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For parents, grandparents & teachers

Faith at home, from first words to big questions.

Bible stories your little ones hear and color, studies your teen can do on their own, and one place for you to see how everyone is growing. And Bible studies for you, too.

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Single stories from $1.99 · Family membership $49.00 a year or $6.99 a month

Grows with your family

The same story, told for every age

Each story is written for each age group, from simple words for toddlers to deeper thinking for preteens. Then teens get studies of their own.

  1. Step 1

    Seeds

    Ages 2–4

    God made me, God loves me

  2. Step 2

    Sprouts

    Ages 4–6

    Key Bible stories & kindness

  3. Step 3

    Branches

    Ages 6–9

    Character studies & parables

  4. Step 4

    Roots

    Ages 9–12

    Deeper theology & reflection

  5. Step 5

    Teens

    Ages 13+

    Daily Bible studies on real life

A week with one story

Ten minutes a day is enough

One story gives you a whole week of small moments. No prep, no lesson plan, just open it and go.

  • Bedtime. Open it on a phone or tablet, dim the lights, and let it read aloud while they look at the pictures.
  • Homeschool. One story carries a week: read Monday, color through the week, questions and memory verse on Friday.
  • Sunday School. Print as many coloring pages as your class needs and open the lesson with the story’s song.

This week’s storyStar chart

  1. Mon Read the storyTap play and it reads aloud. Ten minutes at bedtime.
  2. Tue Color a pageOn screen with a fingertip, or printed for the table.
  3. Wed Sing the songEvery story has its own worship song to learn together.
  4. Thu Talk it overA few simple questions turn a story into a conversation.
  5. Fri Learn the verseThe memory verse, and a link to read the passage in your Bible.

The parents’ corner

See the whole family’s week at a glance

Who read, how many days in a row, which books and studies, and a question to ask at dinner, across every device they read on.

  • A shelf, bookmarks and pictures for each child
  • Teen studies: which ones and how far, never what they wrote
  • Daily reminders and a study partner for teens
  • Set up a child’s phone with a six-digit code

Or get it all in a Sunday morning email

For the whole family

More than books on a shelf

Everything a family needs to make Bible stories part of the week, from toddlers to teens.

  • A shelf for every child

    Up to six readers, each with their own age group, bookmarks and pictures. Everyone picks up where they left off, on any device.

  • Their own phone, no password

    Set up a child’s phone with a six-digit code. It opens to their shelf and nothing else; grown-up settings stay with you.

  • The parents’ corner

    See who read what this week, streaks, and questions to talk about at dinner. Turn on the Sunday email to get it in your inbox.

  • Read it in the Bible

    Every story links to its passage in the Bible version you choose, the key verse for little ones and the full passage for older kids.

  • Color on screen or on paper

    Tap-to-fill coloring made for small fingers, a gallery of their pictures, and every page printable.

  • Talk it over together

    Each story ends with a song, a memory verse and simple questions that start real conversations about faith.

New for ages 13+

Bible studies for teens

Short daily studies on what teens actually face, like worry and dark days, with more topics on the way. Real scripture, honest questions and one small step for each day.

  • A daily reminder at the time they choose
  • A study partner who cheers them on, without ever seeing what they wrote
  • Help lines on every study about hard topics

For Bible reflection and encouragement, not medical or mental-health advice.

Included in the family membership

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Plans & pricing

Pick what fits your family

Buy the stories you want and keep them forever, or open every story, for every child, with a family membership.

Fernbug family library · admission

Single stories

$1.99 per age

or $7.50 for a story in all four ages

  • Yours to keep forever
  • Narration, song and coloring pages
  • Read on any device
  • Your first book is free
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Fernbug family library · admission

Family membership, yearly

$49.00 / year

about $4.08 a month for the whole family

  • Every story, in all four age groups
  • Every new story the day it comes out
  • Bible studies for teens 13+New
  • Bible studies for parents, too
  • Up to 6 readers and 10 devices
  • Parents’ corner and Sunday email
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Fernbug family library · admission

Family membership, monthly

$6.99 / month

cancel any time

  • Everything in the yearly plan
  • Teen and parent studies included
  • Pay month to month
  • Books you bought stay yours
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Discussion guide

Five ways to turn a story into a conversation

  1. 1Start with “what” before “why”: let little ones tell you what they saw and heard first.
  2. 2“I don’t know” is a fine answer. Share yours, then ask again a different way.
  3. 3Connect it to their day: “Have you ever felt scared like David? What helped?”
  4. 4One good conversation beats covering every question.
  5. 5End with a short prayer, even just “Thank you, God, for this story.”

Notes from home

Loved by Families

Hear from parents and educators using Fernbug

  • “I absolutely love this app! As a mom, it’s so important to me to raise my son knowing Jesus and His love for us. I love that these books make Bible stories easy for little ones to understand while still teaching them such meaningful lessons. It’s such a sweet way to introduce children to God’s word at a young age and help them grow in their faith. I’m so thankful for something like this that I can share with my little boy as he grows up. I definitely recommend it to other parents!”
    — Reagan
  • “The site and app is easy and I like that I don't have to subscribe. Buy it, own it! Every page is read aloud as advertised and the one book series works for all of my ages of children so there is one store per household at a time. Its reinforcing at every age. I also like the extras built in, the songs are cute, the coloring is neat and engaging and my daughter likes to print them and hang them on the fridge. I really like the discussion questions, we even used one my 9 year old brought up at during dinner once. It has turned screen time into something more wholesome and engaging.”
    — Amanda C.mom of 4

Questions parents ask

What does the family membership include?

Every story in every age group, every new story as it comes out, and the Bible studies for teens and for parents, for $6.99 a month or $49.00 a year. One membership covers up to 6 readers on up to 10 devices.

Do I have to subscribe?

No. You can buy single stories and keep them forever, and your first book is free. The membership is for families who want everything.

What if I cancel?

The membership runs to the end of what you paid for. Any books you bought on their own stay in your library.

Can my child have their own phone?

Yes. Add them in the parents’ corner, then set up their phone with a six-digit code. It opens to their shelf only, with no password on their device.

How do the teen studies work?

Short studies, a few minutes a day, on what teens face. They’re for Bible reflection and encouragement, not medical advice. Teens can pick a daily reminder and a study partner; you can see which studies they’re doing, never what they write.

Is there anything for me?

Yes. The Bible studies for parents are short daily studies on raising little ones and teens, each ending with one thing to try with your child that week. They come with the membership, and only the grown-up on the account sees them.

Start tonight

Read the free book together, or open every story for the whole family.

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