Classic tales, read aloud by Mungo the Toad & Pip — and the words light up as you read along. Cozy, calm, and made to be shared.
Deep in a lantern-lit wood, an old toad named Mungo keeps a library grown into a hawthorn tree — and a hearth that never goes out. Every night he lifts a book from the shelf, his little friend Pip hops up beside him, and a story begins.
Every tale comes at four reading levels, so the same beloved story grows right alongside your child. Pick a level and climb.
Sounds, big pictures, and a few words a page.
Simple sentences, feelings, and the order of the story.
Dialogue, richer words, and the gentle moral inside.
The full classic — nuance, vocabulary, and wonder.
This is the heart of the Hollow — every word glows in time with Mungo's voice, and Pip points along, so little readers follow with their eyes and ears together.
Once, a great Lion was sleeping. Along came a tiny Mouse. The little Mouse ran right over the Lion's nose!
An old, kind, moss-bearded toad who has read every book on every shelf. He keeps the hearth warm and the stories coming — lantern always lit.
Mungo's brave little reading pal. Pip never says a word — he just points to each one as it lights up, and feels every twist with his whole heart.
Free coloring pages and gentle worksheets to carry the story off the screen.
When children see and hear words at the same time, they build the bridge between sound and print that makes reading click. Made to be watched together — cozy, calm, and screen-light.
Start at your child's comfort and move up. The same story waits at the next level.
No flashing, no frenzy — warm voices and gentle pacing made for bedtime.
Timeless public-domain fables, in our own gentle words, always ending safe and kind.
New read-alongs from the Hollow every week. Settle in.