No time to read every book your child reads? ReadWisely gives parents and carers a quick overview of the story and questions for their age, with suggested answers, so you can check they’ve understood and have a real conversation about it.
7 days free with 2 books. No card needed.
Know the story
Otto’s Long Lunch
2-minute readOtto the tortoise sets off across the meadow to have lunch with his friend Pearl. But a lost rabbit, some little ducklings and a beetle stuck on his back all need his help on the way. Will he ever get there?
Ask the right questions
Why did Otto keep stopping when he was already late?
Suggested answer
Because the others needed help, and being kind mattered more to him than being on time.
Keep talking
Children get through a lot of books, often far more than a busy parent could ever read themselves. You want to support their reading, but it’s hard to ask good questions about a story you don’t know, or to tell whether they’ve really understood it.
ReadWisely closes that gap. Spend a couple of minutes with the overview and you’ll know the story, the characters and what happens, with the right questions ready for the school run or bedtime.
Just a nickname and their birthday month, so every guide matches their age.
Search by title or author, or scan the barcode. Your guide is ready in under a minute.
Read the two-minute overview, then ask the questions on the school run or at bedtime. Suggested answers show you what to listen for.
Know the story
Ask the right questions
How did Sophie get on?
As you talk, tap whether your child got each answer, partly got it, or wasn’t sure. Over time you’ll see the books they’ve finished, the conversations you’ve had, and which kinds of questions they find easy, with simple tips for the ones to practise. Milestones and certificates along the way keep them keen.
Homework with Mum, bedtime with Dad, the school run with Grandad? Share your account with up to four other adults, free. Everyone sees the same bookshelf, picks up the same guides, and can see how the children are getting on, whoever read with them last.
Sharing Maya’s bookshelf
Reading check on Otto’s Long Lunch, with David ✓
Set a goal like “read 4 days a week”, tick off the days and build a reading streak. A friendly email every Sunday shows how the week went.
Point your phone at the back of the book instead of typing its title.
Books finished and words read, by week, month or year, and which kinds of questions they find easy.
Add ReadWisely to your phone’s home screen and open it like an app at bedtime.
The overview is for you, so you can talk about it with them. We describe books in our own words and never quote them.
If we don’t know a book well, we tell you, and give you questions that work for any story instead of guessing at the plot.
We only ask for a nickname and birthday month.
Every plan starts with 7 days free and 2 books. No card needed.
£4.99a month
5 new books a month
For families reading a few books a month.
Start free trial£8.99a month
10 new books a month
For keen readers and growing bookshelves.
Start free trial£12.99a month
25 new books a month
For book-loving households with several readers.
Start free trialOpening books already on your shelves is always free. Cancel any time.
No, that’s the point. The overview tells you the story in a couple of minutes, and the suggested answers show you what to listen for, so you can check they’ve understood without reading it yourself.
No. Your child still reads the book: ReadWisely is for you, so you can talk with them about it. We describe books in our own words and never reproduce them.
School-age children, from their first reading books to novels for twelve-year-olds and up. Guides are written for four age groups (3–5, 6–8, 9–11 and 12+), and move up automatically as your child grows.
You can add any book, even one that isn’t in our search. If we don’t know it well enough to describe the plot, we’ll say so and give you ten questions that work for any story.
Each new book you add to a child’s bookshelf uses one from your allowance. Opening books you’ve already added, adding the same book for a brother or sister, or adding a book you’ve had before, is free.
Yes. Share your account with up to four other adults, free. They see the same children, guides and progress, so whoever helps with reading is ready.
ReadWisely works in your phone’s web browser, and you can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app.
Up to 8 on any plan, each with their own bookshelf and progress.
Yes, any time, from the Plan page. You keep your plan until the end of the period you’ve paid for. Your children’s guides and progress stay in your account.
A couple of minutes with the overview, and you’re ready for tonight’s conversation.
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