presents
Children’s stories inspired by the modern workplace

7 Stories
70 Pages

7 Stories
70 Pages

Ideal for working adults and
children aged 5-12.
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All profits go to charity.

Chronicles from the cubicles

Work is where we accidentally grow up. Nobody tells you that between all the serious business, you'll learn life's best lessons.

Good,
bad, or ugly

These are the stories that shape us. These experiences define how we connect, what we choose and why we think the way we do.
And every moment becomes a story worth sharing.

Aesop goes to office

Seven tales where the wild meets work life - from the lion learning about inclusion to the vulture taking a break to the penguin balancing parenthood

ESOPs Fables – where office hours meet bedtime stories.
Snippets from the book
Loved
by parents
and childen alike
ESOPs Fables is witty, the illustrations are beautiful, and the lessons reflect today's work culture. Who'd have expected an insurance company to write a children's book, and do such a good job at it?
-Ajit Bhaskar, Thindi Capital
I loved how ESOPs Fables brings out key aspects of workplace culture through engaging stories for children. Great way to bond with my kids while talking about key values for tomorrow. The illustrations are beautiful, they really make the stories pop.
-Priya Sunil, Head of People Success, Plum
When Abhishek told me Plum had written a children's storybook, I was pleasantly surprised because everyone in the family loves stories. I enjoyed the themes because they helped my daughters relate to who I am, both at work and in the house. Huge props to Plum for this initiative.
- Naiyya Saggi, Co-founder, Good Glamm
ESOPs Fables is a clever and inventive take on children's stories, and would make a great gift. As a parent, and as someone who's been working with parents for the last few years, I found this book a refreshing way to talk to my children about my life at work.
-Almitra Karnik, Founder and CEO, Fhynix
This books needs a loving home. Give it a warm spot on your shelf.
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Contribute to

Whether you're the parent figuring it out, the fun aunt, or the cool uncle – here's your chance to share something real.

Entertaining enough for kids, clever enough for you, and exactly the kind of stories we wish we had.
Ground Rules
  • Should be 450-600 words long.
  • Should revolve around a lesson or principle you learned at work.
  • Should have a modern-day setting and incorporate fantastical themes.
  • Should avoid strong language and mature themes (it’s for kids, so let’s keep it chill).
  • Should be entertaining.
Let your inner storyteller shine
Build with
by the
team at Plum
Ganapathi Ramanathan
Adithi Mallesh
Prasun Jain
Mohammed Hafeez
Shreyas Achar
Oddities is an initiative by Plum aiming to make insurance and workplace discourse simple, inclusive, and accessible — all while having some fun along the way.

ESOP’s Fables is their fourth initiative, after Humanise (a publication around the workplace), ASMR by Plum (a collection of insurance ASMR videos), and Cards Against Work (a homage to Cards Against Humanity, themed around the workplace). 



All profits from these initiatives go to charity.