Suggestions for Narration
Written or oral prompts for every chapter, kept in book order so tonight’s chapter is easy to find.
The Story of the World I–VI · Our Island Story · This Country of Ours · American Hero Stories · and more
Classical Audiobooks for the Whole Family
Where Great Stories
Come Alive
The Paideia Collection · Cultivating a Living Library
The Paideia Collection exists to bless families with the living books that have shaped the foundations of the Western canon, carrying forward the oral tradition of old. In an age when many of these rich titles are difficult to find — and some on the verge of being lost — our mission is to preserve them and make them accessible once again.
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Thomas Cole — The Departure, 1837
The Heart of Paideia
What do you see when you look out the window? Do you see a valiant knight battling a winged dragon? Do you see a terrified Sea Captain forging through a storm? Possibly a princess locked up in a tower unable to escape? Through the window of stories we can see all these things and so much more.
"Through the window of stories we can see all these things and so much more."
I heard it once said that we are a storied people. That phrase has stuck with me over the years. Nicholas and I are raising our children with stories—stories of the good, the true, and the beautiful. We want stories of courage and of strength. We want stories of faith and fortitude. We want stories that enrapture not just our minds, but our hearts as well.
We hope the next time you look through the window you see something that inspires and uplifts you. We hope you share these stories with those you love. And maybe we can fight our dragons together, make it through the storm, and escape the towers that have held us captive.
After all — we are a storied people.
— Charisse Luthy; Co-Founder of the Paideia Collection
Built Differently, By Design
Creating an experience for families to learn and grow together.
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One Price. Everything Included.
No credits. No per-title fees. No wondering if a title is "worth it." Every book in our library is yours — Charlotte Mason's complete works, founding documents, great histories, and more. One membership, unlimited listening.
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Safe for Children. Always.
No advertisements. No algorithmic rabbit holes. Every story is thoughtfully chosen and age-appropriate. Parents have full control—custom libraries, approved titles, and built-in peace of mind from day one.
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A Curated Classical Library
Charlotte Mason. Arabella Buckley. H. E. Marshall. M. B. Synge. H. A. Guerber. Eva March Tappan. America's Founding Documents. Works are chosen by their merit, not their hype. We desire works that develop mind, heart and virtue.
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Listen Anywhere, Anytime
Full desktop and mobile experiences. Offline listening so the library travels with you — road trips, nature walks, quiet evenings by the fire. Your membership works wherever your family does.
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Built for Homeschool Families
Charlotte Mason families. Classical households. Living book advocates. Families just starting their homeschool journey. We are building this library for you — not for the algorithm, not for the mass market. The books you want, presented the way your family actually learns.
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Ready for Your Curriculum
Titles organized by age, subject, and classical stages. Easy to pair with classical, Charlotte Mason, or living-book approaches. No hunting, no guessing — just the right book at the right time.
Curriculum-FriendlyA First of Its Kind
The Story Comes to Life
Before Your Eyes
Great books are full of illustrations — drawings that bring a scene to life at exactly the right moment. When you listen to audio, you lose that. Until now.
Our digital artists recreate the original in-book illustrations for our library. These images appear on screen, timed precisely to the narration — so when the story describes what you would see on the page, you see it.
For richly visual titles like Arabella Buckley's Eyes and No Eyes field guides, this transforms the experience from "audio-only" into something closer to a living, illustrated read-aloud.
No other audiobook experience does this. We think every family deserves to have great literature come alive!
Everything Your Family Needs
An Experience Built Around the Reader
Encountering a design that puts the safety and well-being of your family first.
Family Profiles & Controls
Create individual profiles for each family member. Parents can flag or restrict specific titles, ensuring each child only sees what you've approved. Tailored libraries for every age.
Commonplace Journal
The classical tradition of using a commonplace book, brought into the digital age. Capture passages, reflections, and notes while you listen. Private to you, always.
Companion Materials
Coloring sheets and study aids to accompany titles in the library — bringing the books off the screen and into little hands. More materials added as the library grows.
