Kids songs and stories · Ages 2-6

Zoey's Zoo

Original songs and gentle stories from Zoo Town, where six desert friends sing, laugh, and figure out the world together.

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Our mission

First words, first friends

Zoey's Zoo is a musical world built for early language and social skills. Every song and story is made to get little ones talking, listening, waiting their turn and being kind, with real pauses so they can answer back. Created by a parent, designed to be safe, gentle and worth watching with your child. One sing-along at a time, we help children find their first words and their first friends.

Skills

Building skills through play

Every song, story, and game in Zoo Town practices something real. Here are the five ways we play on purpose.

Social & emotional

Naming big feelings, waiting for a turn, saying sorry, and being a friend.

Communication

Songs with real pauses, so little ones can answer back and find their own words.

Thinking skills

Counting, matching, remembering, and guessing what happens next.

Motor skills

Hopping like Hops, waddling like Tula, and clapping along on beat.

Sensory play

Gentle sounds, bright colors, and calm pacing made for little senses.

"Stop and Look" - a sneak peek from the pilot More on YouTube soon
Watch & sing along

Songs little ears love, stories grown-ups trust

  • Original sing-along songs written for ages 2-6
  • Gentle pacing and kindness-first stories
  • New episodes and songs on the way
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Watch together

Find the right video for right now

Every Zoey's Zoo story practices one thing you can try at home. Pick what your little one is working on.

Sneak peek now

Looking before you leap

Kit the roadrunner loves to zoom. Our pilot story practices stopping and looking first - a little habit that helps everywhere.

Watch the sneak peek
Coming soon

First words

Songs that slow down and leave a space at the end of the line, so your little one can sing the last word.

Coming soon

Taking turns

Stories about waiting, sharing, and asking nicely - the same words you can use at the playground.

Coming soon

Big feelings

Gentle songs and stories for mad, sad, and worried moments, made to watch side by side.

New videos land on YouTube first. Subscribe or join the parent list and we will point you to the right one.

Listen together

Songs for the car, the kitchen, and everywhere between

The Zoo Town songs are being recorded right now. Soon you will be able to listen together wherever you are - no screen needed. No dates yet: the parent list hears first.

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Play together

Where's Pip?

Pip the quail loves to hide. Tap the rocks to find him - a little game for little fingers, best played together.

Tap a rock to find Pip! Found: 0

Grown-up & me ideas

  • Copy the crew. Hop like Hops, waddle like Tula, flap like Pico. Take turns picking a friend to copy.
  • Count the cacti. Pause a video and count every saguaro you can spot together.
  • Talk it over. After a song, ask: "Which friend would you invite for a snack, and why?"
Meet the crew

The friends of Zoo Town

Six desert pals, six big personalities. Tap a friend to open their story - every one is made for reading out loud together.

Pip, a tiny coral-pink quail with big eyes, waving on a desert path

Pip

The littlest

The littlest quail with the biggest heart. Pip is small, brave, and always first to say hello.

Tap to read Pip's story ▾

Peep, peep! That is Pip. The littlest quail in Zoo Town, with the biggest hello. Pip sings the very last word of every song, so listen for it!

Favorite colorCoral pink, just like Pip's feathers
Favorite foodCrunchy desert seeds. One at a time. No rushing seeds.
Favorite showAnything with singing. Pip hums along to every tune.
Favorite gameHide-and-seek. Pip is very, very good at hiding.
Best friendGrandpa. The oldest and the littlest, thick as thieves.
Says“Wait for meee!”
Silly fearThunder. Unless everyone counts the rumbles together. One... two...
Happy daySings the last word of every song, louder than you would think.
Sad dayScoots into Grandpa's shade until the sad feels smaller.
Ask your little oneCan you peep like Pip? Peep, peep, peep!

For grown-ups: real quail families walk in a line with the babies tucked in the middle, just like the crew looks after their littlest.

Hops, a tan bunny with a teal backpack, hopping past a wooden fence

Hops

The explorer

Backpack packed, ears up. Hops is always ready to hop into the next adventure.

Tap to read Hops' story ▾

Ears up, backpack packed. Hops is ready! There is a whole desert out there, and Hops wants to see every bit of it.

Favorite colorTeal, the color of one trusty backpack
Favorite foodCrunchy carrots. Packed in twos, because a friend might be hungry too.
Favorite showAny show with a map in it.
Favorite gameFollow the leader. Hops leads, you follow!
Best friendKit. Speed meets snacks.
Says“Adventure is that way!”
Silly fearAn empty snack pocket. Adventures need snacks.
Happy dayHops. Obviously. Boing, boing, boing.
Sad dayRepacks the backpack. A packed bag feels like a plan.
Ask your little oneWhat would you pack for a desert adventure?

For grown-ups: real desert cottontails hop in a zigzag when they need to be quick. Try a zigzag hop together.

Kit, a blue roadrunner in a red bandana, kicking up dust as he runs

Kit

The speedy one

The fastest friend in Zoo Town. Kit zips, zooms, and learns to slow down and look.

Tap to read Kit's story ▾

Zoooom! That was Kit. The fastest friend in Zoo Town. Kit is learning something big: the best things are the ones you stop and look at.

