Raise Confident and Exceptional Children, One Story at a Time
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Story Description *
Lucy and Grandpa explore a magical garden filled with colorful flowers, secret pathways, and mysterious creatures.
Step 1
Your Story Details
Your children's book will be uniquely yours from the very first step. Name the star of the book, enter their age, describe a story setting, and outline a goal or lesson that's tailored to your unique situation.
You can also customize your book's art style and genre from adventure to comedy and anything in between. When it comes to Al, your ideas have no limits!
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Step 2
Upload Your Photo
After you choose your art style, upload a picture of your child to our Character Creator tool. Our Al technology will illustrate a character based on the image, and then prompt you to make edits and additional personalization.
Now, your child won't just imagine themselves in the story— they'll be able to see themselves on every page.
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Clothing and Description *
Scouts uniform, badge on left pocket, hiking boots, shorts
Upload Headshot of Your Main Character
200 KB – 100% uploaded
Who are Build Our Story?
Book Formats
Digital Download (PDF)
Download your book in PDF. A PDF can have any number of pages and be in any format – square, landscape or portrait.
Softcover
Our softcover books are saddle stiched. They have matte covers and are printed on quality inner paper.
Coming Soon
Hardcover
Our perfectly bound hardcovers are printed on premium paper to give your story the vibrancy it deserves. Choose between glossy or matte covers.
What Makes our Personalized Books so Unique.
Nurture Values
Each book imparts essential lifelong values aimed at fostering a confident and exceptional child.
Personalized
Tailor each book to feature your child as the main character, creating a captivating and memorable story they’ll cherish forever.
A Thoughtful Gift
A remarkable keepsafe unlike any other. The reaction of a child receiving a personalized story about themselves is truly incomparable.
Locally Made Books
Crafted in Santa Barbara with adherence to the highest quality standards, our books exemplify fine craftsmanship at its best.
Browse Our library
Jake’s World Wonders
For Jake, Age 11. Jake and his dog Monty explore the world’s top wonders. Join Jake and Monty on their heartwarming journey.
Smith First Time to Kanawha
For Smith, Age 5. Smith’s first road trip with his dad to Kanawha Farm deepens their bond and connects him to his family roots.
Mihaela’s New World
For Mihaela, Age 10. Moving from Bulgaria to the USA, she struggles with English. With support, she discovers her place.
Jiang's Helpful Robot
For Jiang, Age 8. Jiang builds a robot to help with chores. He learns engineering and makes chores fun!
Ava's Enchanted Garden
For Ava, Age 5. Ava finds a magical garden where she learns about plant care.
Jack's Space Adventure
For Jack, Age 7. Jack dreams of being an astronaut. One night, he boards a spaceship and explores planets.
Josiah’s Big Question
For Josiah, Age 10. He learns how babies are made through a scientific lens.
Recently Created Books
Ava's Enchanted Garden
For Ava, Age 5. Ava finds a magical garden where she learns about plant care.
Mihaela’s New World
For Mihaela, age 10. Moving from Bulgaria to the USA, she struggles with English. With support, she discovers her place.
Danny’s Outdoor Adventure
For Danny, age 5. Visiting the Lake District, Danny learns fishing, camping, and survival. He grows to love nature.
Jiang's Helpful Robot
For Jiang, Age 8. Jiang builds a robot to help with chores. He learns engineering and makes chores fun!
Jake’s World Wonders
For Jake, Age 11. Jake and his dog Monty explore the world’s top wonders. Join Jake and Monty on their heartwarming journey.
Josiah's Big Question
For Josiah, Age IO. He learns how babies are made through a scientific lens.
Jack's Space Adventure
For Jack, Age 7. Jack dreams of being an astronaut. One night, he boards a spaceship and explores planets.
Mihaela’s New World
For Mihaela, age 10. Moving from Bulgaria to the USA, she struggles with English. With support, she discovers her place.
Mihaela’s New World
For Mihaela, age 10. Moving from Bulgaria to the USA, she struggles with English. With support, she discovers her place.
Mihaela’s New World
For Mihaela, age 10. Moving from Bulgaria to the USA, she struggles with English. With support, she discovers her place.
Mihaela’s New World
For Mihaela, age 10. Moving from Bulgaria to the USA, she struggles with English. With support, she discovers her place.
Mihaela’s New World
For Mihaela, age 10. Moving from Bulgaria to the USA, she struggles with English. With support, she discovers her place.
Mihaela’s New World
For Mihaela, age 10. Moving from Bulgaria to the USA, she struggles with English. With support, she discovers her place.
Mihaela’s New World
For Mihaela, age 10. Moving from Bulgaria to the USA, she struggles with English. With support, she discovers her place.
