Picture books made for the child you know by heart.
You choose who the story is for, where it happens, and what it is really about. Tales By You writes and illustrates it, then hands it back to you to read before anyone else sees it.
- No card needed for your first story
- Private by default, with nothing published anywhere
- Accounts are for adults, not children
An illustrated sample. Every Tales By You book is generated for one family and shown only to them.
An adult is in charge of every step
Tales By You is a tool for grown-ups. You write the inputs, you read the result, and you decide whether it ever reaches a child.
Adults create, children read
There are no child logins, no child-facing sign-up, and no way for a child to request a story on their own.
You review before they read
Finished books wait for your approval. If something feels wrong, you can discard it and try again at no cost.
Private unless you share
There is no public gallery and no discovery feed. Sharing is an expiring link you create and can revoke.
Six short steps, then a book
Most of the questions are taps, not typing. You can save and come back later.
- 1
Say who it is for
A first name, an age range, and anything they love right now. You choose how little to share.
- 2
Pick the kind of story
Bedtime calm, a brave first day, an alphabet adventure, a silly one. Thirteen starting points.
- 3
Build the world
Setting, tone, art style, and page count. Add a few details only your family would know.
- 4
Choose the heart of it
The gentle lesson underneath, if you want one. Sharing, courage, patience, or nothing at all.
- 5
See the safety review
We show you what we checked and what we changed before anything was written or drawn.
- 6
Read it first
Your book arrives in your private library. Read it, keep it, print it, or throw it away.
We would rather refuse than risk it
AI writes the first draft, but it never gets the last word. Every story passes through review before it reaches you, and you review it before it reaches a child.
Layered review, not one check
The outline, the words, the art prompts, and the finished pictures are each reviewed separately.
Hard topics get a person, not a robot
Grief, harm, and other heavy subjects are declined with care and pointed toward real resources.
Your words stay your words
What you type is treated as content to draw from, never as instructions the model can follow.
Start free, then pick a monthly shelf size
Every plan has a clear monthly number of books. We do not offer an unlimited tier, because generating a book has a real cost and we would rather be honest about it.
$0
- 1 book to try, no card required
- Up to 8 pages per story
- 1 child profile
- Read online in your private library
- Read-aloud on your device
$14.99/ month
- 4 books each month
- Up to 12 pages per story
- 1 child profile
- PDF downloads to keep
- Read-aloud narration
$22.99/ month
- 7 books each month
- Up to 16 pages per story
- Up to 5 child profiles
- Print-ready PDF downloads
- Read-aloud narration
$49.99/ month
- 20 books each month
- Up to 16 pages per story
- Up to 10 child profiles
- Print-ready PDF downloads
- Read-aloud narration
Cancel any time. If you cancel, the books you already made stay readable in your library. See the full comparison.
For the nights when one parent is reading from very far away.
Verified service members and their families get 20% off Story Club and Family Club. Verification is handled by a third party and we never store your documents.
See the programWhat caregivers ask us first
Make one tonight and read it at bedtime.
Your first book is free, and it takes about five minutes of answering questions.
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