StoryCaptain is a children's book subscription that focuses on fostering empathy, understanding, and connection through literacy. Each box comes with 2-3 books, an activity guide, and a fun little freebie. The book selection is under the care of children's literature experts to ensure that every book in your box is both developmentally appropriate and will spark joy. There are two subscription options: one for kids ages 0-3 (board books), and one for ages 4-7 (picture books).
The Cost: $19.95 per month + $4.95 shipping to the US.
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This review is of the subscription for ages 0-3.
This box was sent to us at no cost for review. (Check out the editorial guidelines to learn more about how we review boxes.)
Here's What's Inside!
This month we received three board books following the theme of ''All The Feels,'' which totally rings true with this mom of 2 who's in the postpartum period. The books showcased the rollercoaster of emotions that both rapidly growing children (and exhausted parents🤭) experience.
They came paired with an activity guide and sticker sheet - the activities included dancing out emotions, coloring feelings, and creating puppets, whereas the sticker sheet featured a build-your-own lady emoji face.
As always, Maddie went straight for the stickers and got to work!
You Are My Happy by Hoda Kotb (Author), Suzie Mason (Illustrator) — Retail Value $9.99
Up first on our list was a bear-themed bedtime book. This adorable tale provided plenty of reminders to take time to appreciate the small things each day.
Whether it's making new friends, learning lessons from silly mistakes, enjoying play time under the sun, there are plenty of things to make us smile. Maddie thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the furry creatures and I appreciated the gentle nudge to simply sit down and smile with my favorite little humans.
5 stars from us!!!
What's Wrong, Little Pookie? by Sandra Boynton (Author, Illustrator)— Retail Value $6.99
We adore the Little Pookie series, so this was an automatic hit! As a mother I love the relatable lessons and mom moments, whereas Maddie LOVES piggies. 🐷Maddie is just over 2 and this tale totally hits home.
Just like Pookie, we're currently going through yes and no questions each day to figure out exactly what she likes, dislikes, and is still deciding on in life. And, of course, we're also going through the temper tantrums that we can't figure out or remember what are over...
Another 5 stars for us!
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney (Author), Anita Jeram (Illustrator)— Retail Value $8.99
We currently have a copy of this sweet book, but it never hurts to add another to the shelves (especially since my little artist likes to leave her mark whenever she gets the chance). I also love building my collections of 90s children tales so I was delighted to see this one in our box.
This book serves as a precious, and fun, reminder to littles of just how much their parents love them - as far as the East is from the West!
Since we already had this book I'm going to leave 4.5 stars for the experience - but the book itself is another 5.
Value - Was This Box Worth It?
The Cost: $19.95 per month + $4.95 shipping to the US.
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Value Breakdown: This subscription costs $24.90 including shipping. The 3 books that we were sent in the 0-3 age range for January retail at $25.97 and the additional cost for stickers probably cost around $2. If you take into consideration the standard price of shipping on Amazon or other suppliers, then the total retail value is quite a bit higher than the cost of the box. Not to mention, you receive a carefully curated selection of books, and some fun activity prompts!
Key Takeaways
This was a much better month for StoryCaptain. We received three 5-star books and the only minor drawback was that we already owned the third book. Other than that, we loved our box!
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To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? Yes, as of this review's publication, this box is still available. After placing your order, your first box will be shipped within 3 business days. For subsequent boxes, they will be shipped either at the beginning or the middle of each future month.
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