Yatsu – Kamishibai for Kids

Discover Yatsu – the traditional Japanese paper theatre (Kamishibai), lovingly reimagined as a read-aloud app for children, parents, nurseries and primary schools! 21 enchanting fairy tales and legends from around the world unfold on large, warmly framed picture cards: every story is written entirely in melodic rhyme, richly illustrated and narrated by warm-hearted voices. WHAT IS KAMISHIBAI? Kamishibai (Japanese for "paper theatre") is a centuries-old storytelling tradition: picture cards slide into a wooden stage frame (butai) while the story is read aloud. Yatsu brings this captivating little theatre straight to your iPad or iPhone – perfect for sharing in a circle of children, or as a bedtime story at home. WHAT MAKES YATSU SPECIAL: • EVERY STORY IN RHYME: Almost every picture card carries four rhythmic lines of verse. Rhymes are fun, they build a feeling for language, and after just a few cards children happily start joining in. • WARM NARRATION: Children who cannot read yet simply tap the read-aloud button and listen to crystal-clear, natural voices on every card – around half an hour of narrated storytelling in each language. • YOUR APPLE WATCH AS THE REMOTE: Whoever reads aloud needs their hands free. Turn the Digital Crown to move to the next card, tap for narration – the current card sits small on your wrist. The device can stay on the table or feed the television. This is how the storyteller once stood at the butai, drawing the cards by hand. • THE BIG STAGE ON YOUR TV: Via Control Centre under "Screen Mirroring", or with a cable: the picture card fills the big screen while verse and controls stay on your device – the real paper-theatre experience for a circle of children at nursery or school. • 168 BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED PICTURE CARDS: Detailed, atmospheric illustrations in traditional woodblock and watercolour style, harmoniously framed and entirely free of garish effects or frantic animation. • 6 LANGUAGES BUILT IN: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese. Perfect for bilingual families, heritage-language teaching and playful first encounters with a new language. • 100% CHILD-SAFE & AD-FREE: No advertising at all, no tracking, no data collection. Every external link and purchase sits behind a child-safe parental gate (a simple sum for grown-ups). • WORKS OFFLINE: Once downloaded, every story works without an internet connection – ideal for nursery days, holidays and long car journeys. TALES AND LEGENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Japanese folk tales: • Momotarō, the Peach Boy (free forever!) • The Man Who Makes Flowers Bloom • The Old Man and the Straw Hats • The Grateful Crane • The Mouse Wedding German fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm: • The Bremen Town Musicians • Hansel and Gretel • Mother Holle • Little Red Riding Hood Chinese legends & myths: • Chang'e, the Lady in the Moon • Hua Mulan • Nian, the New Year Monster • The Monkey King Sun Wukong One Thousand and One Nights: • Aladdin and the Magic Lamp • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves • The Fisherman and the Jinni • Sindbad the Sailor Indian animal fables (Panchatantra): • The Lion and the Clever Hare • The Monkey and the Crocodile • The Blue Jackal • The Talkative Tortoise Download Yatsu today and begin with the free classic "Momotarō"!