Our Story
BookBox was born in 2004 after winning a business plan competition at Stanford University. We are basically a social enterprise with the vision of creating a “book” for every child around the world in his or her language. We are based out of Pondicherry India and also have a partner office in the US.
We have been on a mission to make reading fun and automatic for children around the world. It is a well known universal fact that children love animation. By adding Same Language Subtitling (SLS) to something that children already love, we are giving them subconscious reading practice.
We therefore create animated stories powered by SLS. We call them ‘AniBooks’. We make these AniBooks available on YouTube, broadcast television, and mobile channels. The platform agnostic quality of AniBooks allows for mass distribution at minimal cost.
Awards & Recognitions
KIDS FIRST! USA
First Place Winner
Dr. Toy’s Ten Best Audio-Video Products, USA
Winner
Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products, USA
Winner
DVD Awards Foundation, India
Best Content
Dr. Toy’s Ten Best Audio-Video Products, USA
Winner
Customer Stories
I just stumbled upon your website and I love it!!! I am planning on using it in my French language classroom.
- A French teacher
“I teach English - and BookBox has changed my life. It’s fantastic in many, many ways.”
- A teacher from Geneva, Switzerland.
“Your product is distinctly different from what is available.. and sorely needed. As an ELL teacher, I can see that this resource has the potential for being in high demand to content teachers..”
- ELL Teacher from, Massachusetts, United States
I believe that your site is invaluable not only for children but for adults too. I am personally using it and plan to get a firm grounding in several languages that way.
- An adult language learner
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