Zara, a young Black girl in a narwhal hoodie, holds a glowing paper door covered in crayon drawings. Her face is full of wonder.

She made a door out of paper. That night, it opened.

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The First Dream Door

Zara was four the first night she couldn't sleep.

The dark felt too big. The worries were too loud. So her grandmother taught her something her great-grandmother had taught her—how to make a door.

Not a real door. A paper one. Drawn with crayons, filled with things she loved, folded up and slipped beneath her pillow.

That night, the paper door did something strange.

An 8-minute audio story + a printable Dream Door kit so your child can make one too.

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Zara faces the Shadow of Doubt in the dream world, her narwhal hoodie glowing as her stuffed friends float in the starlit sky.

Zara's adventure is just beginning.

In her next story, Zara enters the dream world for real—and meets a Shadow who isn't quite what it seems.

Zara Z and the Shadow of Doubt is an audio adventure with a printable Dream Door kit. About 15 minutes of story. A lifetime of "I can do hard things."

The free story is where Zara begins. This is where she becomes brave.

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Zara's world is still growing.

When there's a new door to open, we'll let you know.