Illustrated stories · ages 2–8
Funny, warm and a little bit magical. Every Tako story comes with sounds to make together and small questions to talk about, so reading aloud turns into your favourite part of the day.
New stories every week ✨
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Why families love Tako
We design every story to be read aloud again and again, and to grow with your child.
A repeating chant and animal sounds, so little ones start telling the story with you.
Small prompts on every page: look, ask, do. Great for curious kids up to 8.
Sharing, courage, kindness: gentle stories about the things kids really care about.
English, German, Italian and Spanish, perfect for bilingual families.
Meet the characters
Free printables
Colouring pages for little ones, plus name tracing, word search and a maze for big kids up to 7.
Coming soon
Every story with warm voices, sound effects and gentle music: screen-free, for bedtime, car rides and quiet moments. Plays on any speaker or audio player like Toniebox, Yoto or Faba.
About us
Tako Tales began at home with a mum of two girls between 2 and 7, a curly white dog called Jax and a lot of “just one more story, please!”
We write the stories we love to read aloud: funny, warm, a bit magical and always with a big “aww” at the end. Our storyteller Tako the octopus has three hearts and nine brains, which leaves plenty of room for kindness and imagination.
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Tako Tales