From your words
to a book on
Amazon.
You write the story. Kiddo illustrates every page. You publish it, and you keep it.
Preview every page before you pay.
You already made it up once, in the dark.
Lights off. One more story, and this time you didn't have a book.
A small brave fox. Sleepy hills. Somewhere the moon goes to sleep.
You invented all of it in about ninety seconds, and it was good.
and they asked for it again the next night
Then you wrote it down. And that's where it stopped.
Most stories die in a notes app. Yours is nine paragraphs long and four months old.
Notes · 04 Mar
Pip sets off. Two blueberries and a very short rope. The hills are sleepy…
Voice memo · 0:47
still here
Bring the words. It's the one part we don't do for you.
Paste it, type it, or talk it out. Any length. Hebrew, English, and more on the way.
Pick a style. Kiddo draws every page in it.
Same story, same characters, page after page. Not twenty-four different foxes.
page eleven, first try
Twenty-four pages. Turn every one before you pay a cent.
Change a line, redraw a page. Nothing locks until you say so.
Then other people's kids want it too.
Export a print-ready interior and cover PDF, built to Amazon KDP specs. Upload it, set your price, keep your royalties. Your name on the spine.
Pip & the Moon
by you
Paperback · 24 pages · ages 3–8
Your book, on Amazon KDP
Your price
In stockThree steps, one evening.
Write your story in your own words.
Nine paragraphs or ninety. We'll break it into pages with you.
Kiddo illustrates every page in the style you pick.
Characters stay themselves from page one to the end. Redraw any page you don't love.
Export a print-ready PDF and publish it.
Read it at home, print it as a gift, or list it on Amazon KDP.
Free to make. $9.99 to print.
Write, illustrate and preview every page for nothing. $9.99 per book unlocks the print-ready interior and cover PDF. No subscription.
"Isn't this just going to look like slop?"
Every word is yours.
No prompt-to-plot, no invented moral at the end. Kiddo never writes your story.
One art direction, held.
You choose the style. The fox is the same fox on page 3 and page 21.
You see it all first.
Preview all 24 pages free. If page 11 is wrong, redraw page 11 — not the book.
Print specs, not vibes.
Bleed, spine width, 300 DPI. The PDF passes KDP's own checks.
Everything else.
It's been sitting in your notes long enough.
Free to start · preview every page · no signup
What Kiddo is
Kiddo is an AI children's book illustrator. You write a story in your own words, and Kiddo turns your words into a personalized, fully illustrated picture book for your child — then exports print-ready files you can self-publish on Amazon KDP. Kiddo illustrates the story; it does not write it. There is no “describe your child” step and no claim that any character looks like a real person: the book is made for your child, drawn from the words you write.
How Kiddo works
You stay in control at two review checkpoints before anything is illustrated, so the book always follows your words.
1. Write your story
Type your story in your own words — no signup and no credit card. Kiddo splits it into pages and extracts the characters from your text.
2. Review at the Storyboard and CastCall checkpoints
At the Storyboard you see how your words fall across the pages. At CastCall you fine-tune the characters Kiddo found in your text — their traits, ages, and illustrator notes. Nothing is illustrated until you approve.
3. Illustrate and export
Kiddo illustrates every page, keeping each character consistent from the first page to the last, and exports a 300 DPI interior and cover PDF ready for Amazon KDP.
Styles, languages, and pricing
Illustration styles
Every book supports five illustration styles: Gouache Storybook (the default), Soft Watercolor, Animated Movie, Ink & Wash, and Folk Art.
Languages
Kiddo works in nine languages — English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian — with fully right-to-left Hebrew and Arabic, plus an optional dedication in your own words.
Pricing
Kiddo is free to create and preview the whole book. A single $9.99 export credit unlocks the print-ready KDP files for a book; credits are tied to your account and never expire.
Frequently asked questions
What is Kiddo?
Kiddo is an AI illustrator for the stories you write. You bring the story, in your own words; Kiddo splits your text into pages, draws the characters it finds in it, and illustrates every page in the art style you pick. Kiddo doesn’t write the story, that part is all you. It’s free to start with no signup, and you preview the whole book before you unlock the print-ready export.
How do I make a personalized children’s book?
You write your story, then review it at two checkpoints before it’s illustrated: the Storyboard (how your words fall across the pages) and the CastCall (the characters Kiddo pulled from your text). Once you approve, Kiddo illustrates every page, ready to read the same evening.
Is Kiddo free?
Making and previewing a Kiddo book is free, and you don’t need an account or a credit card to start. You only pay when you’re ready to publish: $9.99 unlocks the print-ready export — an interior and cover PDF built to Amazon KDP specs, which you can re-download anytime. Your credit never expires, and Kiddo never touches your KDP account. Checkout is handled securely through Polar.
What if I don’t love how it turns out?
You stay in control before anything is final: at the two checkpoints you can edit the scenes and refine the characters, and you preview the entire finished book for free. You only pay the $9.99 when you’re ready to unlock the print-ready export, so there’s nothing to lose by trying.
What art styles can my book use?
Kiddo offers five illustration styles: Gouache Storybook (the default), Soft Watercolor, Animated Movie, Ink & Wash, and Folk Art. You pick the style when you create the story, and every page is painted in that style.
Can Kiddo make books in Hebrew or other languages?
Yes. Kiddo supports nine languages: English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian. Hebrew and Arabic are fully right-to-left, with text and layout mirrored correctly throughout the book.
Is the book about my child?
It’s a book made for your child, not necessarily one about them. The characters come from whatever you write, so if you put your child into the story, they appear, drawn the same on every page. Either way it’s a one-of-a-kind book in your own words, made for them, with an optional dedication on the opening page.