Read Write Create: Where Our Youngest Storytellers Begin

A hands-on creative home for the years before Write from the Heart

New: Our PreK-8th Grade Partnership with Read Write Create

A Children's Creative Education Company

Our classes begin in 6th grade, but a love of writing takes root long before that. So we partnered with Read Write Create, a company built on an idea we share: creativity and craft belong together from the very first story.

Their hands-on tools and creative-writing curriculum make writing a place where kids can express themselves and learn how to build their words into art.  It’s the exact foundation we build on the day they’re ready to join us.

Brand logo with the words READ WRITE CREATE in pale yellow, light and faded against a white background.
Gold four-point starburst shape centered on a white background.

Now Carrying Read Write Create Products

We’ve hand-picked a selection of Read Write Create’s best writing tools to carry right here in our store. Each one helps younger children learn to write creatively, backed by video support that guides them through every step. These products cover grades PreK through 8.

Poster advertising 'Character Creator': bold white text on an orange background, promoting 'Create a Story Character in Three Easy Steps' by Matthew Young; includes readwritecreate.org.
Turn “I don’t know what to write” into a character kids can’t stop
Red tin labeled Read Write Create with color pencils inside; lid shows a teal backdrop and a superhero cartoon.
A set of 14 colored pencils, perfect for creating the colors of your
White sheet on top of a beige folder and a translucent plastic sleeve against a teal background.
Create Your Own Professional Comic Book
Price range: $7.99 through $24.99
Playful clay-school-supply characters: blue elephant with a pencil, a purple glue bottle, and an orange stapler against a teal background
Get your Crafty Creature set started with your very own Chomp Chomp stapler,
Bright neon green backpack with color-themed 'Read, Write, Create' cards and white sheets of paper on a teal background, suggesting school supplies and creativity.
Everything Kids Need to Create Real Comics
Colorful classroom scene with a green backpack, notebooks and booklets for reading and writing creativity for kids.
Give your young storyteller everything they need to dream up characters, build exciting
Four overlapping posters on a teal background featuring writing-themed titles: Story Writer, World Builder, and Character Creator with bold typography and silhouettes.
Everything kids need to go from “I don’t know what to write” to
White notebook tilted on a teal background.
Create Your Own Hardcover Children’s Book
Price range: $12.99 through $39.99
Young boy in a navy polo writes in a red notebook while holding a white spiral notebook outdoors by a window.
The perfect bundle to get started with writing down your ideas and art.
Four overlapping colorful posters with prompts like "Let's create a HAPPY story!" and variations such as silly, spooky, and fun stories, from Read.Write.Create.
Story Maps are the perfect companion to Story Stones. Think of them as
Bright neon-green backpack with Story Stones game cards and colorful booklets for kids' storytelling.
Help kids ages 3–8 discover the building blocks of storytelling and get excited
Turquoise Story Stones Animals game with round stones featuring animal icons spilling from a blue pouch on a teal background
They’re not actual stones — they’re soft felt tokens printed with pictures of
Poster titled 'Story Writer' with subtitle 'Write a story outline in three easy steps' by Matthew Young; features Read Write Create logo and readwritecreate.org link.
Turn “I don’t know what happens next” into a complete story with a
Bright green backpack with a Read Write Create booklet and colored pencils on a teal background.
The perfect comic book gift bundle for the creative kid (or kid-at-heart) in
Bright green school gear—backpack, notebooks, and art supplies arranged for a classroom or kids’ learning scene.
The ultimate gift set includes all the supplies to create your own hardcover
Poster for World Builder: Design a Setting in Three Easy Steps, crafted by Matthew Young, featuring a teal gradient with a stylized lighthouse and curved shapes.
Turn “I don’t know what my world looks like” into a setting with
Stack of old leather-bound books with antique writing tools: ink bottle, quill, handwritten letters, parchment, glasses, and a leather journal.

There's Even More to Explore

Read Write Create also runs live classes, camps, and a full catalog of creative tools we don’t carry here. If you have younger writers at home, their programs are a wonderful place to start. And as a Write from the Heart family, your first order on their site is 10% off.

From your child's first story to their final draft, we're honored to walk the whole way with you.