Plans & Pricing
Single Softcover Book
$29.95 $19.95
+ Free shipping
- Real-Time Book Editing
- Unlimited Image generation
- Money-Back Guarantee
- Up to 32 Page Book
Classic Plan
$9.95 / month
Cancel anytime
- Real-Time Book Editing
- Unlimited Image generation
- Money-Back Guarantee
- Up to 32 Page Book
Professional Plan
$29.95 / month
Cancel anytime
- Real-Time Book Editing
- Unlimited Image generation
- Money-Back Guarantee
- Up to 52 Page Book
Enterprise Plan
Looking for a plan that exceeds our standard offerings? We can create a custom solution designed specifically for your needs.
Single Softcover Book
$29.95 $19.95
+ Free shipping
- Real-Time Book Editing
- Unlimited Image generation
- Money-Back Guarantee
- Up to 32 Page Book
Classic Plan
$8.95 / month
Billed annually
- Real-Time Book Editing
- Unlimited Image generation
- Money-Back Guarantee
- Up to 32 Page Book
Professional Plan
$27.95 / month
Billed annually
- Real-Time Book Editing
- Unlimited Image generation
- Money-Back Guarantee
- Up to 52 Page Book
Enterprise Plan
Looking for a plan that exceeds our standard offerings? We can create a custom solution designed specifically for your needs.
Making Families Happier, Every Day…
The look on Amy’s face when she realized the book was all about her...........PRICELESS!
SARAH
I loved that it taught my son about numbers and values, and he was actually having fun READING! Thank you!
LEA
This isn’t a gift they’ll just open and forget about – it’s a timeless treasure! Thank you SO much for making these.
JAKE
By Parents, For Parents
A Note to Users from the Founders
Build My Story began with a personal experience familiar to many parents. Our Founder, Chuck, was determined to help his 9-year-old son, who was struggling in school. Two weeks before a parent-teacher conference, Chuck used various AI tools to craft a personalized book featuring his son as the main character. The effort was well worth it, as the book showed his son how he could succeed. When the book arrived, his son was thrilled to see himself in the story, but Chuck didn’t anticipate the profound impact it would have.
At the parent-teacher conference, the teacher noted a significant improvement in his son’s behavior over the previous two weeks. Surprised and overjoyed, Chuck shared the book with the teacher, showing what had made such a difference. Inspired by this success, our founders decided to automate the process, making it easy for parents to create personalized books for their children. BuildMyStory now offers an immersive experience with interactive features, perfect for supporting your child’s development or celebrating special occasions.
By Parents, For Parents
A Note to Users from the Founders
Build My Story began with a personal experience familiar to many parents. Our Founder, Chuck, was determined to help his 9-year-old son, who was struggling in school. Two weeks before a parent-teacher conference, Chuck used various AI tools to craft a personalized book featuring his son as the main character. The effort was well worth it, as the book showed his son how he could succeed. When the book arrived, his son was thrilled to see himself in the story, but Chuck didn’t anticipate the profound impact it would have.
At the parent-teacher conference, the teacher noted a significant improvement in his son’s behavior over the previous two weeks. Surprised and overjoyed, Chuck shared the book with the teacher, showing what had made such a difference. Inspired by this success, our founders decided to automate the process, making it easy for parents to create personalized books for their children. BuildMyStory now offers an immersive experience with interactive features, perfect for supporting your child’s development or celebrating special occasions.
FAQs
Get in touch. We’re super responsive.
When you purchase a plan from Build My Story, the illustrations included, per story, allow you to customize the visual aspects of the stories you create. Specifically, the plans provide options to add and edit images in your stories, which helps personalize the experience. Depending on the subscription level, you can create stories with up to 32 pages, including both text and illustrations. The “Premium” and “Standard” plans offer more advanced customization, including tools for image and text editing
The printing of the book takes up to 3 business days, and you will receive a confirmation once your book is out for shipping. Shipping takes approximately 5 and 7 business days.
Yes, you are able to preview the book in your library or ‘Book Builder’ screen before printing the physical copy.
We are utilizing AI to generate the content. As more solutions will come online we will be trialing them out to ensure the highest quality output.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning represent swiftly advancing areas of research. Continuously, we endeavour to enhance our Services, striving for greater accuracy, reliability, safety, and utility. Due to the inherent probabilistic nature of machine learning, there may be instances where the output generated by our Services does not precisely mirror real individuals, locations, or factual information.
Yes, you can absolutely edit the story and illustrations on our platform. With Build My Story, we provide an easy-to-use interface along with AI assistance to give you and your child complete creative freedom. You can customize plots, characters, and illustrations to craft a story that is uniquely yours. Our goal is to empower you and your child to create a personalized storytelling experience that resonates and inspires.
Join our community of dedicated parents
We welcome you with a united goal to raise confident, capable children through the influence of personalized storytelling. Send us your questions, comments, or suggestions. We’re committed to creating an app that can suit anyone’s needs—let us know what you think!
Interested in partnering with us? We’d love to chat! Reach out to us today, and we can work together to find the right fit.
