Made to protect a young, growing brain
- Calm, never overstimulating.
- Read aloud, like a parent.
- Encourages active thinking.
- Curriculum maths, real life.
- ADHD and neurodiversity friendly.
A warm voice tells the story, so children can listen and follow along.
Louis' First Day at School — Book 3: Silver Fish for a Silver Dog
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Louis' First Day at School — Book 3: Silver Fish for a Silver Dog
Louis Is Getting Ready for First Day at School! book 1
Reception · Louis' First Day at School
Five sleeps, one enormous bag, and a pair of odd socks
Louis is off to big school at last — just like his big sister Luna. There are sleeps to count down, a giant new bag to fill, a uniform to try on, and cereal to pour for the whole family at six in the morning. A warm, funny night-before-and-morning-of, with gentle take-away, adding up and o'clock times tucked into every excited moment.
Poppet and the Anger Catcher
Poppet and the Pocket Zoo
The Eraser That Took Things Away
Louis finds a pencil eraser that rubs real things right out of the world... until he rubs away something he'd give anything to get back.
A Bedroom Full of Birds
Impatient Louis secretly hatches a second batch of eggs under his bed. 12 + 12 = a bedroom full of 24 quail - and a very confused Mum.
Most apps move fast.
Poppet moves like a book.
Points, timers, flashing buttons, streaks — most learning apps are built to keep your child tapping. Poppet moves slowly, so the maths comes from the story, not the noise. No pressure scores, no reward loops — and it ends, like a book should.
Built for every kind of mind
Some children have a highly active mind — quick, restless, deeply feeling, easily overwhelmed, or simply not ready yet to sit and decode small print alone. None of that is something wrong with them. It's a mind that withers in the wrong soil, and blooms in the right one.
Poppet was built to be that soil: calm pacing instead of pressure, gentle pauses instead of a ticking clock, mistakes explained kindly instead of buzzed away. No labels, no comparisons — just room for your child's mind to grow at its own pace.
Read more about how we support every kind of mind- Quick, restless minds that need to move to think
- Deep, careful minds that need time, not a ticking clock
- Big feelings that a loud, flashing screen can overwhelm
- Minds that freeze up around numbers, long before they fail at them
- Minds not yet ready to sit and decode small print alone
How it works — and why it works
Pick a story
Choose by age, topic or character. Every story maps to a real maths goal.
Poppet reads it aloud
Calm narration, with each word highlighted as it's read — so your child can follow with their ears, their eyes, or both.
Pause to wonder
The story stops at gentle maths moments. Your child reads it, pictures it, and chooses.
Mistakes don't stop the story
A wrong answer? Poppet calmly shows the right one, explains it simply, and carries on.
Ends with a Mission Log
Coming soonThe story finishes and stays finished — no endless loop. A Mission Log to talk about together afterwards is on the way.
Read more: how our maths worksWhy we show the number sentence
Choose your child's year
Each story has one fixed school year, so families can choose the right level.
Choose a year to filter the story shelf.
Easy adds a small number of gentle maths pauses. This preview explains the choices; you make the real choice when a story opens.
Reception · Age 4–5
Counting, shapes and sharing — the very first maths.
e.g. When the Sun & Moon Were Friends
Year 1 · Age 5–6
Adding & taking away to 20, number bonds, doubles.
e.g. The Spy Dragonfly
Year 2 · Age 6–7
Doubling & sharing, times tables, time and money.
e.g. Luna & Louis Hatch Their Pets
Year 3 · Age 7–8
Bigger numbers, multiplication and first fractions.
New stories in the works
Coming soonRead with ears, eyes, or both
Generated narration reads the story aloud while each word is highlighted, so children can listen and follow along.
Louis counted six eggs beside Luna.
Built for parents to trust
Clear boundaries around learning, privacy, access, and payment.
Curriculum-aligned
Maths mapped to EYFS & the KS1 national curriculum, by year level.
Private by design
Stories work without photos, profiles, or unnecessary child data.
No subscription
Buy a book once and keep it for 2 years — no recurring charges.
Made with care
Calm-by-design and read-aloud, the way a parent would.
Simple pricing you can trust
Catalogue prices are shown clearly, with no recurring subscription.
Single story
Buy only what you want, priced by year. Yours for 2 years.
Why I built Poppet
I've tutored children since I was young, and later worked as a researcher — fascinated by brain science, educational psychology and what actually makes children learn. When I became a parent, I grew quietly disappointed that almost every app is built to hook a young mind, not protect it.
Call it ADHD, autistic thinking, giftedness, high sensitivity — or simply a child who doesn't fit the mould. These are all names for a highly active brain that hasn't yet found the right environment to learn in. So I built Poppet to protect the growing brain, make room for every kind of learner, and link every subject into one connected understanding of the world.
Read the full story
Ever since I was young, I've tutored children. I came to know the drill-and-memorise methods inside out, and I saw their cost up close: children who could reach the right answer but never truly understood the question.
A young child's brain is often ready to read long before their eyes are. So Poppet reads stories aloud with highlighted subtitles — a child can read with their ears, their eyes, or both. That, in the end, is what Poppet is about: a calm, imaginative way for every kind of child to understand their world, and to love learning about it.
Good to know
What ages is it for?
The current shelf is Reception to Year 3 · ages 4–8. Each story has one fixed school-year label, from Reception · Age 4–5 through Year 3 · Age 7–8, so families can choose the right level from the shelf.
How is this different from another maths game or app?
It isn't a game. There are no points, timers, streaks or flashing buttons designed to keep your child tapping. It's a calm read-aloud storybook that pauses to wonder — the maths comes from the story, not from noise, and it ends like a book should.
Can my child read it on their own?
Yes. Poppet reads every story aloud with highlighted words, so a child can read with their ears, their eyes, or both — even before they're ready for small-print reading.
Is it a subscription?
Never. You buy a book from £0.50 and keep it for 2 years — no recurring charges.
What maths does it actually cover?
Counting and number bonds, adding and taking away, doubling and sharing, times tables, time and money — mapped to EYFS and KS1 by year, and growing as we add Key Stage 2.
What about my child's data?
Poppet stories work without photos, profiles, or unnecessary child data. We only use the information needed to provide the story and keep access working. GDPR-friendly.
What if my child gets an answer wrong?
Nothing bad. Poppet gently shows the correct answer and carries on with the story. No red crosses, buzzers, scores or fail screens — mistakes don't stop the story.
Choose a story for your child
Browse the shelf by age and topic.
Welcome to Poppet
A little cast of friends your child comes back for — the reason the maths gets remembered.
Poppet
A gentle friend with a golden star, who turns everyday moments into little adventures.
Louis
A curious boy who notices the small wonders everyone else walks past.
Luna
Louis's sister — kind, brave, and always ready to help work things out.
Poggle
The family's helpful smart-speaker — “OK Poggle!” — who mustn't learn every secret.
Same maths. More meaning.
Your child solves the problem because they care what happens next — not because a timer is ticking.
…and the story carries straight on — right away if they're correct, or once the answer is gently shown if not. No fail screen — just what happens to the eggs next.