From one photo

A custom children's book from your child's photo

To make a book for your child or grandchild, choose one clear photo of them. In about 30 seconds you see them drawn as a storybook hero, in the same painted style as the rest of the book. Then the cover and the first pages, free, in a minute or two.

We use the photo once, to draw the hero. We don't store it, and every later picture is drawn from the hero drawing, never from the photo.

Make their free preview

$49 hardcover · free US shipping · digital copy included

From photo to hero

An example photo of a baby — 1. One photo

The same baby drawn as a storybook hero — 2. Their storybook hero

Example: Zuri is a made-up child. The photo is an example image, not a real child.

Which photo works best

A clear, close photo of their face, in good light.
Just them in the picture, looking toward the camera, smiling if you have one.
Glasses, freckles and curls are kept. If the hero isn't quite them, redraw it for free.

An example story page with the text — Pages 2 and 3 of an example book, exactly as they are printed. Mia is a made-up child.

The matching example picture page — Pages 2 and 3 of an example book, exactly as they are printed. Mia is a made-up child.

What you get

An 8 × 8 inch hardcover picture book, 24 pages, printed in the USA.
Their face in every scene, drawn from one photo, and their name in the story.
A dedication in your own words on the first page, or our line, like “For Mia, with all our love, Nana & Papa.”
A digital copy to read together the same day.
$49 with free US shipping. Each extra grandchild's book in the same order is $29 more.
The story calls them she, he, or just their name.

How it works

Choose one photo and tap what they love.
In about 30 seconds you see them drawn as the hero, and in a minute or two the cover and the first pages. The preview is free.
Love it? Order the hardcover. We paint the rest of the pages, print the book in the USA and ship it free in the US. Printing usually takes 2 to 5 business days, then usually 3 to 5 days in the mail.

Questions

Is the photo kept?

No. We use the photo once to draw them as a storybook character. We don't store it, and it's never used to train AI, by us or by our platform.

Is it made with AI?

Yes. The pictures are painted with AI image tools from the photo you choose, and each one is checked automatically before it's used. The seven stories were written and edited with AI to read well aloud; your grandchild's name goes in spelled as you typed it, and the things they love are the ones you pick. The words are typeset like any printed book, never drawn by the image AI, so every word is spelled right.

When will it arrive?

Printing usually takes 2 to 5 business days, then usually 3 to 5 days in the mail. For Christmas, order by December 7.