What's New: May 2026
Flipbook mode for picture books and early readers
This is the big one. Illustrated stories and early readers now display in a page-by-page flipbook format — swipe or tap to turn pages, with full images centered on each page. It makes picture books feel like actual books instead of long scrolls, and it's especially nice on tablets.
We built flipbook mode alongside a wave of new content designed for it:
- A Dog Named Sheep and Bazooka Pooka — two bedtime picture books with full-page illustrations
- Big Wonders — a nonfiction series for Level 3 readers, also in flipbook format. Nonfiction in particular benefits from the page-at-a-time layout, where each spread pairs a concept with an image.
- Four new early-reader series with five episodes — short, illustrated, and designed for kids just crossing from "learning to read" into "reading to learn"
More stories in the library
For chapter-book readers, we added:
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — a full classic adaptation for grades 3–4, with three seasons and six episodes of mysteries. Our biggest single title yet.
- Wren Figures It Out — original contemporary fiction
- Out There — original sci-fi
- Mira and the Glowing Mushroom — original fantasy
Built-in dictionary
Long-press any word while reading and you'll get a kid-friendly definition right in the reader. No switching apps, no losing your place. We wrote the definitions ourselves to keep them clear and age-appropriate. A simple routine that works well: when your kid hits a word they don't know, have them long-press it, read the definition together, then re-read the sentence. Ten seconds, builds vocabulary, doesn't break the story's flow.
Subscription and free trial
Worldly now runs on a subscription with a 7-day free trial. Start reading everything in the library today at no cost, and if your family is getting value from it, keep going. Manage your subscription anytime from the profile page.
From the team
This month was about making Worldly work for younger readers — flipbook mode, the dictionary, and a wave of early-reader and picture book content. We're building toward a library where every kid from age 5 to 14 can find something genuinely good. More coming next month.