Real stories. Real families. Real books.
Your Stories
made into real books.
The camping trip. How Grandma and Grandad met. The fox that visits the garden. Tell us the story, we'll turn it into a beautiful illustrated book, starring the real people in it.
How it works
From memory to keepsake
in three steps
Tell us the story
Describe it in your own words — messy, rambling, and full of detail is perfect. We ask the right questions to draw out the best bits.
We write and illustrate it
Our AI shapes your words into a story, then illustrates every page in warm, handcrafted paper-collage art — with the real people looking like themselves throughout.
Hold the book
Read it free on screen, then order a beautifully printed book delivered to your door.
How do we do it?
First we write the story. We pass your words - the messy, specific, real details — to our AI storyteller, which shapes them into a book that reads aloud beautifully, keeping your voice and the moments that matter.
Then we illustrate it. We build a visual reference for the key characters from your description, so the same faces appear on every page, and our AI illustrator paints the whole book in circletime’s signature paper-collage style.
Every page is checked, and you read the finished book free on screen. Nothing gets printed until it’s right.
"The real Grandad, in his actual jumper. She recognised him straight away."
— Sarah, mum of two
The difference
Not a magical adventure.
Your actual story.
Other AI book generators create books on screen. We do something harder: we capture the real thing and then print it beautifully for you. The camping trip where it rained the whole time and you all loved it anyway. The way Uncle Matt calls everyone "captain". The actual fox in the garden.
Keep the stories that mean something to you and your family alive. Or just let your imagination go wild.
- Real people, illustrated from your photos or descriptions
- Your words, shaped into a story children love
- A keepsake that gets passed down, not forgotten
Example books
What families
have made
A big adventure
The Best Wet Weekend
For Mia, aged 4
A warm & gentle story
By the Fountains, Christmas Eve
For Edie, aged 4
A quiet & magical story
Goodnight, Marmalade
For Leo, aged 6
A funny & playful story
The Fastest Dad Ever
For Rosie, aged 5
Tap any book to read it. Every one is unique — illustrated to match your family and story.
Families say
Gather round. They loved it.
"I cried when I saw it. The illustrations look just like my dad. We read it at Christmas and he didn't say a word — just sat there smiling."
Emma R.
Made a book about her father for her daughter
"I was worried it would feel generic. It didn't. It felt like our story. The detail — our dog's name, the colour of the tent — all of it was there."
James T.
Made a book about a family camping trip
"My mum is 82 and she got to hold a book about meeting my dad. She said it was the best gift she'd ever received. That's not nothing."
Clare M.
Made a book about her parents' love story