Visual Timelines
On select titles, scroll through a visual history of the events as they unfold — online or in the app — or download the corresponding companion material to bring the timeline to your table.
Offline Listening
Download titles for listening without an internet connection. Road trips, nature study, quiet evenings — your library travels with you wherever you go.
New Titles, Every Month
Our library is actively growing. Every title added is hand-edited and mastered — we will never produce something that we wouldn't be proud to have in our own home. More books, always included in your membership.
A Glimpse at the Library
These titles and many more are coming. Every one mastered and ready to listen.
Companion Materials
Beside the Story
Many of the titles in our library come with something to hold: prompts for narration, pages to color, timelines to follow and texts to keep. You’ll find them on each title’s page, in the app or on the web.
Coloring Pages
Original line art drawn for the stories, each page naming its subject and suggesting true colors.
Eyes and No Eyes I–VI · Our Island Story · The Little Book of the Flag
Timelines
Illustrated timelines that follow a story’s people and events era by era, on the web or in the app. Some also come as a printable companion for the table.
Our Island Story · This Country of Ours · more as the library grows
Appendices & Selections
Flag etiquette, anniversaries and selections, set in full, and the complete Horatius at the Bridge, numbered for memorization.
The Little Book of the Flag · Horatius at the Bridge
Two editions: one for the screen, one for paper
Narration guides and texts come in a color edition for reading on a tablet, and a print-friendly edition set plainly for the printer: white ground, no heavy bands of color, and roughly two-thirds less toner. Homeschool families print a great deal, so we planned for it.
Membership
Simple, Honest Pricing
The entire library. Your whole family. One price. No fine print.
Monthly
$15
per month · cancel anytime
- Full library access
- Unlimited family listening
- All family profiles
- Parental controls
- No ads, ever
- Offline listening
Best Value
Annual
$149
per year · ~$12.42 / month
- Full library access
- Unlimited family listening
- All family profiles
- Parental controls
- No ads, ever
- Offline listening
Founding Members Only
Early Adopter
$99
per year · your rate, forever
- Full library access
- Unlimited family listening
- All family profiles
- Parental controls
- No ads, ever
- Rate locked for life
Give the Gift of Stories
Gift Membership
$139
one year · for someone you love
- Full library access
- Unlimited family listening
- All family profiles
- Parental controls
- No ads, ever
- Delivered by email to recipient
The audiobooks of the complete Charlotte Mason Home Education Series have sold elsewhere for over $140. With Paideia Collection, they're included in your membership, alongside everything else in our growing library.
Be a Founding Member
The doors are open — and founding memberships are still available. Subscribe and choose the Early Adopter plan to lock in your founding member rate — $99 per year, forever, no matter how our library grows or what prices do in the future. Founding memberships are limited.
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America's 250th Anniversary · 1776–2026
The Words That Founded a Nation
In 1776, men pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to an idea that had never been tried before. This year, America marks its 250th birthday — and we believe an excellent way to honor that anniversary is to hear these words again, read aloud with care and reverence.
The Paideia Collection is producing audio renditions of the great speeches, founding documents, and seminal works that shaped the republic — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, Washington's Farewell Address, and more. Let the words of our founders ring in your home again.
Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
Washington's Farewell Address
The Federalist Papers
More Coming
On the Horizon
What's Coming Next
We're building this for the long term. Here's a glimpse of what's ahead.
Growing Library
More Titles, Always
We add new titles continuously — each one hand-edited, mastered, and ready to listen. Every addition is included in your membership at no extra charge.
For Subscribers
Lend a Title
Share the gift of a great story. As a subscriber, you'll be able to lend any title to a friend or family member — no account required on their end. They receive a time-limited listening link and can enjoy the title for a short but generous window, just long enough to fall in love with it.
For Explorers
Explore by Geography
A visual and interactive way to explore the great works by location. Build out your curriculum around your travels; where will the stories take you?
From the Essays
The Transformative
Power of Paideia
Forming Whole Souls in a Fragmented World
Read the EssayThe Doors Are Open.
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