A story series for kids: 3 to 7 episodes, one per night

A hero with your child's name

You enter your child's first name, age (2 to 10) and gender. They become the hero of the saga. Age sets the vocabulary, the sentence length and the tone; gender sets the pronouns.

You can add the characters your child knows: brothers and sisters, and a companion, whether that's a pet, a stuffed toy or an imaginary friend. They come back from one episode to the next. A child who hears the name of their stuffed toy in the very first line feels at home in the story before it has even started.

One chosen universe, kept for the whole saga

You tick 1 to 5 universes from a catalog of about 80. Each saga takes one or two of them and stays with them from the first episode to the last. Ticking five gives you variety from one saga to the next, without the current one wandering off in all directions.

The universe never changes in the middle of a story, so your child keeps their bearings from one night to the next. It only changes between two sagas: at the last episode, Lulio asks whether you want to keep the same universes for the next one or pick different ones.

One episode a night, picking up the thread

A saga has 3 to 7 episodes. Each one opens with a short "Previously" that recalls where things stood. Your child doesn't have to remember everything, and you don't have to improvise a recap on the nights when your mind is elsewhere. The final story closes the saga with a calm ending.

You set the reading time: 5, 10 or 15 minutes, with 10 at most for ages 2 to 4. The 5-minute version, made for the youngest, uses only one-line sentences. The tone follows three age bands (2 to 4, 5 to 7, 8 and up), and the end of each episode stays gentle, to help your child drift off.

Some episodes end with a simple question. You can ask it before turning off the light, and your child's answer may come back later in the story. Nobody has to answer: the question is there so your child has a say in how the story goes.

You set the pace and the time

You get an episode 2, 3, 5 or 7 nights a week, at 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm (the default), 8:30pm or 9:00pm, in your child's time zone. It arrives by email, and by notification if you use the Android app.

The "Tonight" card shows the current saga, the position ("episode 2 of 5"), the length, the characters and the "Read tonight" button. If the episode is still being written, the card follows its progress and opens by itself when it's ready, without reloading the page.

The "Preview it early" button lets you read through the episode before reading it to your child. Past episodes stay in "History", sorted by saga or by month, so you can find the one your child keeps asking for.

What it costs, and what Lulio is not

The first episode is free, no credit card. After that, the Solo plan costs €12.99 per month, VAT included, for one hero, with no commitment, and you cancel in one click. For several children, the Family plan costs €19.99 per month, VAT included, and has its own page.

Lulio doesn't do the reading for you: there is no voice, and your child has no screen in front of them. The text is for you, to read at your own pace and with your own intonation, in the browser (iPhone included) or in the free Android app, with the same account.

The stories are written by an AI and go through filters before they're published: no violence, no scary cliffhanger at the end of an episode, and always a peaceful ending. Your child has no account, no photo is stored, Lulio doesn't ask for a last name, and the data is hosted in France.