Choice 1
The star train
Ride a magical train through the clouds, solve a skyway puzzle and help a little star get home.
SAMPLE
Fictional sample. Inside pages come from the print file; lifestyle scenes are illustrative mockups.
Their favorite people. A whole world of adventure.
Send their favorite people on an extraordinary adventure.
A train above the clouds. A glowing ocean. A gentle dinosaur who needs help. Make a story where the child and their grandparents discover it together.
Read Ava’s complete sample ↗One child · One or two grandparents · Real or imagined story · Printed book + PDF from $35
Read real family stories- Personalize every story choice before you pay
- Approve the complete proof before printing
- Receive a downloadable PDF with every printed book
- Documented print or delivery issues are made right
Printed book starting at
$35
No account or card required.
Choose the adventure
Five different worlds. Their own family team.
First pick where they go. On the next page, choose whether the story is imagined or inspired by something that really happened.
Choice 2
The ocean expedition
Explore a glowing undersea world in a cozy submarine and follow a lost melody to its source.
Choice 3
Dinosaur valley
Travel into a world of gentle giants and work together to reunite a little dinosaur with its herd.
Choice 4
The floating islands
Sail a fantastical skyship between floating islands and piece together a map to a hidden observatory.
Choice 5
The lantern forest
Follow friendly lights into an enchanted forest and find a way to wake its sleeping music.
Read every page
Ava and the Starbound Express
A fallen star, a train above the clouds, and a bridge that lights up when Ava, Grandma, and Grandpa sing together.
Claymation · The star train · Fictional sample
Open the complete 3D book ↗Choose the look they’ll love.
The sample uses Claymation. Your choice carries through the cover and every illustration.
Storybook 3D
Soft Watercolor
Claymation
Classic Picture Book
Anime Storybook
Paper Cut
Pastel Gouache
Crayon Sketch
Plush Felt
Real families
The magic is seeing them inside the story.
Customer stories across Storybook Studio
“We just welcomed our first child, and in a few quick steps I was able to create a story starring our whole family. It couldn’t have been more intuitive. And after seeing how it turned out, I mean it when I say it: trust the process.”
Tyler S. · Created Trust the Process
“Making a book about me and my brothers was ridiculously easy—and seeing the three of us as the stars of our own story was even better. We couldn’t stop laughing at how good it came out.”
Eric H. · Created Three brothers great adventure
“My son-in-law made this for me about my two grandkids having a sleepover at Nana and Papa’s. I actually cried a little when I saw it.”
Lee P. · Created Jack and Riley have a sleepover at Nana and Papa
How it works
From one photo to their finished story.
Personalize first, pay securely, then preview and approve the finished proof before printing.
Step 1
Choose their adventure
Pick one world, then choose a new story or a real memory as the starting point.
Step 2
Add their family team
Add the child and one or two grandparents using the names they know.
Step 3
Choose their scenery
Use a storybook setting or add one photo of a familiar place.
Step 4
Pay, then approve every page
We create the full book after checkout. Printing waits for your approval.
Good to know
Can the book feature just one grandparent?+
Yes. Add the child and one or two grandparents. Only the people you choose become recurring characters; a second grandparent is not invented. Use your family’s own names, such as Nana, Papa or Grandma Jo.
Is this the same story with different names?+
No. Choose the star train, ocean expedition, dinosaur valley, floating islands or lantern forest. That choice changes the story’s activity, difficulty and resolution. Your photos, familiar details and chosen names make the people and setting personal. Ava’s star-train book is one complete example, not everyone’s script.
Can I turn a real memory into the book?+
Yes. Choose ‘Inspired by a real memory’ and describe what happened. We use those events as the foundation for a story adaptation, which you review before printing. Or choose an imagined day together. We do not treat an imagined adventure as something that really happened.
What photos do I need?+
Add one clear photo of the child and one of each grandparent in the story, with one person per photo. A photo of a familiar place is optional. Use only photos you have permission to upload; family details and photos are not published as public examples.
Can I choose the style shown here?+
Yes. Ava and the Starbound Express uses Claymation, one of the nine illustration styles offered in the creation flow. The chosen style carries through your cover and story illustrations. Other styles are shown as swatches, not as alternate finished versions of Ava’s book.
What comes with the book?+
Choose a printed softcover or hardcover with a downloadable PDF included. The complete sample shows an 8.5-inch square hardcover layout with 24 interior pages. Your own book is created after checkout, and printing starts only after you approve the final proof. Shipping and tax are shown before payment.
Will it arrive by a special date?+
Allow time for creation, your proof review, printing and shipping. Check the delivery estimates at checkout. We cannot promise arrival by a birthday or holiday, and printing does not begin until you approve the proof.
Are the sample family and product photographs real customers?+
No. Ava and her grandparents are fictional. Lifestyle and product scenes are AI-generated illustrative mockups, not customer photographs or photographs of a delivered Lulu proof. The complete reader and the Inside image use this sample’s actual print-layout pages. Manufactured color, gloss, crop and binding can vary.
Send their favorite people on one more adventure together.
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