Personalized family storybooks from a photo

Most personalized children’s books swap in a first name and leave the pictures generic. A StoriBuk story starts with a photo of the people who live in your house. We draw them as a cartoon cast, then write a story where those characters actually appear on the pages. Brothers, sisters, a parent, a grandparent, or a pet can share the same book. The child is not a sticker on someone else’s adventure.

You snap or pick a photo. We use it only to draw the cartoon version of that person. The photo is never printed on the page, never shown as decoration, and never used to advertise StoriBuk. Once the cast exists, you pick an idea — a bedtime quest, a rainy-day kitchen, a trip to the park — and we write the pages around those faces. Optional learning words can sit in the story if you want them. You still approve every page before a child reads.

Stories are written for children about 2 to 12. You choose the idea and the tone stays gentle. Parents who want an ongoing shelf — not a one-time gift — get the most from a family cast: the same cartoon people come back in next week’s story. Grandparents who visit in the book, not only in the dedication, fit this loop too.

Read together on a phone, tablet, or the web. When a story is a keeper, order a hardcover or add a narrated video. The first storybook is free, with no card. After that, Premium and Pro send a new story on the day you pick, and you can still make extra stories with credits.