Every child's story, told by the people who love them most.
Start with a photo. Add what your child loves and what you hope they'll carry with them. TaleKin weaves it all into a storybook where they can see themselves.
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A real family's story
At the mall, seven-year-old Eleven spotted a larger-than-life collectible figure: a boy in a bucket hat riding a giant orange cat. She walked over to the cat, and Dad took this photo of her.
The boy and giant cat seemed to be waiting for their next adventure. She wondered what might happen if she could step into their world. So she told Dad:
“I want to be in a story with the boy riding the giant cat.”
He did not treat it as a passing remark. He held on to her wish to join the boy and giant cat on an adventure.
Dad held on to her words, and that was where the story began.
The giant cat from the photo took its first step, and the boy in the bucket hat turned to invite Eleven along. The little wish she carried home from the mall grew into an adventure all her own.
Soon, Eleven found the boy and the giant cat waiting for her in the pages of her own story.
From one idea to a whole story
01Eleven stepped into the story as its hero.
02The giant cat took its first step, and the story unfolded from there.
03A passing thought became a book her whole family could return to.
Built for families
It's used to create their character—not published as public content.
Characters, storybooks, and reading history are kept together in your family account.
A story is published or shared only when you decide.
Meet the creative team
Some turn a child's passing thought into a full adventure. Others bring it to life in colored pencil, watercolor, and collage. Every kind of imagination deserves a creative partner who will take it seriously.
Picture-book storyteller
Builds suspense into every page turn, always leaving children eager to see what happens next.
Picture-book storyteller
Starts with feeling and imagery, then gives each story plenty of room for wonder.
Illustrator
Builds warm, handmade worlds in colored pencil and textured paper.
Illustrator
Brings everyday wonder to life with the light and warmth of hand-painted animation.
Illustrator
Uses soft watercolor and open space to hold a child's smallest, most important feelings.
Illustrator
Shapes bright, tactile adventures from painted paper and playful collage.
And there are more of us—storytellers who know how to find the heart of an idea, and artists who see the world in their own unmistakable way. When your family is ready, so are they.
Children say unexpected, wholehearted things every day. The difference is choosing to hold on to one. Eleven's book belongs only to her. Your child's story will be made around who they are—not copied from someone else's.
Create their first storybook