Personalised children's book curation
Substitute the time you'd spend hunting for the right book with actual reading together.
That's why I started Lightship. As a certified Library Educator, Teacher, and Parent, I handpick and deliver thoughtfully curated children's literature, perfectly matched to your child (and you!). Curiosity, connection, conversations. Access all of it here.
Eight books a week · Handpicked by Neha · Shipped & returned for you
About Lightship
A personalised book subscription, by a librarian who knows your reader.
Lightship Library is a personalised book subscription service I've created as a certified Library Educator and mother.
Timing matters. I curate books that meet your child exactly where they are: emotionally, developmentally, and connected to their real-world experiences. The right book at the right moment does wonders, whether your child wants to explore how things work through non-fiction, discover different cultures, or process emotions and navigate their own experiences.
I've spent hundreds of hours vetting books with real librarians, parents, schools and children, focusing on rare, hidden gems. Titles that go beyond the bestseller lists; ones you've likely never heard about. But once you do, both your heart and mind shift.
Convenience is key. We speak to the reader and the family, curate the selection, deliver the books, and incorporate feedback to build future selections. So you have access to quality global literature, a partner to help you navigate the vast waters of children's literature, and soon enough, joyful reading on autopilot.
Neha
Our collection
A glimpse of the shelf.
How it works
Joyful reading on autopilot.
Tell us about your reader
A short intake conversation: age, interests, what they've loved, what bored them. Neha reaches out personally to understand who you're reading for.
Neha curates eight books
Handpicked for the week, balancing what your child wants to read with what they'd benefit from being stretched by. Always grounded in their developmental stage.
Your box arrives at home
Eight books delivered to your doorstep through our logistics partner. Open, browse, find the ones that pull your child in first.
Read, return, debrief
Read together at home. When the box goes back, Neha debriefs with your child directly. That feedback shapes the next week's selection.
Why Lightship
A service built around the reader.
Expert-led curation
A certified library educator chooses every book by hand. Not a recommendation engine.
Developmental-first
Grounded in the Yardsticks framework, balancing what your child enjoys with what stretches them.
Direct child engagement
Neha debriefs with the reader directly after each cycle. No survey can replace what a child says about a book.
End-to-end convenience
Curated, dispatched, returned. You read together. We handle everything else.
Word of mouth
From families already reading with us.
“The first week, my daughter read three of the eight books in a single afternoon. We've never had reading happen on its own like that.”
“Neha doesn't just send books a child will like. She sends ones we end up talking about together at dinner. That's the difference.”
“We used to spend Saturday mornings at the bookstore picking the wrong things. Now those mornings are spent reading.”
“Stories I'd never have found on my own. My son asks every Sunday whether the new box has arrived.”
Membership
A plan built around your child.
Every child reads differently. Memberships at Lightship are tailored to your child's developmental stage, interests, and rhythm at home. You choose how many books arrive each delivery, how often deliveries come, and for how long.
Tell us a little about your child, and we will design a plan that fits.
Talk to us about a planGet in touch
Begin your reading journey with us.
Tell us a little about your child and we'll put together a first selection. We usually reply within a day.