The best bedtime story is the one you write together.
Kids Libris helps you and your child dream up a story, write it page by page, and turn it into a real picture book, with pictures, a narrator, and both your names on the cover.
Pull up a log. Here's why we built this.
Somebody once sat down and did the maths. By the time your child finishes school and heads off into the world, you'll have spent about
of all the time you'll ever spend with them in person.
Go on, read that again. We did. Then we went and hugged our kids.
And if we're honest, the golden stretch is somewhere between 3 and 11. After the nappies, before the eye-rolls and the closed bedroom door. It's when they still climb into your lap, still think your dragon voice is hilarious, and still beg for one more page.
We wanted to give parents something good to do with those years. Not another screen to hand over, but something you sit down and make together. Something your child will be proud of, and that you can keep long after they've outgrown it.
Total time spent together between parent and child
One writer's back-of-the-envelope sum put it at 93% by the end of high school. Your family's numbers will be different. The point stays the same.
An evening, a story, a book.
You don't need to be a writer or an artist. You just need a comfy spot and a kid with ideas (they always have ideas).
Dream it up
Pick your child's age and the kind of story. Invent the heroes, the places and the one special thing that causes all the trouble. Stuck? Tap for ideas.
Write it together
Map out the beginning, the problem and the ending, then write it page by page, side by side. Your child's words stay theirs. A helper can tidy the spelling when you're ready.
Bring it to life
Choose an art style, meet your characters, and paint every page. Then pick a warm narrator's voice to read it back to you.
Keep it forever
Read it in the book reader, print a free copy with empty frames to draw in, or download the whole book and its narration. Share it in our Library if you'd like.
It grows up with them.
Choose your child's age and everything adjusts: how many words go on a page, how the helpers write, and the little conversation starters we tuck in along the way.
A real book, with both your names on it.
Not a worksheet. Not a game that's forgotten by Tuesday. A proper picture book that sits on the shelf next to the ones you bought.
- Your child's words, and your names on the cover
- A picture on every page, in the art style you choose
- A narrator who reads it aloud, at the pace you like
- A free printable copy, with empty frames for your child to draw in
- The whole book and its narration, yours to download and keep
Private unless you say so.
It's your family's story. We treat it that way.
Every book starts private
Only your family can see it, until you decide otherwise.
Your names stay with you
The names on the cover are never sent to the AI helpers.
A Library we read first
Sharing with other families is optional, and our team reads every book before it goes in, checking there are no surnames or other identifying details.
Made for children's stories
The helpers know your child's age and are set up for stories that are right for them.
What it costs
We're in beta, so we're keeping it simple.
Writing the story
Characters, places, the story map, every page and the title. The helpers that give you ideas are free too.
Pictures and narration
Painting the pages and recording the narrator use credits. New families get starter credits, and during the beta the Kids Libris team adds more.
The fire's lit. Grab a marshmallow.
Tonight's a good night to start a story. Your child brings the ideas. You bring the lap.
Start a book together