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Wonderbly puts their name in the story. We put their face in it.
Wonderbly (Lost My Name) is the classic personalized children's book: their name, a template story, a cartoon avatar. It is a real gift brand, and it is the right pick if you want a name-on-the-page hardcover and you do not need the hero to look like your child.
Storybook Studio (.io) is for a different question: a book that actually looks like my child, from a real photo, that I can read tonight and print later.
How they differ
Likeness
Wonderbly uses a name and a stylized avatar. We build an illustrated character from one photo, and you approve it before any page is drawn.
Story
Wonderbly is catalog titles. We write an original story from your idea.
Price
Wonderbly is print-first, typically around $40. We are free to start, $15 for the digital book, $35 softcover + digital or $45 hardcover + digital. No subscription.
Speed
You can read ours the same night. Print is optional.
Photos
We do not sell photos or use them to train our own AI models, and a landing-page photo expires after 24 hours if you do not save it.
Full detail on the pricing page and how one photo becomes a book.
Who Wonderbly is for
A name-in-the-story gift, a known title, no photo upload.
Who we are for
A book that looks like the child (or the dog, or the grandparent) in the photo.
Making this for someone else's child?
If you are a grandparent: ask the parents before you upload a photo. If they say no, a name-only book like Wonderbly is the respectful choice. Our consent checklist walks through how to ask.
Questions, answered
Is this storybookstudio.org?
No. We are Storybook Studio at storybookstudio.io. storybookstudio.org is an unrelated company. If you reached us from a link, check that the address ends in .io.
Do I have to print?
No. The digital book stands on its own — read it tonight on any device, and order a printed copy later only if you want one.
Can more than one person be in the photo?
Yes. One photo can include several people, or a pet. You choose who belongs in the story before anything is created.