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One sunny morning, Pep found a forest he had never seen before. The trees sparkled like silver, and the air smelled sweet.
Your child, the hero.
Read by Teddy.
Choose a story, send one photo, and they’re illustrated into every page. Then Teddy reads it aloud, in his voice or yours.
Personalized picture books for kids of any age, in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.
Your first book is completely free. No card required. Made in about five minutes. In English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.
What you send
What they open
Pep and the Patient Path
A TeddyReads bookWe delete the photo once the book is made.
Before you pay a thing
See your child on the page first.
We illustrate the character right away, so you can see the likeness before deciding on anything. Here’s a real example, made from a real photo, run through this exact app.
Start here
For the moment they’re in.
A story that meets them where they are right now, not just a genre. Or skip this and describe your own from scratch.
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None of these? Describe your own story →
Pick a look
Twelve art styles. Same child, same story, very different book.
Every style below is the exact same scene, rendered twelve ways, so you can compare honestly. Choose one before your book is drawn, and every page is illustrated in it.
A book they can hold
The same story, bound and posted to you.
Full colour on proper paper, 22 illustrated pages starring your child, printed and posted to your door. The one that ends up on the shelf and gets asked for by name three years later.
Hardcover The keepsake
A sturdy printed board cover, built for years of bedtime re-reads.
Softcover Lighter & lower price
A glossy stapled cover with the same full-colour pages.
8.5″ × 8.5″ · 22 illustrated pages + dedication · price and delivery shown at checkout
Make one to print →Every book is read aloud
Teddy reads it. Or Mum does. Or Grandma, even from three time zones away.
Teddy’s narration is warm, unhurried and slightly sleepy, and it’s free on every book. Or clone a voice that means something, yours, Dad’s, Grandma’s, in about a minute, and every story anyone makes afterward can be read in that voice instead. The bedtime call, without the call.
- Recorded once, used on every book made afterward
- Only your family hears it. Never shared, never reused
- Included free with your book, no extra charge
Her voice, even from far away.About that photo
You’re sending a picture of your child. Here’s exactly what happens to it.
We delete it when the book is done
The photo is used once, to draw your child’s character. As soon as the book is finished it’s deleted from our records. If a book is never finished, the photo is deleted after 7 days. You keep the book; we don’t keep the photo.
It trains nothing
While we have it, your photo illustrates your book and does nothing else. Never used to train a model, never sold, never shown to another user.
It’s tied to your account alone
It’s used only to personalize their illustrations, and only your account can ever see it or the book it becomes.
The account is yours, not theirs
Only a parent or guardian creates an account, uploads anything, or pays. Children never sign in, and nothing is public.
What it costs
Look first, pay once, no subscription.
Teddy's narration is included on every book. Nothing renews, nothing to cancel. Most families end up making more than one, a book each for siblings, a birthday, a first day of school.
First e-book
Free no card needed
- The whole book, all pages, on screen
- Read aloud by Teddy, or your own voice
- No card, no catch
After your free one
Every e-book after
€5.99 flat, per book
- All pages, illustrated, on screen
- Read aloud by Teddy, or your own voice
- High-resolution PDF to keep, print at home if you like
Printed book
from €19.99 Softcover
from €29.99 Hardcover
plus shipping, calculated at checkout- Full colour, 22 illustrated pages
- Exact price shown before you pay
In every book
Every book comes with the extras
A dedication in your own words
Every book has a dedication page that you write yourself, for the one it's made for.
Read aloud in the voice you choose
Teddy, three other voices, or your own cloned voice. It stays in the app for every book, even one you've printed.
Redraw any picture, five times
If a picture isn't right, redraw it, up to five times for each page, free.
One free change of style
Not keen on the look? Repaint the whole book in another of our twelve art styles, once, free.
Make the type your own
Choose the font, move and resize the cover title, dedication and back-cover text, pick their colours, and tint the dedication and back pages.
Four languages
Written, and read aloud, in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.
Before you start
Questions parents ask
Are these templates with my child’s name dropped in?
No. Each occasion gives you a starting point, but the story is written from scratch for your child, using their age, their name, what they’re into, and whatever you tell us in the chat. Two children who pick the same occasion get two different books.
What age is this for?
Any age. You tell us how old your child is, and both the story and the language adjust to fit.
Will the character actually look like my child?
Yes, that's the whole point. You send one photo, and their hair, eyes and colouring are carried into every illustration, so the same recognisable child appears on all 22 pages, not a different character each time. Photo optional, though: describe them instead and we'll illustrate from that. And since your first full book is free, you see the real illustrated character and the whole story before paying for anything.
What happens to my child’s photo?
It’s deleted once the book is finished. If a book is never finished, the photo is deleted after 7 days. The photo is used once, to draw your child’s character design. After that every page is drawn from that design, not from the photo, so we don’t need it any more and we don’t keep it. While we do have it, it’s never used to train a model, never sold, and never shown to another user. You can also skip the photo entirely and just describe their hair and eye colour instead.
Do I have to upload a photo?
No. A photo just helps the illustrations look more like your child, but it's entirely optional. If you'd rather not send one, just describe their hair colour, eye colour, and anything else that stands out, and we'll illustrate from that instead.
How long does it take?
A few minutes from photo to finished, illustrated storybook, narration included.
Can I make the book in Spanish?
Yes. TeddyReads is available in four languages: the whole app, the story itself, and the read-aloud narration are all available in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese, with Latin American Spanish narrators. Switch language at the top of any page before you start, and your book is written in whichever language you’re using.
How long does shipping take for a printed book?
Shown at checkout based on your address before you pay, no surprises.
What happens after the first free book?
Most families come back for another one, a book each for siblings, one for a birthday, a first day of school, a new baby. Every book after the first is €5.99 flat, no subscription, and any voice you’ve recorded is reused on all of them automatically.
Tonight’s story could have them in it.
Pick a moment, send one photo, and get their first book free.
Make their book →Oliver is crazy about comics. The moment he saw there was a comic-book style, with him as the hero, that was it. He could not wait for it to arrive.
Who's behind this
Made by a parent, not a studio.
TeddyReads is built and run by one person. Meet the founder.
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