Favorite colorBlue. Fast blue.
Favorite foodPrickly pear fruit, the purple kind. Eaten at full speed.
Favorite showRaces. Kit cheers for both sides.
Favorite gameTag. You are it. You are always it.
Best friendHops, the only explorer who can keep up.
Says“First look, then zoom!”
Silly fearSitting still. So hard. So wiggly.
Happy dayZooms one big dusty victory circle.
Sad dayStops. Looks. Finds something good. It works every time.
Ask your little oneWhat do you see when you stop and look?

For grown-ups: real roadrunners can run about 20 miles an hour, and they would rather run than fly.

Tula, a desert tortoise in a straw hat with a daisy, strolling past blooming cacti

Tula

The gentle one

Slow, steady, and sweet as honey. Tula reminds everyone that good things take time.

Tap to read Tula's story ▾

Slow and steady, here comes Tula. Tula never hurries, and Tula never misses a thing. Good things take time.

Favorite colorWarm honey, like the afternoon sun
Favorite foodDesert wildflowers. The pink ones taste best.
Favorite showThe slow kind, where you watch a flower open.
Favorite gameThe quiet game. Undefeated champion.
Best friendPico. Two quiet thinkers, one shady rock.
Says“Good things take time.”
Silly fearHiccups. They echo inside the shell.
Happy dayStretches up tall and feels the sun.
Sad dayTucks in and counts to ten. Very... slowly.
Ask your little oneCan you count to ten as slowly as Tula?

For grown-ups: desert tortoises can live 50 years or more, and they spend hot days in cozy burrows they dig themselves.

Pico, a speckled brown owl with round glasses, perched on a signpost at sunset

Pico

The thinker

Ask him anything. Pico loves big questions almost as much as he loves snack time.

Tap to read Pico's story ▾

Ask Pico anything. Really, anything. This little owl loves a big question almost as much as snack time. Almost.

Favorite colorBook brown, like a well-loved cover
Favorite foodA snack plate of little crackers and cheese cubes. Small snacks, big thoughts.
Favorite showQuiz shows. He shouts the answers at the screen.
Favorite gameTwenty questions. He usually guesses by question twelve.
Best friendTula. They wonder things together.
Says“Ooh, great question!”
Silly fearLosing his glasses. They are round, and round things roll.
Happy dayHoots. A proper, proud hoot.
Sad dayAsks a question. Wondering makes sad things smaller.
Ask your little oneWhat is something you wonder about?

For grown-ups: tiny elf owls really do nest inside old saguaro cacti, which makes Pico and Grandpa real-life neighbors.

Grandpa, a tall saguaro cactus in a cowboy hat with a white mustache, on his porch

Grandpa

The wise one

The old saguaro who’s seen it all, with a story and a slow smile for every sunset.

Tap to read Grandpa's story ▾

Well now, pull up a rock. Grandpa has stood in this desert for a very long time, and he has a story for every sunset.

Favorite colorSunset gold
Favorite foodSweet saguaro fruit. It grows right on his arms.
Favorite showOld black-and-white cowboy pictures.
Favorite gameStory tag. He starts the story, you finish it.
Best friendPip. The littlest quail gets the best stories.
Says“Well now, pull up a rock.”
Silly fearTickles. Two hundred years old and still giggles.
Happy dayHums the old songs, the ones everybody forgot.
Sad dayWatches the sunset. Sunsets fix most things.
Ask your little oneAsk your grown-up for a story from when they were little.

For grown-ups: a saguaro can take 50 years to grow its very first flower. Good things really do take time.

Pip the quail, soon to be a plush toy
Coming soon

Zoey's Zoo plushies are in the workshop

We're turning the crew into soft, huggable plush friends. The shop opens when they're ready - and not a day before they're perfect. Join the parent list below and you'll be the first to know.

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Which friend should we make first?

Every crew member is getting the plush treatment. Tap your favorite - the parent list hears first.

Pip the quailPip
Hops the bunnyHops
Kit the roadrunnerKit
Tula the tortoiseTula
Pico the owlPico
Grandpa the saguaroGrandpa
For parents

Made for watching together

Zoey's Zoo is a small, independent show named after a very good dog named Zoey. Here's what you can count on.

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Co-viewing friendly

Warm songs and calm stories designed for ages 2-6 to enjoy with a grown-up, not alone in a feed.

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Safe by design

No ads from us, no comments aimed at kids, and we never collect any data from children. Ever.

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Kindness first

Every story practices one small thing: slowing down, saying sorry, trying again, being a friend.

Grown-up questions

When do new songs and episodes come out?

We're making the first batch right now. Join the parent list below and we'll send one short email when each new one lands.

Is Zoey's Zoo free?

Yes. Every song and story is free to watch on YouTube.

Is it okay for my toddler?

That's the whole idea: gentle pacing, kindness-first stories, made for watching with a grown-up. No ads from us, no comments aimed at kids, and we never collect any information from children.

Who makes Zoey's Zoo?

A small, independent team - and the show is named after a very good dog named Zoey.

When will the plushies be ready?

They're in the workshop now and we don't have a date yet. The parent list hears first.