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Mia, 5
Mia and the gentle dinosaurStory choices
- Title: Mia and the gentle dinosaur
- Age: 3 to 5 years
- Theme: Adventure
- Story: Dinosaurs
- Style: 3D Animation
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The personalized picture book starring your child
Upload a photo, choose an adventure, and we illustrate your child into every page of their own personalized story. Your book is ready to read in about 15 minutes.
Create your book
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Leo walks on the moon
Hana's first day at magic schoolThree steps to their own book
1Add a photo and a name
One clear photo is enough. Add grandma, a sibling or the dog too, up to five characters.
2Pick their story
Dinosaurs, space, a new baby, the first day of school: 120 subjects, 10 illustration styles.
3Read it tonight, print it when you love it
Your book is ready to read in about 15 minutes. Change any text or picture, then order the hardcover if you love it.
A Christmas gift with them inside
Grandparents, siblings and the family dog can all join the story. Pick Holidays, then Christmas, and add everyone's photo.
Start their book right here
Words, sentence length and story shape adapt to the age you pick.
How old is your hero?
From one photo to a whole book
Example books made from sample photos. Every page keeps the same face, hair and smile.
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Leo, 4
Leo walks on the moonStory choices
- Title: Leo walks on the moon
- Age: 3 to 5 years
- Theme: Worlds
- Story: In Space
- Style: 3D Animation
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Hana, 7
Hana's first day at magic schoolStory choices
- Title: Hana's first day at magic school
- Age: 6 to 9 years
- Theme: Fairy Tales
- Story: Wizard School
- Style: Soft Anime
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A story for whatever they love
- Christmas
Birthday
Dinosaurs
Unicorns
In Space
Pirates
Princes and Princesses
Fire Department
Knights and Dragons
Mermaids
New baby
Gets a little sister
To school
In the Jungle
Superhero
Construction machinery
To the Farm
Afraid of the dark
Potty Training
Brushing teeth
Learning to Ride a Bike
Halloween- See all 120 stories
Reviews
Photos and reactions from customers about their personalized children's book.
Such a clever idea. The story was an adventure built around all my son's favorite things, and it truly brought his imagination to life. He gives it 5 stars!
Felix Lockwood
My granddaughter loves her book. It really is beautiful.
Ingrid Hargreaves
My grandson loves his book, and I'm delighted with it too. Lovely pictures and great quality.
Yvonne Radcliffe
Our granddaughter's eyes lit up when she saw it! It's a beautiful book, superbly made, and the pictures look just like real life. Thank you!
Lydia Moretti
She was over the moon!! I had to read it to her again and again. She'll cherish this forever.
Bethany Chamberlain
My little dude loves reading this every night. It's a beautiful book.
Byron Morrow
She recognized herself right away and absolutely loves the book. Thank you so much.
Bonnie Petrov
Incredible!! My son feels so special with his personalised story book. He points at it and says "look daddy... it's me!" It goes to bed with him every night, and he keeps pleading to take it to nursery because he can't wait to show his friends and the staff there.
Warren Vaughan
Our daughter absolutely loved this. We gave it to her for her birthday.
Dana Udall
It went to nursery with her, she loved it that much, and her teacher was allowed to read it to the whole class.
Phoebe Kessler
It's waiting to be wrapped for Christmas. I've no doubt my grandson will love it.
Agnes Iverson
A very nice story, and the pictures really did look like my grandson. He loved it, so we're going to make a sequel.
Daphne Holloway
One book, made for one child
- Ready to read in about 15 minutes
- 12 to 13 illustrated story pages plus a cover
- Change any text or picture
- 25 book languages to choose from
- 10 illustration styles to choose from
- Hardcover printed to order
- Photos deleted on request
Questions parents ask
Can grandparents, siblings or the family pet join the story?
Yes. Add up to 5 characters, each with their own photo: people, pets, or a favorite toy.
How fast is it ready?
Your book is ready to read in about 15 minutes. The page you land on after paying shows the book as soon as it is ready, and the link to your book is in the order confirmation email you get right after paying. Hardcovers are printed to order: printing takes 3 to 10 working days, plus shipping.
How does it work?
Upload one clear photo of your child, add their name, and choose an age, a theme and a story subject. Place your order, and we write a story around them and illustrate your child as the hero on every page. When you love it, you can order it as a printed hardcover.
Can I change the story or a picture?
Yes. When your book is ready you can rewrite the text of any page and ask for any picture to be redrawn.
What happens to my child's photo?
We use it only to illustrate your book. To draw the pictures it is processed by AI services that are not allowed to use it to train AI models or keep it for their own purposes. It is stored securely, never sold, and you can ask us to delete it at any time.
What is a personalized picture book?
Custom Picture Books turns a photo of your child into the hero of a personalized picture book. You pick the age group, the theme and the illustration style, and add up to 5 characters: siblings, grandparents, the dog. We write the story around them and draw your child on every page, with the same face from the first page to the last.
A gift that is ready the same day
Because the book is ready to read in about 15 minutes, it works as a last-minute present too: for a birthday, for Christmas, for a new little brother or sister or for the first day of school. Read it together tonight on a phone or tablet, and send the private link to family far away.
Read it first, then order the hardcover
You read your book first. Change any text or picture until it feels right, then order the printed hardcover: what you already paid is deducted. See all prices.