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The monthly box of black children's books 

Discover amazing diverse books plus Black history activities each month with our inspiring box  for all children ages 0-12.

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30 day guarantee

We're sure you will love us, but just in case you have 30 days to change your mind after receiving your first box!

Fits any budget

We have a box for every budget from just £10.99! Choose to receive 1, 3 or 5 books each month!

Free Black History Packs

Every box includes activity packs that teach children about Black history, culture, and inspiring figures

No Duplicate Books

Let us know what books you already have and we won't include those titles in your box!

Why Imagine Me Stories?

Less than 4% of children's books in the UK feature a black main character.
We are here to help you:

  • Discover amazing black children's books each month
  • Learn about African culture and black history through fun activity packs
  • Help your little one build a love for reading through our fun reading ladder reward chart!
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As Seen In

Peek inside one of our previous boxes!

We had fun learning all about amazing African Queens!

What's In the Box?

Diverse Books

We make it easy for you to discover books which celebrate black characters with different age groups from 0-12. Choose to receive 1, 3 or 5 books each month

Black History Activities

An empowering pack to educate on African/black history and culture. We send a different theme each month and they usually include 4-6 activity sheets printed on double sided A4 card.

Reading Ladder Chart

Your little one will receive a sticker of a different black icon each month to put on their reading ladder chart! (Miniboxes excluded)

How Does It Work?

Choose Your Box!

*Books and activities in the images are for illustrative purposes. The actual books you will receive are always a fun surprise!

Tiny Conquerors Box (0-3)

Choose to receive 1, 3 or 5 books

From £12.99 

CHOOSE

Early Achievers Box (4-8)

Choose to receive 1,3 or 5 books

From £12.99 

CHOOSE

Big Dreamers Box (9-12)

Choose to receive 1, 3 or 5 books

From £12.99 

CHOOSE

Family Combo Box

Choose to receive 3 or 5 books with a mixture of selected ages

From £24.99 

CHOOSE

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We believe ALL children need diverse books. Find out more about our school packages! 

Watch our founder speak about diversity on BBC News

All children should be able to see themselves in the books that they read and all children should be able to read diverse books on different experiences. Representation matters. Diversity matters.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you know that only 2% of children's books published in the UK have black main characters? Representation is vital to ensure that children see positive views of themselves and what they can achieve in society. From just £11.99 your child will receive specially chosen top quality books which celebrate black characters, plus empowering activities to educate them on black history and culture!

Mini box - Our mini Imagine Me Stories box which includes a book plus an empowering black history activity pack (and a free educational poster in your first box) starts from just £10.99 a month depending on the length of your subscription. The longer you subscribe the more you save!

Standard box - Our standard Imagine Me Stories box of three books, an empowering black history activity pack, reading ladder chart plus sticker (and a free educational poster in your first box) starts from just £23.99 a month depending on the length of your subscription. The longer you subscribe the more you save!

Family Combo Box - Our 3 book Family Combo Box starts from £23.99 and our 5 book Family combo box starts from £33.99. This also includes an empowering black history activity pack, reading ladder chart plus sticker (and a free poster in your first box) . 

Of course! On monthly or prepaid plans you can cancel your subscription at any time before your next renewal. For plans with a 6/12 month commitment, you can cancel at the end of the commitment period. If you would like to cancel, please do this before your next payment goes out on the 2nd of your renewal month. You can do this from your customer portal or by emailing us at hello@imaginemestories.com.

Your first box will ship within 5 days. Subsequent boxes will ship around the 26th of each month (Re-billing takes place on the 2nd of the month. Your specific re-billing date will be shown at checkout and in your order confirmation email). UK shipping normally takes 3-5 days for delivery. International delivery can take between 7-15 days.

Well done on already having a diverse library! We wouldn't want you to get the same book twice so to avoid this please do drop us a line at hello@imaginemestories.com immediately after subscribing, with a list of your existing titles and we will do our best to make a special arrangement.

You will receive 1, 3 or 5 specially selected books which celebrate black characters plus fun black history activity sheets.

Your first box (The Welcome Box) which is sent out shortly after ordering will include a welcome letter, a selection of our most popular titles, a free poster and one of our popular activity packs. Subsequent boxes will receive the featured books and activity theme for that particular month.

In our standard boxes (3 books and above) we also include a reading ladder chart with a sticker of a different black hero each month for your child to learn about. 

We take a lot of care in choosing only the best quality diverse books. We are also very passionate about educating children on black history and African culture so our activity packs are well researched and fun to engage with :)

Yes. We ship to both the UK and the US. UK shipping is £3. US shipping is $15

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