✦ Made for little readers
Their face.
Their favourites.
Their adventure.
Turn your child into the hero of a beautifully written and illustrated storybook — created in minutes, treasured for years.
Made just for themName, looks & all
Ready in minutesYours to keep forever
Pick the adventureTreasure, space, rescue + tons more
Life skills and traitsKindness, courage, sharing
Choose the settingPalace, farm, deep sea
41 languagesAnd read-aloud accents
✦ A little bit of wonder ✦
You bring a few things. We make the rest.
No writing, no drawing, no waiting on a designer. Answer a few questions about your little one and the studio does the whole book.
What you bring
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Their name and age
The words are pitched at the reader they actually are, not at a generic five-year-old.
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The adventure they love
Dinosaurs, the deep sea, a Bible account, a classic fairy tale — pick the world it happens in and what happens in it.
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A life skill or value to weave in
Brushing teeth, a new baby, big feelings — or bravery, patience, sharing. They learn it by living it alongside the hero, not by being lectured.
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Who else is in it
A sister, a cousin, Gran. Everyone you add gets a name and a part in the story.
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The language it’s told in
Forty-one of them, from Afrikaans to Japanese, and the accent you’d like it read in.
About two minutes of typing. A photo of your child is optional — and if you share one, it never leaves the making of the drawings.
What we make
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A story nobody else has
Written from scratch around your answers — twenty-four pages with a beginning, a wobble and a win.
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Characters that stay true
We create characters once and use them throughout, so they look the same on every page.
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Impressive illustrated pages
A cover and eleven illustrated pages, made for this story and no other.
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Read aloud
Loads of narrated languages, in the accent you picked — for the nights you have no voice left.
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Every book families share
A membership opens the public library — the stories other families have chosen to share with everyone.
Ready to read in minutes — on any screen, or kept in print.
The first three pages are free.
Make the book, read the opening, and only then decide whether to unlock the rest.
Real bookshelf.kids books
Peek inside our storybook library
Browse finished stories for inspiration, read a free sample with narration, then make one starring your own little hero.
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Create your child’s book with a free account
Personalised books are made for members. Creating an account takes a few seconds — then you can design, preview, save and reread every book.
Made to be held & loved
Not just a story. A forever kind of gift.
Every bookshelf.kids book is thoughtfully written, lovingly illustrated and printed on thick, planet-friendly paper made for bedtime after bedtime.
Truly theirsTheir name, their face, their world — not a fill-in-the-blanks story.
Made with heartStories built around courage, curiosity, kindness and wonder.
Beautifully madePremium colour printing, durable binding and paper from responsible sources.
✦ Pick your kind of wonder
One story tonight, or a whole shelf of them
Buy a single book with no membership at all — or join the club and keep the stories coming.
A Single Book
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Make their book →
Silver
$3 a month- Read 100's of stories in the public library
- Includes narration
- Write in 41 languages
- Cast to speaker or TV
- Cancel anytime
Gold
$6 a month- Read 100's of stories in the public library
- Includes narration
- Write in 41 languages
- Cast to speaker or TV
- Cancel anytime
Books stay yours to read, whatever you choose next.
Frequently asked questions
FAQs
The questions parents ask us most. Tap one to open it — everything else is a message away.
How does my child’s photo get used?
With guardian consent, the photo is held temporarily in server memory and used to draw one thing: the cartoon character design your book follows. The temporary server copy is removed as soon as that drawing is made — every illustration after it is drawn from the drawing, never from the photo again.
Can I include more than one child?
Yes. Add up to four siblings, parents, cousins or friends with their roles and optional consented photos.
Can I edit the story before ordering?
The free watermarked preview shows the cover and first three pages. Once payment unlocks the full book, you can review every page and ask us to rewrite and repaint individual pages before print approval.
How long will my book take to arrive?
Your digital book is written and illustrated within minutes — you read it the moment it is unlocked. Printed books usually leave the press within 3–5 working days once approved, and delivery time depends on your location.
Still wondering about something?
A real person answers — usually within a few hours.
✦ Their story is waiting ✦
Ready to make them the hero?
Create a story as wonderfully unique as they are.
Create your book No obligation · Preview before you order