wants a kite but their pocket money must cover several choices. With a grown-up they count coins into spending, saving and sharing jars, compare simple prices, and ask the shopkeeper questions. The child chooses a smaller treat now, saves toward the kite, and shares a little with a community project. Every choice is theirs, and saving takes time rather than magic.
Already decided for you
- What it teaches
- Think carefully, save patiently and share kindly
- Where it happens
- a friendly town fair with three small coin jars and colorful stalls
- Who comes along
- a patient shopkeeper
- The keepsake
- three jars for spending, saving and sharing
- The book
- 12 illustrated pages, for children from 9
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 Pocket Money Puzzle
- SpanishEl misterio de las monedas
- FrenchL'énigme de l'argent de poche
- GermanDas Taschengeldrätsel
- ItalianIl mistero della paghetta
- PortugueseO mistério da mesada
- Arabicلغز مصروف الجيب
- Hebrewחידת דמי הכיס
- Hindiजेबखर्च की पहेली
- Chinese零花钱的小谜题
- Japaneseおこづかいのなぞ
- Korean용돈의 작은 수수께끼
- RussianЗагадка карманных денег
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.
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