Field mouse
Nib
Kind, curious and quick. Brave for her size, and she keeps her promises.
★ Aesop's fables for ages 2 to 8
Astra Imagination Studio
Where Imagination Takes Flight
Astra Imagination Studio retells Aesop's fables for children aged 2 to 8: true to every moral, told at the right depth for each age, with a cast of animal friends children meet again and again.
- Nothing scary on screen
- Public-domain originals
- Lesson plans for teachers
14animal friends
3age playlists
1clear moral per story
100%true to the original
The cast
Meet the friends
The same animal friends in every story, so children feel at home the moment a new one starts.
Lion
Hugo
Gentle and a little proud. Laughs easily and learns humility.
Crow
Inky
Clever and patient under pressure. Just a tiny bit vain.
Tortoise
Tuck
Steady, patient and quietly confident.
Hare
Zip
Fast, jumpy and funny. Boasts a lot, and learns a lot.
Red fox
Flick
Cheeky and charming. His tricks often backfire, but he is never cruel.
What children learn
One clear moral in every story
We show the lesson, then say it once, in kid words. The original moral is kept for grown-ups.
- Kindness and friendship
- Honesty and trust
- Patience and hard work
- Calm and humility
- Clever problem-solving
- Safety and good judgment
Made for every age
Told at the right depth for each age
Ages 2–4
Short, gentle stories with lots of sound words.
Ages 5–6
A little more adventure, still soft around the edges.
Ages 7–8
The full fable, told kindly, with a question to talk about.
Our promise
Why parents and teachers trust us
Every story is safe to press play on, true to its moral, and sweet enough to watch twice.
Kindness
Our friends are never cruel. When a fable needs a villain, a guest plays the part.
Honesty
We keep every event and every moral from the original fable. Nothing is invented.
Curiosity
Each story ends with a question to talk about together.
Safety
Nothing frightening on screen. Harder stories are softened, never changed.
Respect for the originals
Retold from the 1919 Library of Congress edition, in the public domain.
Craft
Soft, premium picture-book art, with every friend looking the same in every story.
Coming to the shop
Story friends to take home
Every product carries a friend from the stories and the moral that goes with them.
Plush friends
Soft felt-and-velvet plush of the cast, made to be hugged at story time.
Coming soonSticker packs
One sheet per story, with the moral in kid words on the back.
Coming soonKeychains
Pocket-size friends for backpacks and lunch bags.
Coming soonName labels
Pastel labels for books, bottles and cubbies.
Coming soonClassroom packs
Lesson plans and printables for preschool to grade 2.
Coming soonBring the friends home
Plush toys, stickers, keychains and classroom packs are on the way. Sign in to hear first when the shop opens.