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Saddin watched as the robots played a game resembling soccer, but with floating orbs. He felt a tug of longing, wishing to join them, but uncertainty held him back. One robot noticed him and rolled over, extending a metallic hand. "Come play!" it offered, and Saddin hesitated, then nodded, his heart racing with hope and excitement.
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One family's book, made with zeStory
Made from the family's photos and a space adventure idea: a book to hold, a story to read, a film to watch and pages to colour.
Stories written and read aloud in any of 13 languages.
Download a print-ready PDF, or order a bound copy from the reader.
Photos and stories are never shown publicly unless you share them, and we never use them to train AI models.
Turn one story into an illustrated book, a coloring book and a narrated film.
Start from a finished story
Every one is written and painted already. Add your child's photo and name, change anything you like, and it becomes their book, in any of 13 languages.
Maya and the Rover Who Counted Stars
The rover beeped twice, which meant "look up". Maya looked up. Above the purple dunes hung more stars than she had names for, and tonight, with a friendly robot at her side, she would name them all.
Lucía y la panadería de los siete colores
Cuando Lucía abrió la puerta, una nube de harina le hizo cosquillas en la nariz. Detrás del mostrador, un oso panadero con delantal amarillo sonrió: «Hoy horneamos un arcoíris, y me falta una ayudante».
Louis et le hibou de l'Académie enchantée
Le premier jour, un hibou aux lunettes rondes se posa sur l'épaule de Louis. « Les baguettes attendent », murmura-t-il, « mais la première leçon, c'est d'écouter. » Louis écouta, et le couloir se mit à chanter.
Lena und das Rehkitz vom Sonnenpfad
Auf dem Waldweg wartete ein Rehkitz, als hätte es sich mit Lena verabredet. Es stupste ihre Hand an und ging voraus, ganz langsam, damit sie das Rotkehlchen und das Kaninchen nicht verpasste, die auch guten Tag sagen wollten.
Sofia e il segreto del Regno di Corallo
Nel Regno di Corallo era sparita la perla che accendeva le lanterne. «Non è un furto», disse il delfino Nino con un sorriso, «è un indizio». Sofia prese fiato, e insieme seguirono la scia di bollicine.
Miguel e a foca que disse olá
As ondas da enseada chegavam devagar, como quem não quer acordar ninguém. Numa pedra morna, uma foca sorridente bateu palmas com as barbatanas. «Olá», disse Miguel. E foi assim que começou a melhor manhã do verão.
سليم والقرد الذي يعرف طريق النهر
في غابة الأمازون، حيث الأشجار أعلى من المنارات، ضحك قرد صغير من فوق غصن ورمى لسليم ثمرة ناضجة. قال القرد: «أنا أعرف طريق النهر، لكنّ الطريق يحب من يمشي فيه بشجاعة». فمشى سليم، وتبعته الغابة كلها.
נועה והעש הזוהר של הלילה
כשכל הבית כבר ישן, נחת על אדן החלון עש קטן שזהר כמו פנס. «בואי נקשיב», לחש, ונועה הקשיבה: לשעון, לרוח במרפסת, ולשיר הערש הכי שקט בעולם, שהגיע דווקא מהצלילים המוכרים של הבית.
आरव और जादुई पाठशाला का उल्लू
पहले ही दिन एक बुद्धिमान उल्लू आरव के कंधे पर आ बैठा। «जादू की छड़ियाँ बाद में,» उसने धीरे से कहा, «पहला पाठ है ध्यान से सुनना।» आरव ने सुना, और गलियारे की दीवारों पर तारे खिल उठे।
はるとと、ひかる小さな蛾
みんなが眠ったころ、まどのふちにランプのように光る小さな蛾がとまった。「いっしょに耳をすまそう」とささやくと、はるとは耳をすました。時計の音、ベランダの風、そして家じゅうでいちばん静かな子守歌が聞こえてきた。
지우와 산호 왕국의 사라진 진주
산호 왕국의 등불을 밝히던 진주가 사라졌다. "도둑맞은 게 아니야." 돌고래 나리가 웃으며 말했다. "이건 단서야." 지우는 숨을 크게 들이쉬고, 둘은 함께 물방울의 길을 따라갔다.
Артём и ровер, который считал звёзды
Ровер пискнул два раза — это значило «посмотри вверх». Артём посмотрел. Над фиолетовыми дюнами висело больше звёзд, чем он знал имён, и сегодня, вместе с добрым роботом, он собирался назвать их все.
Made to be shared
Send tonight's story to the grandparents, put a template you're proud of in the marketplace, follow the creators whose books your child asks for again, and make stories together as one family studio.
Marketplace
Buy a story another family made, sell a template of your own, and leave a review for the ones you loved. The heart saves a listing to your wishlist for later.
Example marketplace listings
Every story, and every picture, PDF, narration and film made from it, has one share button for WhatsApp, Facebook, X, Pinterest and email. An unlisted link opens a story for anyone holding it, no account needed, and expires when you say.
Publish under your own name and families can visit your profile, follow you, and see each new book the moment it is out.
Meet this week's creatorsThe stories families are reading and liking right now, and a leaderboard of the most-read books and the creators behind them.
See the leaderboardInvite grandparents, a co-parent or an older sibling into your family studio. They write, illustrate and read alongside you, from one shared coin budget.
Open the family studioPick the plan that fits how much your family creates. Coins are sold in one-time packs too, for the months you make more than usual.
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Everything you need to know
Stories, illustration styles and full books are made with coins, which come with a monthly plan or in one-time packs. Both are on the pricing page, and you can change plan whenever your family's pace changes.
Yes. Every finished story exports as a print-ready PDF with proper bleed, trim, and safe margins, so any print shop can work from it. You can also order a bound copy straight from the reader.
Your child's photo is never shown publicly: it is stored encrypted, and we never use it to train AI models. To draw your child, we do send it to the services that make your pictures, fal.ai and OpenAI. Your child's name appears only in your stories, which stay private unless you share or publish them.
Yes — stories can be written and read in 13 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Russian, and the app interface is translated into 12.
Yes. Every story has a share button for WhatsApp, Facebook, X, Pinterest and email, and you can create an unlisted link that opens the story for anyone holding it, with no sign-in. Finished stories and templates can also be listed in the marketplace, where other families buy them, review them and save them to a wishlist.
Your next chapter starts here
Make it once, then keep it however you like: a book to read tonight, a coloring edition, a narrated film, and a print-ready PDF for the shelf.
Story ideas, now and then
Seasonal templates, new story starts and the occasional thing we have just built. Once a week at most.