36 writing prompts by theme — pick one, and turn it into a real book they write, illustrate, and narrate.
📲Turn an idea into a book — freeApp StoreEvery one of these prompts fits on a book cover. Read a few out loud and watch which one makes your kid start talking — that's the story. In Unicorn Book Stories they can write or dictate it, draw the pictures, animate the pages, and record themselves reading it.
Biscuit is the biggest dog on the street — and he's terrified of the tiniest kitten. What happens the day she moves in next door?
You turn on the tap and out comes... a very small, very polite whale. Where did he come from, and how will you get him home?
One little ant looks up at the birds every day and decides: today is the day. How will she get off the ground?
Deep in the park stands a tree nobody notices — until it starts growing lollipops. Who finds it first, and can they keep the secret?
Something enormous is sleeping behind the tomato plants. It looks friendly. It looks hungry. It looks... like a dinosaur!
Sammy the snail signs up for the big backyard race. Everyone laughs — but Sammy has a plan.
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When morning comes, where do the stars go? One sleepy star shows you the way.
Every night, your blanket turns into a slow, warm boat that drifts through dream rivers. Tonight's river is new.
The fridge hums, the stairs creak, the heater whooshes. Say goodnight to every sound in the house, one by one.
The moon sings one quiet song every night, and only kids who are almost asleep can hear it. What are the words?
When the littlest dragon yawns, the whole mountain gets sleepy. Tonight, his yawn is stuck!
Someone paints your dreams every night with a very small brush. Tonight, you get to help choose the colors.
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This morning, you're in charge: breakfast, work, bedtime rules — and your parents have to do what YOU say.
Your baby brother can't walk or talk — but you've seen what he does when nobody's looking.
Grandma's cookies make people float. Just a little. Just for a minute. And today she's teaching you the recipe.
You and your best friend swap houses, families, and beds for one whole day. It seemed like a great idea at breakfast...
It's scary being new. Tell the story of the new kid's first day — and the small kindness that changed everything.
Write a book to your grown-up self: what you love, what you wonder, and what you hope never ever changes.
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Wizzo's spells always do the opposite of what he wants. Rain becomes sunshine, big becomes small. Today he must fix something REALLY important.
Behind the biggest book on the bottom shelf, there's a tiny golden door. Tonight, it's open.
Every dragon in the mountain breathes fire — except Pip, who breathes bubbles. Then one day, bubbles turn out to be exactly what's needed.
A unicorn wakes up and her rainbow is GONE. Someone — or something — took it. Time to follow the sparkly clues.
Ever wonder where missing socks go? A very small fairy with a very big bag knows the answer.
A kingdom builds its castle out of cake. Delicious! Until it starts raining...
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You wake up and EVERYTHING is sticky. The floor. The cat. The sky? Someone has to find out why.
The principal makes a new school rule: underpants go ON THE OUTSIDE. It's about to be the weirdest week ever.
Your little burp at dinner doesn't stop. It echoes down the street, around the town, and all the way to the record books.
Everyone has dogs and hamsters. You have Gary — a pickle in a jar. And Gary is surprisingly good at adventures.
The school toilet says "thank you" one day. Then it starts giving advice. Weirdly good advice.
You wake up with spaghetti for hair. Meatball hairclips. Your school picture is TODAY.
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One night you look up and the moon just isn't there. Your rocket is in the garage. Pack snacks.
The new kid in class has three eyes and eats erasers. Nobody else seems to notice. You do.
With one big box, two paper towel tubes, and a blanket, you build a ship that actually sails — off the bed, out the window, and beyond.
Grandpa's old map has an X on it... and the X is in your backyard. But digging there only uncovers ANOTHER map.
Your rocket lands on a planet where the giants are smaller than your thumb — and they need a hero exactly your size.
Everyone thinks it's just the neighborhood pool. But at the very bottom, behind the drain, there's a whole ocean.
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