Bring your own book
General Pod
A regular space to come and read, with help on hand.
£50 / month
- Any book your child chooses
- Up to 15 children, with a SisuGuide
- Join at any time
SisuReads · Starts Tuesday 1 December 2026
A time to read. A place to belong.
A live online reading community for children aged 7 to 15, welcoming young readers from around the world. Real books, peers their own age, and a SisuGuide on hand.
- Weekday reading sessions
- 45 or 60 minutes
Your taster is fully refundable.
If your child does not continue after the first week, we refund your £50 in full.
- A guide in every pod
- Live. Never recorded.
- From £50 a month
Piloted before launch
20 children3 continents12-month pilot
24+ books read per child that year.
“SisuBloom was very instrumental to Ziyanna’s love of reading. She looked up to doing her daily reading reports and insights.”
Our 12-month pilot brought together 20 children across three continents. It ran within our full programme, which launches as SisuLeads in 2027. SisuReads is its daily reading session.
01 / The daily rhythm
The same gentle rhythm. A little more each day.
From settling in to sharing an idea, here’s how the time together unfolds.
Settle in
Children arrive, say hello and open their book. Each one shares the page they are starting from, and the SisuGuide helps anyone who is unsure where to begin.
Your child
Says hello, opens their book and shares the page they are starting from.
The SisuGuide
Helps anyone who is unsure where to begin.
Deep read
Twenty-five minutes of quiet reading together. Real books, not summaries. Cameras on, microphones off, and a breakout room where any child can ask a SisuGuide for help.
Your child
Reads their book quietly, with camera on and microphone off.
The SisuGuide
Is available in a breakout room for any child who wants to ask for help.
Pod time
In a SisuPod, five children and a SisuGuide talk through today’s pages of this month’s book, and each child gives a short spoken report. In the general pod, children carry on reading their own book, with a SisuGuide there to help.
Your child
In a SisuPod, talks through today’s pages and gives a short spoken report. In the general pod, carries on reading their own book.
The SisuGuide
Guides the discussion in a SisuPod. In the general pod, is there to help.
Closing sprint
Everyone comes back together. A few of the best questions from the SisuPods are shared, and each child says the page they reached.
Your child
Comes back together with everyone and says the page they reached.
The SisuGuide
Brings everyone back together to close the session.
45-minute session · Ages 7 to 9
We group children of similar ages into pods with peers in compatible time zones, generally within two hours of one another. More reading times will be added as more children subscribe.
02 / Find their place
Two ways to read. One shared habit.
A book of their own choosing, or shared books and guided discussion.
One community · Regional pricing
A shared experience.
Prices for your region.
Choose your region to see membership and taster prices in your local currency. More regions will be added as our community grows.
Regional eligibility is confirmed through your family account.
Reading times are allocated separately, based on your child’s time zone.
How regional pricing worksTwo memberships: General Pod and SisuPod.
Read & discuss together
SisuPod
Shared books, a smaller group, and ideas to explore together.
£75 / month
- An anchor and a companion book each month
- 5 Seedlings, or 10 Saplings or Oaks
- Starts on the first weekday of a new month
Your £50 taster payment
Continue or get a full refund.
Choose a path to see how your payment works.
Your £50 covers your first general pod month.
If your child stays after the first week, they carry on in the general pod. General pod membership is £50 a month.
The full £75 SisuPod fee starts on the first weekday of the new month.
Your child carries on in the general pod, and the £50 covers their first general pod month. They move across to a SisuPod on the first weekday (Monday to Friday) of the new month, when the full £75 SisuPod monthly fee becomes payable instead of the general pod fee. The taster payment is not deducted from the £75.
Your £50 is refunded in full.
If your child does not continue after the first week, we refund your £50 in full.
Different countries. A shared love of reading.
We welcome children from around the world. We group children of similar ages into pods with peers in compatible time zones, generally within two hours of one another. This allows children from different countries to read together at a suitable local time. We will add more reading times as more children subscribe.
Membership type also affects pod allocation, and the mix of countries in a pod depends on who enrols.
In both memberships
Live weekday reading sessions · Rolling monthly, no minimum commitment · 10% sibling reduction
General Pod
- Continued reading during pod time, with a SisuGuide there to help.
