Make your child's story into a book
Your child has already told you the story. This page is about turning that telling into a book you can put on a shelf: printed at home, posted by somebody else, or made on a machine that stays in the house. Talebrix is the at-home way, and it is not for sale yet.
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How to turn a child's story into a book
Whether you call it making their story into a book, turning it into one, or printing it, the wish is the same. The plot is theirs. A name dropped into a story somebody else wrote is a different object, and it is not what this page is about. These are the routes that actually exist, and they do not all suit the same house.
- Write it down and print it
You type what they said and sort the pictures. A home printer gives you pages. A local printer can bind them. The words stay as you wrote them, and the work is yours.
- A printer, once the pages exist
When the story is already written and illustrated, a print shop makes the object. You still have to arrive with the pages.
- One book, by post
Saronti and Storywizard are two that parents in the UK find. Some fit a child into a story that already exists. Some illustrate a plot the child invented. A book from that kind of service is often around twenty to thirty pounds, and it is one book in the post. The next story is another order.
- Talebrix, at the table
You press the button. Your child says what the book should be about and answers a few questions. Talebrix writes and illustrates from what they said, and is being developed to print it onto a pre-bound blank book at home. It has not shipped. The list is an email, not an order.
Print my child's story
If the words and the pictures already exist, you can print them today. The story that only exists because they said it is the other job: there is no document to upload. Talebrix is being built so the next telling does not start with a parcel. If you only want one book, and you already have it written down, the postal route is the smaller purchase. A device is a poor way to buy a single keepsake.
Their own plot, said out loud
The decisions belong to the child, including when they only make one of them. A four year old often stops at “a dragon one”. Talebrix writes and draws the rest, and it does not write over what they did decide: who is in it, where it happens, what goes wrong, how it ends, what it is called. The more they say, the more of the book is theirs.
They do not write it down, and they do not hold the machine. A parent presses the button and stays nearby. There is no app and no account for the child. Choosing a picture on the screen is a way of answering. Unlocking it, and logging in, are not. It is designed for children aged 3–8. Younger children can take part with a parent leading.
Who writes the books says whose labour is whose, without softening it. How it works is the path from the button to the slot. The same idea, written for a four year old and an eight year old, is on the reading levels.
A bound book, printed at home
The planned book is 26 pages, 148 × 210 mm portrait, using pre-bound blank books made with 250gsm smooth paper. Their name is printed as the author. You read it on paper. The display is a 7-inch colour touch panel, used while the story is being made, and it is not the book.
We are aiming for a finished book in a few minutes. We have printed onto the book paper as a test, but the machine has not yet made a whole book from start to finish. We will say how long it really takes before launch.
It plugs in and stays plugged in, and it needs wi-fi, because the writing and the drawing happen on our servers rather than inside the machine. Durability will be tested before launch. What is settled is on the specifications. Why a printed book is the case for paper. The books on the shelf are written examples, not books made for a family.
What it is designed to cost
Target launch prices. £149 including material for 4 books. A Story Pack supplies material for 4 books, without limiting the characters or setting. The target pack price is £15, or £3.75 in pack material per book. No subscription is planned. Ink pricing and final contents will be confirmed before orders open.
How many we make depends on how many people ask. We aim to start making them in June 2027. There is no delivery date. No payment required. Unsubscribe any time. The list is an email, not an order. The figures are on what it costs.
If what you were comparing is a player that tells stories, rather than a way to print one, that is a storytelling device for kids. The comparison is Talebrix vs Yoto and Toniebox.
Questions about making their story a book
Can I get my child's story made into a book?
Yes. Print the pages yourself, take finished pages to a printer, or use a company that posts one book, often for around twenty to thirty pounds. Talebrix is the at-home way to do it again from what they say out loud. You cannot buy one yet, and the list takes an email and no payment.
How do I print my child's story?
If the pages already exist, print them at home or at a shop. If the story only exists because they said it, Talebrix is being developed to print it onto a pre-bound blank book: 26 pages, 148 × 210 mm portrait, using pre-bound blank books made with 250gsm smooth paper. A whole book has not yet been made on the machine from start to finish.
Does my child have to write the story down?
No. They say it. A short answer is enough. What they decide is kept, and what they leave is filled in. They do not hold the machine, and they do not have an account.
What does another book cost?
£149 including material for 4 books. A Story Pack supplies material for 4 books, without limiting the characters or setting. The target pack price is £15, or £3.75 in pack material per book. No subscription is planned. Ink pricing is still to be confirmed. Nothing is charged to join the list.
When can I buy one?
Not yet. We aim to start making them in June 2027. That depends on finishing the design, raising the money, the companies we will work with, and passing safety approvals. There is no delivery date yet. The list takes an email address rather than an order or a payment. Leave one and we will email to confirm, then once more when pre-orders open.
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