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Our Vision and Mission

Why we exist, and where we’re going

The way you see the world shapes the world you see.

Our Mission

Making the World’s Fables accessible to the Children of the World for free and without advertising

Our Vision

A world where every community has free access to fables that inspire reflection, nurture shared humanist values and promote ethical discussions that foster compassion and understanding across cultures.

Why FableReads

Multidimensional learning

At the heart of FableReads is a simple belief: reading and being read to matter. Fables have travelled across generations because they do more than entertain. Through captivating narratives and memorable characters, they educate, carry wisdom and make big questions easier to explore.

Many fables have become part of our shared cultural knowledge, giving us expressions we still use today. Knowing the stories behind them helps us recognise the meaning behind those references. They invite both children and adults to reflect on behaviour, feelings, values and the world around them.

FableReads builds on that. Every story is carefully researched and retold for today’s audience, with illustrations, audio, guiding questions and activities intentionally designed around it.

We’ve also organised the fables by theme, making it easier to find stories around topics and life lessons.

Children can read independently or be read to. Families can enjoy stories together, with shared reading becoming a time for fun, bonding and conversation. Teachers can use FableReads to build literacy and language, or as part of broader whole-child learning.

Online or in print, the different layers can work independently or together, offering more ways to learn, connect and grow.

Stories children love and more: reading and being read to, language and literacy, imagination and critical thinking, values and reflection. Safe, ad-free and made for children.

Today

Still free. Still ad-free.

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600,000+
Countries
188
Fables
380+
Language Collection
13
Anders with his daughters Eleonore and Sophie

Our Story

From passion project to global movement

It began with Anders searching for stories worth sharing with his daughters. Stories with relatable themes, enduring wisdom and ideas they could explore together.

When he couldn’t find what he was looking for, he began creating FableReads with them. Now it’s a small global team doing the same for children everywhere.

FableReads brings together hundreds of fables from around the world, free to read and listen to in multiple languages, with no advertising and no paywall.

From bedtime stories to classrooms to community programmes, FableReads is made to be used, shared and brought to life.

Who we are

Meet the team

The next chapter

What becomes possible together

What began as an online library has expanded and evolved across languages, formats, countries and communities. Schools and organisations are already adapting FableReads around the children, communities and priorities they know best, showing how the same resources can take on new value in different settings.

The next chapter is about opening up more opportunities for reading, learning and reflection around the world. We’re building it with linguists, educators, organisations and partners who bring their own knowledge, ideas and expertise.

Together, we can put high-quality multilingual resources in the hands of more children, strengthen literacy and language, and create more space for connection, curiosity and independent thinking.

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