The Family Behind the Stories

  • Denys

    Denys

    Founder & Story Creator
  • Alona

    Alona

    Rhyme & Story Creator
  • Our kids

    Our Children

    Chief Inspiration Officers

For Denys, most new books begin with a simple question: What would make a child want to step inside this story?

Inspired by his own children, Denys dreams up new book ideas, adventures and the deeper meaning behind each story. His favorite part is imagining the world through a child's eyes - and finding new ways to make every little reader feel like its hero.

Denys.

Alona believes a good rhyme should be just as much fun to hear as it is to read.

She works with the rhythm, language and verses behind our stories, polishing every little line until it feels natural, playful and memorable. Her favorite test? If a child wants to hear it one more time, the rhyme is doing its job.

Alona.

Our most important creative team members - although they don't know it yet.

They've inspired everything from our very first ideas to the way we think about childhood, imagination and learning. They remind us every day who these books are really being made for.

And occasionally, they're our toughest critics too.

Our Children.

The Creative Team

  • Catherine

    Kathrine

    Book Designer
  • Lada

    Lada

    Content & Customer Experience

Kathrine is one of the people who takes an idea and helps turn it into a world a child can step into.

She works with characters, illustrations, layouts and all those tiny visual details that make a book feel special. Her goal is simple: every page should make a little reader curious about what happens next.

Kathrine.

Lada helps build the bridge between the stories we create and the families discovering them.

She works with our words, book concepts and customer experience to make sure parents understand what makes each story special, how personalization works and why the book can mean so much to the child receiving it.

Lada.

And the Story Continues...

Many hands create each story. But every story is made for one little reader.

These are just a few of the people behind Start Story Helper.

Our growing team brings together designers, storytellers, personalization specialists and creative minds, all playing their part in turning an idea into a book made for one particular child.