Larry Page: The Search Wizard – An Audio Bedtime Story

🎧 Audio Story of Larry Page ✨

Meet Larry Page: The Dreamer Who Googled the World

👶 Little Larry and Big Dreams

Hi there! I’m Larry Page, and I’m one of the people who co-founded Google. Yep, that magical place on the internet where you can ask almost anything—like “How tall is a giraffe?” or “Who invented peanut butter?”—and get an answer in seconds. That’s partly thanks to me!

But let me tell you a secret: when I was a kid, I didn’t always know I was going to change the world. I was just a curious boy from Lansing, Michigan, who couldn’t stop asking questions.

My house was filled with computers and science books. Both of my parents were really smart—my dad was a computer science professor, and my mom taught computer programming. Sometimes I felt like I lived *inside* a lab!

Do you ever take apart stuff just to see how it works? I did that with remote controls, toy cars—even my older brother’s electronics (he wasn’t too happy about that). But hey, I was curious, and I always had big questions on my mind.

🚌 Teen Years and Geeky Goals

In high school, I wasn’t the most popular kid, but I didn’t mind. I loved science fairs, building things, and solving problems. While other kids were dreaming of movie stardom or sports glory, I dreamed of making something that could help people connect with the world in smarter ways.

One of my biggest dreams? To invent things that would make life easier using computers. I believed in the power of ideas—and I wanted to build machines that could think like humans. Sounds crazy, right?

But I had one big challenge: sometimes my ideas felt too big. People didn’t always understand what I was talking about, and that made me feel different. Still, I never stopped thinking and tinkering.

What do you do when people don’t believe in your dreams?

🎓 College, Code & Crazy Ideas

My dream continued when I studied at the University of Michigan and then went to Stanford University for my PhD. (That’s a super advanced college degree.)

One day, I met a fellow student named Sergey Brin, and guess what? He was just as curious as I was! We started talking about ways to make searching the internet better. Back then, websites were like a giant jumble of spaghetti. Finding what you needed was hard—like looking for a needle in a digital haystack.

So we started building a smarter way to search, in our dorm rooms! We called it “BackRub” at first (yep, pretty weird name) before changing it to the word you know today—Google!

Have you ever made something amazing with a friend?

🚀 Launch Time: Google Goes Big

At first, people didn’t understand what we were trying to do. We gave away Google for free because we believed that knowledge should be shared with everyone, no matter where they live or how much money they have.

But letting people search faster, better, and smarter made a huge difference. More and more people started using Google—students, teachers, doctors, scientists, even kids like you!

Soon, Google became one of the most important tech companies on Earth. We added tools like Google Maps, Gmail, Google Images, and even YouTube. Can you imagine learning without them now?

Those dreams I had as a kid—of building machines that could help people—were finally coming true.

💡 Beyond Google: Staying Curious Forever

Even after Google became a giant success, I didn’t stop dreaming. I helped create a bigger company called Alphabet, which lets smart people work on futuristic projects like self-driving cars and internet balloons that bring internet to remote parts of the world.

One of my favorite parts of inventing is that you never run out of ideas. And you never stop learning!

What’s something you’ve always wanted to create?

🌍 A Legacy of Learning

Today, people say I helped shape the digital age—and that makes me proud. But I don’t think of myself as a superhero. I was just a curious kid who believed that ideas could change the world.

Here’s what I learned along the way:

• Ask big questions—even if they sound strange.
• Work with people who challenge you to think harder.
• Fail, learn, and try again.
• Believe in your ideas—especially when others don’t.

Like other heroes of history, I knew it was my time to act when I saw a problem that needed solving. Just like many courageous changemakers on rooztag.click, I followed my dream even when it wasn’t easy.

Can you imagine what kind of future you could build with your ideas?

🔎 Want to Learn More?

You can click here to learn more about Larry Page on Britannica Kids. There are lots of cool facts about my life and inventions.

And remember—next time you type something into Google, you’re using a dream that started way back when I was just a curious kid like you!

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