A Storybook Made From Your Child’s Photo

Yes. Upload one clear photo of your child and add their name. We turn the photo into an illustrated storybook character and make your child the hero of a personalized book, with their name throughout. Each book is printed to order as a hardcover.

A clear, well-lit photo of your child looking toward the camera, with their face and shoulders visible and no one else in the frame. A phone photo is fine. Avoid sunglasses, face filters or anything covering their face. See which photo works best.

Your child’s character is drawn from their photo in the book’s illustrated style. You see the character and a free preview before you buy, and if it doesn’t look right, you can create a new one first.

Yes. Create your child’s character from one photo and see a free personalized book preview, with no account or credit card needed. The preview shows your child in a scene or on a cover from the book you choose, not every page. See how the free preview works.

As an illustration. Your child becomes a Pixar-quality storybook character drawn in the same style as the rest of the book, rather than a photo pasted onto the page. See why we illustrate kids instead of making AI photos.

We use AI to bring your child’s character into each scene, and real artists hand-craft every book before it’s printed.

Each book stars one child, so for siblings, make a book for each child. Some books also include a parent, grandparent or pet alongside your child, and the personalization steps show which characters each story supports. In the US, adding one costs $4.99 more. See books for siblings and adding a parent or grandparent.

Magic Story books are made for children ages 2 to 10. Younger children enjoy them as read-alouds, and older children can follow the story on their own. Some books give their own age range on their page.

In the US, a personalized hardcover is $44.99 on its own, or $24.99 a month with a Magic Story+ subscription, which saves $20 on every book. Some books and sets are priced differently. Shipping and tax are added at checkout, and each product page shows the price for your country. See how much a Magic Story book costs.

Yes. Grandparents, family and friends can personalize a book with the child’s name and a photo their parent or guardian has approved, then enter the family’s address at checkout. In the US, you can also send a Magic Story+ gift subscription, and the family personalizes the books themselves. See how to buy a book as a gift.