One More Book
Not claimedOne More Book turns the picture books already on your shelf into readings in your own…
By RYAN KEITH HERSHBERGER · EducationWhy we expect it: A thoughtfully designed, privacy-first app that lets distant family keep reading bedtime stories in their own voices, with real care for small children.
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One More Book turns the picture books already on your shelf into readings in your own voice.
Photograph the cover of a book you own, record yourself reading it aloud, then hand the phone to your child. They see a shelf of covers and nothing else. Tapping one plays your voice.
No words to read. No menus. No way to wander off into the rest of the phone.
WHY FAMILIES USE IT A grandparent two time zones away still reads the Tuesday bedtime story. A parent travelling for work is still there at eight o'clock. And a child who wants the same book nine times running can have it, while you stay sitting down.
ON REPEAT A book can play over and over on its own, with a gentle pause between readings. For a lot of children this is the part that finally works.
BEDTIME STOP A sleep timer from five minutes to eight hours, or simply "stop when this reading ends." It fades out gently instead of cutting off mid-sentence.
MORE THAN ONE VOICE The same book can hold readings from several people — Mom, Dad, Grandma, an aunt. Your child chooses whose voice they want from a photo of their face, with no name to read.
BUILT FOR SMALL HANDS • Big targets, bright covers, nothing a child has to read • Recording, deleting, sharing and settings sit behind a sum a young child cannot answer • One tap hides everything except the bookshelf • Works with Guided Access, so the app can be properly locked
YOUR RECORDINGS STAY YOURS Nothing is uploaded. No account, no sign-up, no adverts, no tracking, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. Recordings live on your device and, if you switch it on, in your own iCloud Drive — so a new phone or iPad finds them when you sign in. You can open the whole folder in the Files app and copy it anywhere you like.
WORKS OFFLINE Everything is on the device. Nothing to load, nothing to buffer, no connection needed at bedtime.
ALSO ON IPAD The same app, laid out for the bigger screen.
PRICING The first six books are free. One purchase unlocks as many books as you like, forever — no subscription. Adding another person's voice to a book you already have is always free, and anything you have already recorded keeps working.
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