How to Make a Children's Book with AI

Making a picture book is part storytelling, part design, and part persistence. AI can’t decide what your story should mean—but it can help you test ideas quickly, keep your characters consistent, and package the final book for print and sharing. Here’s a simple, practical path from idea to finished book.

1) Outline the beats

Jot down 10–20 scene beats: setup, challenge, turning points, and resolution. This becomes your page plan. Short beats keep the rhythm lively for young readers.

2) Draft the text

Write it yourself or use AI as a co‑writer. Aim for clear, read‑aloud friendly lines. MyStoryBot lets you adjust tone and reading level, which makes it easy to adapt the same story for different age groups.

3) Lock a character

Upload a photo or drawing and save it as the protagonist. This prevents the common issue of a character’s look changing from page to page.

4) Illustrate in one style

Choose one visual style for the whole book—watercolor, painterly, or flat. Generate a few options per scene, pick the clearest composition, and move on. You can always circle back for small fixes.

5) Optional: Add narration

Read‑aloud audio helps emerging readers and makes sharing easier. MyStoryBot can generate natural narration per page and export audio tracks alongside your images.

6) Export for print and web

Export 300 DPI images sized to your trim with safe margins. When you’re ready, generate a print‑ready PDF (KDP‑friendly) and a lightweight web version for online sharing.

Want to see the full workflow? Visit How it works. If you’d like to try the process end‑to‑end, you can start a project in MyStoryBot and keep control over every decision.