Personalised children’s books from your stories
Your stories,
made into real books.
A memory, like the first wobbly bike ride down the park. The story you always mean to ask about, like how Grandma met Grandad. Or one you invented at bedtime. We’ll turn it into an illustrated book, starring the people in it.
What is Circletime?
Your story, brought to life as
an illustrated children’s book
Tell us about something that happened, an old family tale, or something you made up. Our AI author turns it into a wonderful rhyming story for young children, and an AI illustrator paints every page in our signature paper-collage style. You read the whole book on screen for free, and only order a printed copy if you love it.
A true story
Something that really happened. The camping trip when it rained all week. The morning you brought the baby home. How Grandma met Grandad.
A story you made up
Something you invented together. The dragon who lives under the stairs. The bus that drives to the moon. When you scored the winning goal in the world cup final.
Either way, the idea and the cast are both yours. We turn it into a full rhyming story with beautiful illustrations.
How it works
From memory to keepsake
in three steps
Tell us the story
Describe it in your own words. Messy, rambling and full of detail is perfect. We ask the right questions to draw out the best bits.
We write and illustrate it
We shape your words into a story that reads aloud beautifully, then illustrate every page in our signature paper-collage style, while ensuring consistency of characters on every page.
We print and deliver it
Read the whole book free on screen, then order the printed book delivered to your door.
How do we do it?
First we write the story. We take your words, all the messy, specific, real details, and shape them into a book that reads aloud beautifully, keeping your voice and the moments that matter.
Then we illustrate it. We build a visual reference for each character, inspired by your photos or description, so the same faces appear on every page, painted in Circletime’s paper-collage style.
We use AI to do the crafting, and you see every page before you decide. Read the whole book free on screen, and only order the print if you love it.
“The real Grandad, in his actual jumper. She recognised him straight away.”
— Sarah, mum of two
Why Circletime
Not a story from a template.
A story from you.
Other personalised books drop a child’s name into a story someone else already wrote. We start with a blank page and yours: the first wobbly bike ride, the way Uncle Matt calls everyone “captain”, the bedtime world you built together. True or made-up, it’s a story no one else could tell.
- The people in your story, inspired by your photos or descriptions
- Your words, shaped into a story children love read after read
- A printed book to share, because children talk, engage and connect more over paper than screens
Example books
What families
have made
A Circletime Story
By the Fountains, Christmas Eve
For Edie, aged 4
A Circletime Story
Edie's Pre-School Journey
For Edie & Milly, aged 3-5
A Circletime Story
Alfie’s Birthday Weekend
For Alfie, aged under-3
A Circletime Story
Milo and the Backyard Kingdom
For Milo, aged 3-5
Tap any book to read it. Every one is unique, illustrated to match your story and the people in it.
Gather round.
They loved it.
“I was in tears reading it. It brought Edie’s whole journey at pre-school back to life. The water play, the ups and downs, graduation day, all of it.”
— Helen