Once upon their time.
A whole new world of stories, with your little one right at the centre.
You read every word before a picture is drawnOnly you can see your booksReady to print at home or with a printer
How a book is made
Three steps, and you decide at each one.
1 · Tell us about them
A few quick questions
What’s the book about?
Starting school, and scaredA new babyWill not brush their teeth
Their age, something only they do, what they look like.Their age sets how long it is and how many words sit on a page.
2 · Choose the story
Three stories to pick from
LuluGixTwo Bobbles
Then read the one you pick, word for word, and change any line before a picture is drawn.
3 · The pictures
Drawn to match, page by page
Every page in one style, with your child drawn the same way throughout. Redraw any page you don’t love.
What comes out the other end
Lulu, a book made with tortkin for Maya, aged four, on her first day at school.
A real picture book of 8 to 22 pages, with a cover, the words lettered onto every picture, and a page at the back for the grown-up with things to talk about.
Read it on any phone or tablet tonight, or send the print version to a printer.
Why it feels like theirs
Their nameOn the cover, and all the way through.
Their worldThe thing they always say, the toy they never put down.
Their lookDrawn once as a character, then the same on every page.
Their EnglishWritten the way your family speaks, wherever you are.
Questions parents ask
Who can see my child’s book?Only you. Each book belongs to the account that made it.
Can I change things?Yes: the story before anything is drawn, and any page’s words or picture after.
How long does it take?The words take a couple of minutes. The pictures take a little longer, and carry on if you close the tab.
Can I delete it?Any book, or your whole account, whenever you like. It’s gone for good.