From a single photo, your child becomes the hero who looks just like them.
Beautifully written, lovingly illustrated children's books starring your kid. Crafted in minutes. Read aloud tonight.
Layered content filters for tiny humans
If it's not delightful, you get your money back
English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, more
Try it — your child's name
Try freeAs gentle as a bedtime story, as fast as a wish
The likeness
It really looks like them.
Drag to watch a real photo become their illustrated hero — same eyes, same smile, painted into every page.
PhotoTheir heroRead a sample
Five tiny libraries, written for five different nights.
Tap any cover to read the full story for free. These were each written in under a minute — and so will yours.
Noah and the Wind-Trail Ridge
A bright morning, a red kite, and a golden hill that just keeps going up. Noah climbs past bees and a friendly fox all the way to the top — where the whole valley opens out below.
The Shell We Shared
Ice cream, a sandcastle, and a lost little crab to rescue. Zoe finds out that the best kind of day is the kind you share with a friend.
Mia’s Cloud-Quilt Night
When the moon rises, a soft glowing cloud carries Mia across the quiet stars — to say goodnight to the moon, the fireflies, and every sleepy little animal.
Liam's Map of the Moving Sun
Why is the sky blue? How tall will a sunflower grow? Liam spends one sunny day discovering the real world — ants, seeds, the moon, and a rainbow caught in a glass.
Kai and the Song of the Sky
A wind has gone silent over the world. So Kai climbs onto a golden phoenix and flies through cloud-temples and rivers of light to wake it — and give the sky back its song.
The Quiet in the Garden
In a lantern-lit garden at dusk, Amira's grandmother shares sweet dates and a quiet secret: that listening closely, with a patient heart, is the greatest treasure of all.
How it works
From a few details to a beloved bedtime story.
We do the hard work of writing and illustrating. You get to be the voice that makes it special.
Tell us about your child
Their name, age, favorite colors, the things that make them light up. We use these to weave the magic.
Pick a theme & moment
Bedtime, adventure, a tough day, a missing tooth. Choose what story you need tonight.
Read together in minutes
A complete, illustrated picture book — ready to read on screen, listen to, or download as a PDF.
Built with care
Six small things parents notice first.
We obsessed over the details that turn a "neat AI tool" into a story your kid asks for again, and again, and again.
Always safe & age-aware
Every story passes through a layered safety filter. No scary themes, no surprises. You're always in control of what your child reads.
Real, hand-finished art
We blend generative illustration with thousands of human-curated style references. The result is art that feels painted — not pasted.
Read by warm voices
Add narration in your accent — or our cast of gentle storytellers. Perfect for car rides, bath time, and bedtime.
Made for read-alouds
Pacing, rhythm, and sentence length tuned so every page lands like a beloved picture book. Your voice does the rest.
In any language you love
Switch between English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, German, and more. Same magic, in your home tongue.
A keepsake to share
Download as a PDF, send to grandparents, or order a hardcover printed and shipped to your door anywhere in the world.
A note from us
We're brand new.
Here's our promise to you.
Lumora is launching fresh — no inflated reviews, no fake stars. Just a small studio, a careful craft, and one promise we keep with every single book.
We started Lumora because we couldn't find a kids' AI tool good enough for our own children. Every story is a little love letter — pacing tuned by hand, illustrations finished with care, voices warm enough for the long quiet of bedtime.
We're a small team. We read every email. If something feels off in a story, tell us — and we'll fix it for you that same night.
Subscription
Free first story.
Then pick the rhythm you want.
Every story comes with narrated audio and a downloadable PDF — on every plan. No contracts; cancel anytime in two clicks.
Free
Try one full story, on us.
- 3 free stories, yours to keep
- A free birthday story every year
- Narrated audio + downloadable PDF
- No credit card required
Storyteller
A new story every week.
- A new story every week (4 a month)
- Every story theme unlocked
- A birthday story for every child, every year
- Narrated audio + PDF on every story
- 15% off keepsake hardcovers
Family
A new story every few days.
- A new story every 3 days (10 a month)
- Every story theme unlocked
- A birthday story for every child, every year
- Delivered to your inbox
- Narrated audio + PDF on every story
- Family sharing across the household
- Priority generation
- 25% off keepsake hardcovers
Heirloom
A new adventure every other day.
- A new story every other day (15 a month)
- Every story theme unlocked
- A birthday story for every child, every year
- Delivered to your inbox
- Narrated audio + PDF on every story
- Family sharing across the household
- Top-priority generation
- Best price on keepsake hardcovers (33% off)
- Early access + priority support
Keepsake hardcovers are à la carte: order any finished story as a printed book, 15–33% off on paid plans.
A free birthday story every year, on every plan — subscriptions cover every child in the family (up to 5), and the finished PDF lands straight in your inbox.
Refer a friend who subscribes: you both earn a reward.
| Stories / yr | Audio | |
|---|---|---|
| Storyteller | 48 | Included |
| Family | 120 | Included |
| Heirloom | 180 (fair use) | Included |
Quiet questions
The things every careful parent asks.
Yes. Every story passes through a layered content filter tuned specifically for young readers — no scary themes by default, no real-world tragedy, no commercial content. You preview every story before sharing it. You're the parent. You're in charge.
Ages 1 through 12. We tune the pacing, vocabulary, and story shape to four reading tiers — toddler (1–3), preschool (4–5), early reader (6–7), and older reader (8–12). Pick your child's age and we handle the rest.
Only what you give us, only as long as you want it. You can delete any story, profile, or your whole account from your dashboard. We never sell data, never use children's information for ads, and never train AI on your child's identity.
For a one-off, a chatbot can draft some text — but you'll get plain words: no illustrations, no consistent hero across stories, no narration, nothing to keep or print, and no safety filter built for young readers. A boutique printed book is lovely, but it's $30–60, takes a week, and the story is a fixed template. Lumora is the in-between on purpose — a complete, illustrated, read-aloud picture book starring your child in about three minutes, free to try, and printable as a hardcover only if you want one.
Usually 1–2 minutes start to finish: about 80 seconds for shorter (toddler/preschool) stories, up to 2 minutes for the longer older-reader ones. The cover and first pages stream in as they're written — you watch the book paint itself, you don't sit on a blank loading screen.
Make another one — every theme, hero combo, and moment gives a fresh story, and you can iterate until one lands. If you ever paid for one that didn't delight you, we refund automatically when a generation fails, and we handle case-by-case refunds for any paid story you weren't happy with — just email us. Hardcover books carry a 30-day damaged-or-not-happy guarantee.
Yes. Every story is print-ready. Order a hardcover for $37.49 + flat shipping ($9.99 worldwide, $19.99 to the US — import duties included), printed and delivered in 2–4 weeks. Perfect for birthdays, holidays, and grandparents.
Yes — that's the magic. Once you create a child profile, every new story keeps their name, appearance, and favorite things consistent. The library that grows with them is the whole point.
English and Chinese are fully supported today. Spanish, French, and German are in beta — usable but still being refined with native-reading parents. Tell us your home language and we'll prioritize it next.
Yes, in one click from your dashboard. No emails to send, no friction, no guilt. You keep every story you've already made — forever, downloadable as PDFs.
A tiny studio of designers, parents, and engineers who couldn't find a kids' AI tool good enough for our own children. So we built one. Hello from us — we read every email at hello@lumora.kids.
your child's name, on the cover.
Tonight, read them a story only they could star in.
Your first story is free. No subscription. No credit card. Just you, them, and a few quiet minutes of magic.
Not ready? Drop your email and we'll send a sample story to read tonight.