Description
Introducing Yoto Player
Putting kids in control
Yoto Player, a carefully connected screen-free speaker. Made for kids, controlled with physical cards and playing only the audio content you want them to listen to.
Plus: The Gruffalo and Friends Pack, a Card Pack featuring 6 brilliant stories from Julia Donaldson. (see below for full listing)
We Are Yoto
Yoto is the screen-free audio platform built for kids. And we’re on a mission to help inspire the next generation of independent, creative minds.
We’re bringing together the best stories, music, activities, podcasts and radio into one place. And we’re giving children the freedom to play this audio in a safe environment.
How It Works
The Yoto experience is built around the cards: Pop a card into Yoto Player and the audio starts, take the card out again and the audio stops
The free mobile app helps to get set up, so Yoto Player can get online, download and play audio cards. Once downloaded to Yoto Player, card audio plays from local storage, with no Wi-Fi needed (unless you are listening to one of the streaming radio stations).
Key Yoto Features
- Kids in control with physical cards
- Gruffalo and Friends Pack featuring 6 Audio Cards of brilliant Julia Donaldson Stories
- Play audiobooks, music, podcasts, radio and more from the Yoto Card Store
- Educational content, including language and math
- Pixel display to help bring audio to life
- Use Yoto Player as a regular Bluetooth speaker
- Headphone jack for personal listening
- Clever magnetic dock to recharge the built-in battery, for portable play
Yoto Player features in more detail
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Physical CardsKids as young as 3 can play their favourite audio simply by placing a card into Yoto Player. Cards are durable and designed to survive the trials of family life. |
Pixel DisplayA simple dot matrix display brings audio to life. Perfect for educational games, or showing the time or weather, without becoming addictive like smartphones or TV. |
NightlightYoto Player makes bedtime easy! Turn it face down to activate the nightlight feature. And set sleep and wake times as well, so Yoto player works as a Sleep Trainer. |
BluetoothYou can use your Yoto Player as a regular Bluetooth speaker. Just connect your phone or laptop to the speaker in your device’s bluetooth settings. |
What’s in the Gruffalo and Friends Collection?
This pack includes a selection of 6 audiobook cards from Julia Donaldson:
1. The Gruffalo A worldwide phenomenon and modern classic. A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake…and a hungry Gruffalo! In Detail – Running time: 25mins; Age: 0-5 years old; Language: English; Read by: Imelda Staunton; Author: Julia Donaldson (c)2002 Julia Donaldson (P)2002 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd
2. Room on the Broom How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, as they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind. The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch’s hat, bow and wand. Luckily, they are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, who are all keen for a ride on the broom. It’s a case of the more, the merrier, but the broomstick isn’t used to such a heavy load and it’s not long before… snap! It breaks in two! And with a greedy dragon looking for a snack, the witch’s animal pals better think fast. In Detail – Running time: 24mins; Age: 0-5 years old; Language: English; Read by: Josie Lawrence; Author: Julia Donaldson (c)2001 Julia Donaldson (P)2004 Macmillan Digital Audio
3. The Snail and The Whale One tiny snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of a whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world.But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it’s the tiny snail who saves the day. IN DETAIL: One Audiobook card; Running time: 23mins; Age: 0-5 years old; Language: English; Read by: Imelda Staunton; Author: Julia Donaldson; (c)2004 Julia Donaldson (P)2004 Macmillan Digital Audio
4. Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book Charlie Cook is reading a book about a pirate captain, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading about a knight, who is reading about a frog… From kings and queens to aliens and ghosts, there’s something for everyone in Charlie’s amazing book of adventure! In Detail – Running time: 17mins; Age: 0-5 years old; Language: English; Read by: Steven Pacey; Author: Julia Donaldson (c)2006 Julia Donaldson (P)2006 Macmillan Digital Audio
5. Monkey Puzzle ‘I’ve lost my mum!’ Where is Monkey’s mummy? It’s not too much fun being lost in the jungle, and little monkey wants his mum. A kindly butterfly is keen to help, but they don’t seem to be having much luck and keep finding the wrong animals! But eventually, they find… Dad! It’s just as well that he knows exactly where mum is, and she’s waiting with a well-deserved cuddle. In Detail – Running time: 18mins; Age: 0-5 years old; Language: English; Read by: Imelda Staunton; Author: Julia Donaldson (c)2005 Julia Donaldson (P)2005 Macmillan Digital Audio
6. The Smartest Giant in Town George wished he wasn’t the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-size clothes, he decides it’s time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now he’s the smartest giant in town… until he bumps into some animals who desperately need his help – and his clothes! In Detail – Running time: 30mins; Age: 0-5 years old; Language: English; Read by: Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter and Steven Pacey; Author: Julia Donaldson (c)2004 Julia Donaldson (P)2003 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd
Yoto is way more than just a speaker – it’s a whole world of audio, a lot of which you can play for free!
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Make Your Own CardsGet creative and put your home recordings, or your music collection, onto Yoto blank cards. Then play them in Yoto Player. What can I make a card from? – You can make a card from stories, songs and sounds that you record yourself, from your own music collection, and from our curated selection of radio stations and podcasts – which are available on the app. How it works – There are three steps to make your own cards; deciding which audio you want to use, creating a virtual card in the app, and then linking that virtual card to a real card. |
Free ContentBeyond our Card Store, there is more great content you can access for free! From kid-friendly podcasts to radio stations from around the world. Yoto Daily is our own micro podcast. Delivered fresh to your Player each day, it’s guaranteed to give you something to laugh to, talk about and take away. You hear it by pressing the right hand button on Yoto Player (once). Yoto Radio is our in-house radio station that plays an eclectic mix of songs to dance to, singalong with, and help to wind down when the time is right. Listen to it by pressing the right hand button (twice). |
Total FreedomYour audio is not tied to the Player. You can play it from Yoto Player by using the cards or straight from the app, the choice is yours! Audio on the go – when you buy audio through Yoto it gets added to your library in the app. This means you can listen to Yoto audio on any Bluetooth speaker or even in your car. Tap a card to play – another useful feature is the ability to tap a card on your phone and have it play directly, no Yoto Player needed! |
A Safe Way to ExploreYoto lets you introduce your children to a world of audio, so they can explore and develop in a safe environment that’s been built for kids from the ground up. Family Accounts – during set up, you have the option to pair your phone to Yoto Player. This allows you to control features behind the scenes, like setting sleep and wake times and customising the colour of the nightlight Parents United – when a second parent or guardian then pairs with the same Yoto Player, they will join this family account, and both of you can see and play all the cards your family owns, as well as manage Player settings |
Make Your Own Cards
Pick some audio > ‘Link’ it to a blank card > Play it in Yoto Player
Make sure this fits by entering your model number.
What it is: Yoto Player is a carefully connected speaker. Made for kids, controlled with physical cards and playing only the audio content you want them to listen to. No Camera. No Microphone. No Ads
How it works: Controlled using physical Audio Cards – pop a card into the Yoto Player and the audio starts, take the card out again and the audio stops
More than a speaker: A pixel display to bring the audio to life, nightlight-mode, Bluetooth capability built-in, free daily content and a host of other features. Yoto Player is a smarter speaker
6 Story JJulia Donaldson The Gruffalo & Friends Collection includes: The Gruffalo | The Smartest Giant in Town | Monkey Puzzle | Room on the Broom | Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book | The Snail and The Whale
What’s in the box Yoto Player, Welcome Card, Quick Start Guide, Magnetic Charging Dock, 6 Story Cards The Gruffalo and Friends Collection by Julia Donaldson
