Gorgeous art
Stunning illustrations stimulate the imagination and spark creativity.
A new literacy tool for a new generation.
Over 125,000 schools from K-12 choose Storybird to inspire their students
to read and write better and more often.
Joyful simplicity
Students focus on writing and reading, not endlessly fussing and clicking.
Puzzle solving
Writers “unlock” stories they “find” within the artwork, teasing out themes & ideas.
Shareable & printable
Embed stories in blogs, email to parents, download, order gorgeous print versions…
Social reinforcement
Real-time feedback from classmates builds confidence and increases participation.
Fast fundraisers
Quickly and easily raise hundreds of dollars with our innovative one-click fundraising feature.
“Storybird rocks. One of the most engaging apps I've ever used with students in 20 years.”
Thousands of teachers join Storybird every week. Here's why:
“Storybird rocks - 1 of THE most engaging apps I've ever used with students in 20 years.”
“Beginning to see almost limitless appeal of Storybird to all curriculum areas.”
“Creating books on Storybird and then commenting on other's stories is a great way to build a class writing community.”
“Simple to use and endlessly extendable.”
“An ideal site for teachers and families.”
“The best creative writing tool/resource for teachers that I have come across.”
“The best writing website for kids.
Fresh and innovative.”
“Start the year with beautiful collaborative storytelling. Storybird is one of my fav all time webtools.”
“I can't think of a better way to encourage literary exploration, artsy fun and new media skill sets to inspire a whole new flock of creative storytellers.”
Powerful features designed to make your experience easy, fast, and enjoyable.
Sign up students without email
Sign up a student with one click. Big class? Upload your student list to automagically create accounts.
Work in private
Keep class conversations private, share only the work you decide to share. You’re in control.
Issue assignments
Create thematic assignments to inspire and focus your students or simply allow "free play" writing time.
Quickly review work
Review work-in-progress, grade, share, comment—all from one powerful dashboard.
Embed anywhere
Embed stories into your class blog or wikis within seconds.
Easily grade work
Assign numeric or letter grades while you track class and assignment averages.
Reward with digital stickers
Dole out a little fun with digital stickers. A great way to say "good work!"
Upload bulk student lists
Big class? Cut and paste your class list or upload a .CSV file. We’ll do the rest.
Fundraise!
Turn our gorgeous books into cash for your class with our one-click fundraisers.
The top five reasons teachers
tell us they love Storybird.
Inspirational
The gorgeous illustrations inspire students to write. The more they write, the more they read. It's an addictive, virtuous cycle.
Simple
Making Storybirds is easy. Students focus on writing as a result, not clicking. Teachers, in turn, can focus on teaching.
Social
Students can share and comment on each other's work, bolstering confidence and skill, within a private and safe environment.
Shareable
Stories can be embedded on blogs, shared via email, downloaded, printed, gifted—even turned into a class fundraiser.
It. Just. Works.
Storybird exudes care and craftsmanship, from the art to the interface. Everything works so that your work is everything.
“Brilliant”
“An awesome tool”
“A gem”
“Amazing”
“Boosts literacy”
“Knocked my socks off”