AR-enhanced children's book

Discover stories in a completely new way

Tales for the Future is a children's book with stories on equality, body positivity, activism, and many more — each illustrated and augmented in AR.

Tales for the Future — AR showcaseAndra Bria

How it works

Three steps from page to magic

01

Read the story

Cozy up with 11 full-color illustrated stories written to spark wonder.

02

Scan the QR code

Point any phone at the page to unlock the augmented reality layer.

03

Enjoy the effect

Watch the illustration come alive — move, zoom, and step inside the scene.

Why parents & kids love it

Everything you need to nurture wonder

Engaging stories and beautiful effects that nurture imagination and educate at the same time.

It's like magic

AR effects bring illustrations to life — move the camera, zoom, and hear the audio set the mood.

Progressive education

Stories combine feminist education, climate activism, anti-bullying and body positivity.

Healthy development

Illustrations from artists across the world — Guatemala, Turkey, Japan, Poland — for a multicultural view.

Featured story

Akna & The Cosmos

This is the story of Akna, a little girl with a passion for astronomy as big as space can be.

Akna lived in the Country of Eternal Spring, where she enjoyed taking long walks in the mountains, staring for hours at the volcanoes, the ruins and the pyramids… (...)

Akna character illustration

The book

Choose your edition

Hardcover book

$35

A beautiful signed hardcover, 22×27.5 cm, with 11 full-color illustrations and QR-triggered AR effects. Free shipping.

More subscription

$10/mo

Hungry for more? Sign up and we'll deliver a personalized story just for you, every month.

Press

Press Mentions

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Tales for the Future featured image — Revista Biz
Revista Biz20 January 2020

Tales for the Future, the children's book with augmented reality effects

Tales for the Future, written by Andra Bria, uses Augmented Reality technology to amplify the effect of illustrations. The book contains 11 stories about equality, empathy, tolerance and activism, each illustrated by a different artist from around the world.

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Tales for the Future iFundWomen campaign cover
iFundWomen2019

Tales for the Future — Crowdfunding Campaign

A children's book comprising stories on equality, body positivity and activism, each one illustrated and augmented in AR. The mission is to empower kids with progressive education in a fun and engaging way, featuring illustrations by 11 different female artists from every corner of the globe.

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Tales for the Future feature on start-up.ro
start-up.ro14 January 2021

A young woman from Romania launched a children's book with augmented reality

Andra Bria is a designer with a background in digital products and creative industries. Tales for the Future is a children's book with stories about equality, activism and other current themes, all complemented by augmented reality elements visible through a mobile phone.

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Andra Bria — Tales for the Future, PressOne feature
PressOne21 January 2020

The Entrepreneurial Cinderellas

Andra Bria wondered what the ideal world would look like for little girls growing up today — a world that would encourage their initiative, appreciate their courage and reward their curiosity. She created Tales for the Future, a storybook inspired by feminist ideology, where children discover an imaginary world full of lessons, animated with AR technology.

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