A story where your child is the hero.
Tell Tallyhorn what the story is about — a moonlit forest, a pirate lagoon, anything. Upload a photo of your kid and their name. Watch a custom illustrated bedtime story emerge in under a minute, with them woven into every page.
- 30–90s
- average preview time
- 3 pages
- plus a custom cover
- Ages 3–8
- wholesome by default
- Free preview
- no card, no signup
How it works
Three steps. Then a story on your screen.
We didn’t want another 14-field signup wall before you saw the magic. So we put the magic first.
- 1
Write the idea.
A sentence about a moonlit forest, two paragraphs about a pirate ship — anywhere from a sentence to a few. The more you share, the more yours it feels.
- 2
Add their photo + name.
A clear photo of your kid (just them works best) and their name. Tallyhorn reads the photo for hair, eyes, expression, and approximate age — not for their face — and weaves those into every page.
- 3
Read them a story about themselves.
A cover and three illustrated pages, ready in 30–90 seconds. Save it, share it, read it tonight. Print ordering is coming next.
What you’ll see
A cover. A photo of your kid. Three illustrated pages.
The preview is meant to feel like the first read-aloud of a real book — not a card grid of feature boxes. So we built it like one.
Page 0 · Cover
Meet the hero · Mira
Your child’s actual photo, featured on the cover so the book reads as theirs from the very first page.
“Are you coming?” Mira whispered to the moon.
The fox offered the last crumb of starlight he’d been saving.
And the moon, finally, set down its teacup and turned around.
Loved by parents
Made for one kid. Loved by many.
The preview is free. The reaction in the first thirty seconds of opening it is the part every parent ends up talking about.
“She saw her own name on the cover and refused to put the book down. We have read it four nights in a row and counting.”
Priya — parent of a very stubborn four-year-old.
“He picked it up before I even offered bedtime. Asking for a second one is the highest review we have ever gotten from him.”
Marcus — parent of an eight-year-old who "doesn’t like reading anymore".
“Each twin got a version with their own photo and name, and they still fight over whose story is better. We are keeping both.”
Elena — parent of our six-year-old twins.
Pricing
Three ways to keep the story.
The preview is free. When you’re ready to keep it, pick the shape that fits — a one-time digital copy, a printed book, or a monthly subscription that drops 2 new personalised storybooks in your inbox every month.
Instant digital access — read on any screen tonight.
Shipped to your door — a real, hardcover keepsake.
Billed monthly — 2 personalised storybooks every month, cancel anytime.
Cancel anytime from your account. First storybook delivered today; future stories arrive every month.
Preview is free — only pay when you want to keep the finished storybook.
What’s next
The preview is free. Print is coming.
Right now you can generate as many previews as you like — keep the ones you love, try different themes, share them on a screen tonight. The next step is a printed version, mailed to your door.
Adjust the prompt and regenerate. Tweak a page, swap an illustration. Coming soon.
A real, printed-on-paper book, with your child on every page. Coming soon.
A digital copy to an email or phone, so bedtime doesn’t need to be in person. Coming soon.
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