Some conversations are easier to start with a story.
Personalised bedtime stories with Parent Notes, written by a psychotherapist. Beautiful for ordinary nights. Especially valuable for harder ones.
No card · Delivered today · For ages 3 to 10
CREATED BY
A psychodynamic psychotherapist in private practice, mother of two. Built on attachment theory and contemporary child development research.
For the nights you sense something is on their mind.
A change at school. A friend who has gone quiet. A move, a new sibling, a goodbye. Maple Moon stories meet these moments gently - not by naming them, but by sitting beside them in story form.
Often you can see it in your child's behaviour long before they can put it into words. You want to help, but you do not always know how to start the conversation.
The good news is you do not need the perfect words. A story can open the door.
- Fear of the dark
- Starting preschool
- Starting school
- New sibling
- Friendship struggles
- Confidence
- Moving house
- Family changes
- Grief
- Big feelings
- Bedtime worries
What is Maple Moon Press?
Maple Moon creates personalised story journeys built around your child's interests and the experiences they are working through right now. Stories unfold over time with familiar characters and recurring places, becoming a small inner world your child can return to.
Every chapter is paired with a Parent Note that helps you carry the conversation forward naturally after the story ends.
The story is for your child. The note is for you.
Together they make bedtime a small daily moment of connection.
The story is for your child.
The note is for you.
FROM YOUR FIRST STORY
The Small Knight and the Dark
On a night when the world had gone quiet, Eli closed his eyes and waited for the dark to settle around him. It came in slowly, the way a cat comes into a room. Soft on its feet. Sure of itself.
He listened. The house breathed. Somewhere far off, an owl asked its one question, twice.
Eli did not know it yet, but the dark had been waiting for him too.
continued in your inbox…
PARENT NOTE · CHAPTER 1
The night the lantern would not light
Tonight's chapter sits quietly with the feeling of trying hard and still not getting it right. You may notice your child going still in the part where the lantern keeps flickering out.
A question, if the moment feels right:
Was there anything today that felt a bit like the lantern, something you really wanted to work?
If they shrug or change the subject, that is fine. Some nights the story is the whole conversation.
Every chapter arrives with both. The story is for your child. The note is for you.
Four small steps.
No app required.
- 01
Tell us about your child.
A few questions about their age, what they love, and what they are working through.
- 02
Receive your first story.
Your child becomes part of a story journey created especially for them.
- 03
Read together.
Five to seven minutes. Built to fit into real evenings.
- 04
Continue the conversation.
Three chapters arrive each week. Characters return, friendships develop, and small details from earlier chapters reappear as the story unfolds. Your Parent Note gives you something to carry forward, without searching for the right words on the spot.
Their first story begins here
Personalised to your child. Delivered to your inbox today.
Simple, honest pricing.
First story is always free. No credit card required.
PLAN 01 · ONE CHILD
A personalised story journey for one child's world.
- Three chapters each week
- Three Parent Notes each week
- One ongoing story journey
- 7-day trial after your free chapter
Cancel anytime.
Begin with One ChildPLAN 02 · FAMILY
Up to four children, each with their own journey.
- Everything in One Child, for up to four
- Separate journeys per child
- Chapters & Notes tailored to each
- 7-day trial after your free chapter
Cancel anytime.
Begin with Family
ABOUT ANASTASIA
I am Anastasia, a psychodynamic psychotherapist in private practice, a mother of two, and the creator of Maple Moon Press.
Maple Moon grew from a simple observation in my clinical work: children often find it easier to talk about difficult experiences through a story than through a direct question. A story gives them distance, and distance is what makes hard feelings approachable.
My work draws on attachment theory and contemporary child development research. The stories you receive are written through that lens, but they do not feel clinical or instructive. They are stories first.
Some conversations are easier to start with a story.
Try your first one tonight. No credit card.
Read it tonight