SisuPod
- Guided discussion during pod time.
- Same pod for a quarter.
Both memberships
- A challenge for each age group every three months.
- Switch pods from the following month.
- Sessions also run on public holidays, when attendance is optional.
- Your child needs a physical book, a dictionary, a pen and a notebook.
03 / Beyond the page
A reading habit. And room to grow.
Over time, children also practise staying with an idea, asking questions and finding the words to share what they think.
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Self-Mastery
The focus to stay with hard things in a distracted world.
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Thinking
Asking better questions, weighing the evidence, knowing why they think what they think.
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Communication & Social Intelligence
Speaking clearly, listening with humility, disagreeing with respect.
On the SisuPod bookshelf · December 2026
Two books. So much to explore.
Books are not included. Buy them or borrow them from your library.
Anchor book
The 7 Habits of Happy Kids
Companion book
Matilda
Anchor book
My Hidden Chimp
Companion book
The Secret Garden or Gifted Hands
Anchor book
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers
Companion book
It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime (Adapted for Young Readers)
04 / The people in the room
Real people. Thoughtful guidance.
Kamsikwa Ezeanyika
Founder and Lead SisuGuide
MSt Creative Writing (University of Oxford) · BSc Neuroscience (University of Aberdeen)
“Learning is fun when you teach the right way.”
Ruru
Lead Montessori SisuGuide
BA English and Linguistics · Montessori-trained literacy specialist
“I don’t just teach children to read; I help them find their voice.”
Care in every session.
- Live only. Sessions are never recorded.
- Children appear by first name only.
- A SisuGuide is present in every pod.
- Every SisuGuide holds a DBS check or a police clearance certificate, and has safeguarding training.
05 / A simple first step
Try a week. Love it or get a full refund.
Start in the general pod with any book your child chooses.
£50one-off taster payment
Fully refundable if your child does not continue after the first week.
Create your family account to book your refundable taster.
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Give it a week
Your child joins the general pod and experiences the daily reading rhythm.
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Decide what feels right
If your child does not continue after the first week, your £50 is refunded in full. If they stay, it covers their first general pod month.
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Want to move to a SisuPod?
Move across on the first weekday of a new month. The full £75 monthly SisuPod fee becomes payable instead of the general pod fee. The £50 taster payment is not deducted from the £75.
A few practical things
Good questions. Clear answers.
Something else on your mind?
Ask us a questionEach region has its own fixed prices in local currency. They are set prices, not live exchange-rate conversions. For UK · GBP · £: General pod £50 a month, SisuPod £75 a month, and a refundable taster week of £50.
The region you choose on this page only changes the prices shown. Regional eligibility is confirmed through your family account. More regions will be added as our community grows.
We group children of similar ages into pods with peers in compatible time zones, generally within two hours of one another. This allows children from different countries to read together at a suitable local time. We will add more reading times as more children subscribe.
Membership type also affects pod allocation. Reading times are allocated separately from pricing, based on your child’s time zone.
Sessions run every weekday. Seedlings, ages 7 to 9, have a 45-minute session. Saplings and Oaks, ages 10 to 15, have a 60-minute session. Each one has four parts: settle in, deep read, pod time and a closing sprint.
A physical book, a dictionary, a pen and a notebook. Books are not included: buy them or borrow them from your library.
If your child does not continue after the first week, we refund your £50 in full. If they stay, they carry on in the general pod, and the £50 covers their first general pod month.
To join a SisuPod, they move across on the first weekday (Monday to Friday) of the new month, when the full £75 SisuPod monthly fee becomes payable instead of the general pod fee. The taster payment is not deducted from the £75.
No. Membership is rolling monthly, with no minimum commitment. You can switch pods from the following month, and there is a 10% sibling reduction.
A SisuGuide is present in every pod. During the deep read, a breakout room lets any child ask a SisuGuide for help. At pod time, a SisuGuide guides the discussion in a SisuPod, and in the general pod a SisuGuide is there to help as children keep reading.
Every SisuGuide holds a DBS check or a police clearance certificate, and has safeguarding training.
Give your child room to grow into who they can become.
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