A Mia & Mateo storybook series
Stories with Rayan Little moments. Big lessons.
Inspired by real moments with Mia and Mateo, this gentle children’s series turns kindness, patience, emotions, and everyday discoveries into stories families can return to together.
Little moments become stories. Stories become conversations.
- Ages 3 to 7
- Bedtime stories
- Family conversations
01 · The heart of the series
The lesson is never announced. It is lived.
Stories with Rayan begins with moments children already know: a difficult feeling, a sibling misunderstanding, a promise, a question, or a quiet act of courage.
Mia and Mateo find their way by asking, trying, listening, and caring. Each story leaves room for emotional awareness, kindness, patience, and an honest family conversation after the final page.
Notice
Big feelings often begin inside the smallest everyday moments.
Imagine
Questions give children room to understand what they feel and see.
Care
Kindness becomes something children can choose, practice, and share.
Talk
The final page becomes the beginning of a family conversation.
The books do not tell children what to feel. They help children find the words for what is already there.
Meet the books →02 · Stories with Rayan
Six small moments. Six doors into their world.
Each story begins with something a child already knows: a difficult feeling, a shared toy, a mistake, a thank you, or the courage to try again. Choose the moment your family needs today.
Kind words · Empathy
Mia’s Magic Words
Mia discovers how thoughtful words can soften a difficult moment and help two hearts understand each other.
View on Amazon ↗Sharing · Siblings
One Toy, Two Smiles
A sibling story about sharing with patience and discovering that one treasured toy can hold joy for two.
View on Amazon ↗Gratitude · Notice
The Thank You Tree
Gratitude grows as Mia and Mateo begin noticing the people, care, and small gifts already surrounding them.
View on Amazon ↗Family · Presence
Real Life Moments
Mia and Mateo learn that the memories that matter most are made through patience, shared time, and being together.
View on Amazon ↗Resilience · Hope
Trying Again Tomorrow
A gentle reminder that a hard day can end, feelings can settle, and another chance can begin tomorrow.
View on Amazon ↗Mistakes · Teamwork
We Can Fix It Together
A torn rainbow becomes a lesson in patience, teamwork, and the courage to repair what went wrong together.
View on Amazon ↗The complete library includes more Stories with Rayan titles, along with early learning, coloring, science, puzzle, and Arabic books.
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03 · A reading ritual
The story does not end on the final page. It continues in the conversation.
These books are not lessons to test. They are places where children can recognize a feeling, imagine another choice, and tell you something they may not have known how to say before.
Before you begin
Look together.
“What do you think Mia or Mateo might be feeling?”
While you read
Pause gently.
“What would you do if this moment happened to you?”
After the last page
Stay and listen.
“Has something like this ever happened in your world?”
There is no perfect answer. The most important part is giving the child time to notice, wonder, and speak in their own way. Continue that moment with a free story, coloring pages, puzzles, and activities made for Mia and Mateo’s world.
04 · Keep the world moving
Their next story is already beginning. Choose where the next page opens.
Continue through every published title, or begin with a free Mia and Mateo activity pack made to print, share, and enjoy together.
Every published title
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Find Stories with Rayan alongside early learning, coloring, science, puzzles, Arabic books, and more.
Explore the library →A first journey together
Begin with a free activity.
Receive a Mia and Mateo story, coloring pages, a maze, Sudoku, drawing activities, and a first Arabic word.
Get the free activity pack →The page ends here. Their world does not.