Children’s story book ideas, with your child as the hero
Pick an idea or tell us your own moment in a sentence, and we’ll write a brand-new story with your child as the hero.
One sentence is enough“Leo’s first night in his big-kid bed, with Rocket the rabbit on guard.”
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The moments parents ask for most
- BirthdayBuilt around the hush before the candles.
- New siblingThe one job only a big sibling can do.
- HalloweenA costume with one hour to go.
- First day of schoolNervous and excited, and walking in anyway.
- GrandparentsTheir place, their stories, and a lesson back.
- ChristmasThe waiting, the giving and the glow.
- DiwaliLight over darkness, at a child’s size.
- Father’s DayThe things only their dad does.
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Browse by theme. Each idea is a starting point, not a script: pick one and change the sentence, or use it as a nudge for your own.
Celebrations & festivals: Making the big days unforgettable
- My Birthday!Celebrate being wonderfully, uniquely youAll agesStory guide
- Festival of LightsShare the glow of Diwali with your little oneAll agesOct–NovStory guide
- Christmas MagicCapture the wonder of the holiday seasonAll agesDecStory guide
- Halloween AdventureMake spooky season fun, not frighteningAll agesOctStory guide
- Eid CelebrationEmbrace the joy and togetherness of EidAll ages
- Lunar New YearRing in the new year with tradition and joyAll agesJan–Feb
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Firsts & milestones: Something new is coming up
- First Day of SchoolEase the jitters before the big dayAll agesAug–SepStory guide
- Getting GlassesSee the world in a whole new wayAll ages
- First SleepoverHelp your little one feel ready for the night awayAges 3+
- First Sports TeamGear up for the thrill of teamworkAges 3+Sep–Oct
- First Recital or ShowBuild confidence for the spotlight momentAges 3+
- I Lost a Tooth!Celebrate this wiggly, exciting milestoneAges 3+
Changes at home: When life at home shifts
People they love: For the people who make their world
- My GrandparentsWhere the best things are passed down, not boughtAll agesSepStory guide
- Father's DayA day to celebrate the best dad in the world — yoursAll agesJunStory guide
- Mother's DayA day just for her — and a book that lasts foreverAll agesMay
- My Best FriendCapture a friendship that makes life brighterAges 3+
- My Brother/SisterCelebrate the built-in best friendAll ages
- My Amazing TeacherThank the person who makes learning magicalAges 3+May
Adventures & imagination: Where anything is possible
- Dinosaur Discovery ParkRoaring, stomping prehistoric funAll ages
- Deep Space OdysseyStars, planets, and alien friendsAll ages
- My Superhero DayUnleash their imagination with superpowersAll ages
- A Day at the ZooAmazing animals and big-hearted adventuresAll ages
- The Enchanted ForestHidden paths and quiet magicAll ages
Feelings & growing up: Big feelings, small steps
Just because: A gift of love, no reason needed
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Moments no shelf book covers
Small, specific, yours. Any of these opens the book maker with the sentence already written; change the name and the details.
“Leo’s first night in his big-kid bed, with Rocket the rabbit on guard.”
Start with this“Amara and Grandpa build a birdhouse and wait all spring for the first visitor.”
Start with this“The night the power went out and Mateo’s family camped in the living room.”
Start with this“Hana finally rides her bike without training wheels before summer ends.”
Start with this“Noah’s goldfish goes on holiday to the neighbours’ for a week.”
Start with this“Isla and her two mums plant a tree on the day they move into the new house.”
Start with this“Kai’s first snow day: the whole street builds one giant snowman.”
Start with this“Zara teaches her baby cousin to wave on a video call to the other side of the world.”
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The same idea reads differently at two, at four and at seven. Some ideas are marked Ages 3+ or Ages 6+ for that reason.
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