AITurn photos into storybooks

Personalized stories they’ll treasure.

Upload a photo, turn it into a consistent character, and get a fully illustrated story in minutes — share it as a social carousel, read it as a video, or print it as a hardcover.

Happy family reading together
Family with personalized storybook
Child featured in a personalized storybook

Loved by 2,400+ families

Character consistency
Voice narration
Hardcover printing
Story illustration

Interactive preview — flip through a sample book

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Get Started

Design your story

Step 1 of 4

What kind of story do you want to create?

What kind of adventure are you looking for?

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How It Works

Three Steps to Your Story

Upload photos, let AI create your story, and share or print.

1

Upload Photos

Add photos of your child, family, friends, or pets to build your cast of characters

2

Create Your Story

AI writes a personalized story and generates movie-quality illustrations in minutes

3

Share or Print

Get a shareable animated video, a digital book, or a professional hardcover delivered to your door

Make It Your Style

8 Art Styles to Choose From

Every story gets its own look. Pick the style that fits your vibe.

Animated art style preview

Animated

Pixar 3D

Soft & Dreamy art style preview

Soft & Dreamy

Gentle pastels

Watercolor art style preview

Watercolor

Hand-painted

Storybook Classic art style preview

Storybook Classic

Warm & timeless

Anime art style preview

Anime

Ghibli-inspired

Realistic art style preview

Realistic

Cinematic

Comic art style preview

Comic

Graphic novel

Pencil Sketch art style preview

Pencil Sketch

Graphite & charcoal

Your Story, Your Cast

Add Everyone They Love

The best stories feature the people (and pets) your child loves most.

Upload your photos
Studio Cast
Add Character
Chewy — original photo
Chewy
Pet
Sarah — original photo
Sarah
Parent
John — original photo
John
Parent
Beau — original photo
Beau
Child
River — original photo
River
Child
New Character
Get consistent characters
Character sheet — stylized versions of the cast for consistent illustrations
Same characters on every page
Page 1 — consistent characters throughout
Page 1
Page 2 — consistent characters throughout
Page 2
Page 3 — consistent characters throughout
Page 3
Page 4 — consistent characters throughout
Page 4

Every character stays consistent on every page. Learn how →

Family Pets

The family dog as a loyal sidekick? Your child will love it.

Best Friends

Add their best friend as an adventure buddy.

Parents & Family

Mom, Dad, siblings, grandparents — everyone.

Anyone They Love

Teachers, coaches, cousins — anyone can join.

Full Creative Control

Edit Every Scene, Perfect Every Detail

Storyboard your pages, fine-tune narration, swap animations, and control your video scene by scene.

Storyboard Editor

Drag-and-drop pages, edit text, redraw illustrations, and manage your cast.

Storyboard editor showing page-by-page story editing with illustrations, text, and character assignments

Video Scene Controls

Edit animation prompts, re-record audio, and swap variations scene by scene.

Scene editor showing prompt-based animation editing with 'make them smile' instruction and animation variations

Magic Image Editor

Describe what you want to change and AI edits the illustration instantly.

Magic editor demo: typing a prompt to edit an illustration of a puppy with AI-powered changes applied instantly

New Animations

Generate fresh scene animations

Animation Variations

Pick from multiple takes

Page Reordering

Drag pages into any order

AI Redraw

Regenerate any illustration

Ready to see your child in a story?

Free to create and preview. No credit card required.

Create Your Book Free

Why ToonyStory

What Makes Us Different

We solve the #1 problem with personalized children's books: character consistency.

Perfect Character Consistency

Every character looks the same on every page — just like their favorite animated movies.

Reusable Character Library

Create your child's character once, use it in unlimited books. Build a series.

5-Minute Creation

From photo upload to finished book in under 5 minutes. No design skills needed.

Professional Hardcover

Museum-quality printing on premium paper with professional binding and QR code.

Build Your Cast

Dogs, best friends, siblings, grandparents — add anyone your child loves.

Multiple Book Formats

Square, landscape, portrait, or compact. Choose the size that fits your story.

What Parents Say

Stories That Bring Joy

My daughter was SO excited to see our dog Max in the story. She keeps pointing at the page saying 'Look, it's Max!' Now she wants a new book for every family adventure.

Sarah M.

Mom of a 4-year-old

I ordered one with my grandchildren and their dog. When they saw the whole family on the pages — including Grandpa — they were absolutely speechless.

Robert K.

Grandfather, ordered as a gift

My son wanted his best friend in the story too. Now both kids have matching books and they read them to each other on video calls. It's the sweetest thing.

Jessica T.

Mom of two, repeat customer

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How We Stack Up

See why families choose ToonyStory over other personalized book services.

FeatureToony StoryOthers
Photo-realistic characters
Character consistency
Reusable characters
Custom cast (pets, friends, family)
Multiple family membersLimited
5-minute creationVaries
Professional hardcover
Free preview

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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Upload a photo of your child and our AI creates a consistent 3D character that appears on every page of the story. The character looks like your child throughout the entire book — just like their favorite animated movies.
Yes. All photos are stored with encryption and are never shared with third parties. You can delete your photos anytime from your account settings.
Under 5 minutes from photo upload to finished preview. Upload a photo, pick a template, and the AI generates your personalized story with illustrations almost instantly.
Museum-quality hardcover with premium paper, professional binding, and a QR code on the back that links to the animated video version of your story.
Yes! Build your cast with siblings, best friends, pets, and family members. Each character gets their own consistent 3D look that stays the same on every page.
You have full creative control. Redraw any page with a single click, edit the text, swap animations, or use the Magic Editor to describe exactly what you want changed — the AI updates the illustration instantly.

Create a storybook they’ll treasure forever

Upload a photo, pick a template, and have a personalized book in minutes. Free preview, no credit card required.

Create Your Book Free

Free credits to create and preview. Printed hardcovers sold separately.