Picture-book stories for families · Ages 5–10

Every big story begins with a little light.

1,775 chapters from five great story traditions. 1,189 storybook paintings, each hiding a tiny firefly. Read together, offline, at bedtime.

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Night turns to sunrise over a painted river valley

Some stories are older
than every screen.

They still glow when you
read them together.

Most children's screens are built to keep them watching.

Storyloka is built for looking, wondering and talking together.

Try it right here

Find the little light.

In 977 of the paintings a tiny golden firefly is hiding. Look closely (on a computer, your cursor is a lantern) and tap when you spot it. Stuck? You'll get a hint after two tries.

  • Pinch and zoom into every corner
  • A look-and-find list for each picture
  • A wonder question to talk about together
A boy offers his basket of five barley loaves and two fish to Jesus on a grassy hillside, with families sitting behind and twelve baskets nearby.

A little light is hiding in this painting.

The sea opens into two walls of water and a dry path

Exodus 14

Scroll, and the
sea opens.

The camera rises above the path through the sea

Every chapter has
a painting like this.

Hand-reviewed, one by one. Gentle with hard stories. Never scary, never gory.

Five worlds of stories

One little light
to guide the way.

Scripture, epic and folktale from many cultures, told with the same care and respect.

01 · Christian scripture

The Bible

Creation, courage, compassion and hope.

1,189 chapters

Explore The Bible

02 · Hindu scripture

Bhagavad Gita

A conversation about duty, devotion and understanding.

18 chapters & sections

Explore Bhagavad Gita

03 · Hindu epic

Ramayana

Rama, Sita and Hanuman: devotion, hard choices and homecoming.

494 chapters & sections

Explore Ramayana

04 · Folktales & wonder

Arabian Nights

Aladdin, Sinbad and the clever fisherman.

35 chapters & sections

Explore Arabian Nights

05 · Myth & epic

Greek stories

Troy, Achilles, Hector and the long way home.

39 chapters & sections

Explore Greek stories

Every chapter, painted

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Bible chapters, each with its own storybook painting, from "In the beginning" to Revelation.

A story. A painting. A question to wonder about. Then a hug, and lights out.

Read together

Ten calm minutes,
side by side.

Genesis 1 painting: light over sea creatures, birds, trees and animals

Genesis 1 · Family lesson

A world full of goodness

Genesis begins with God creating the heavens and the earth. At first the earth was dark and unformed. God spoke, and light appeared. God separated the light from the darkness, naming them day and night. The chapter begins a rhythm of evening and morning.

Little quiz

What appeared when God first spoke in this chapter?

  • Read-aloud with the device voice
  • Private notes and bookmarks
  • Text size for little and big eyes
  • Works offline, on planes and at grandma's

The app

Quiet by design.

  1. Discover a little lesson or today's picture hunt
  2. Library of five traditions, every chapter
  3. Saved favourites for bedtime
  4. My journey: lights found, lessons finished
✨ Little light found!
📖 Genesis 1 · 6 min
🌙 Saved for bedtime
The Storyloka app home screen, with today's lesson and picture hunt
A cosy home at night under a sky of stars

Your family's privacy

Nothing leaves
your home.

  • No accounts
  • No ads
  • No tracking
  • Works offline