Make a story

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Let's make a story! Tap the sentence you can read.

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How the free story maker works

You do not need an account. Peabody starts by asking what you can read, not how old you are: it shows 6 sentences, from “I can see you.” to “Above the timberline, the wind turned cold and the clouds began to build.”, and you tap the last one you can read comfortably. That sets the reading level of the story. Then you type an idea or tap one, choose a gentle or scary story, answer a few questions from Peabody's story coach, and a story is written for you at that level.

What you get

A short story, read a few screens at a time, with new words explained where the level teaches them. It is written by an AI model to the limits of the level you picked: how long a sentence may be, and how many words fit on a screen. Every idea and every story is checked before a child sees it. If the check is not sure, a second, stronger model looks again, and a story that still cannot be cleared is held back and you are asked for a different idea.

Gentle or scary, nothing stronger

A visitor can pick a gentle or spooky story and nothing stronger, because there is no grown-up here to set a ceiling.

Questions

Does it cost anything? No. It is free through the end of 2026, with no sign-up and no card.

How many stories can I make? A visitor gets a few free stories on each browser. Making your own Peabody, with a first name and four secret numbers, keeps your stories and your level and lets you make a new story every day. When the free ones run out, the maker says: “Peabody's pencil needs a rest! Make your own Peabody, and you can make a new story every day!”

What happens to the idea I type? It is sent to an AI model so it can write the story. What Peabody does with typed words, and what it never does, is written out on how Peabody uses AI, and the rest is on the privacy page.

Can I read stories instead? Yes. The library has free stories at every level, and the story idea generator gives you an idea to start from. About Peabody says who makes it and how its pages are made.