Learn · Create · 5 min
Make a personalised children's book, safely
A bedtime story starring your child, the dog and the street you live on, made in an evening. How to get a lovely book without putting your child's details online.
Start with what your child loves
Jot down the hero, a favourite toy or pet, a place they know, and one small worry or wish the story can help with: a first day at school, a new baby, a fear of the dark. That is enough for a story that feels made for them.
Keep the real details out
Use a first name or a nickname, never a full name, school, address or birthday. Describe your child in words (curly hair, red wellies, a gap-toothed grin) instead of uploading their photo. Most AI apps keep what you send, and some learn from it.
Ask for the shape of a picture book
Say how old the reader is, how many pages (12 to 16 suits a bedtime), one line or two per page, and a picture style: watercolour, cut paper, bold cartoon. Ask for the same look on every page so the hero stays recognisable.
Read it as the editor
Read every page aloud. Change anything that sounds off, check pictures for odd hands or mixed-up details, and make sure the ending is the one you want at bedtime. You decide what goes in.
Share it the private way
Print it, or send it as a file to family. If you post it, leave out the face and the name, and say it was made with AI.
Try it now
Say the idea in one line and Ontold, the creation partner, will make the book with you.
Reviewed from: Gemini Apps Privacy Hub (Google), Data controls in ChatGPT (OpenAI), Quick facts: transparency rules for AI systems (European Commission). Written in our own words.
Drafted with AI from the linked sources. Check the links for the full detail.