Finn
“Struggles waiting his turn, especially when playing games or at the play park.”
One-of-a-kind storybooks that turn parenting battles into bedtime wins.
Tell us what they love, and what they’re struggling with. We’ll write a magical story with them at the centre.
Preview their character and choose their story before you pay.
Story ready in 2 days · delivered by Thu 3rd Sep
4.7 from 48 reviews“The first book he ever asked to read twice.”
Made from scratch,
starring your child
starring your child
What are they finding hard lately?
The supermarket tantrum. The 8am 'I'm not going.' The toy that cannot, under any circumstances, be shared.
Real books. Real children.
Exactly as they hit the doormat.
Each story below started life as a questionnaire, before it was lovingly crafted into a magical story. The kind of present that gets kept, not outgrown. What will yours contain?
Oscar
“He's very scared of the dark, and gets upset if someone turns the light off while he's in the room.”
Jack
“He's not very good at teamwork, or taking part in group activities.”
Nina
“Starting swimming lessons, and scared of the deep end.”
Amara
“She struggles being okay with making mistakes. When she does things wrong she gets sad.”
Rayan
“Needs to learn to be kind and gentle with smaller kids.”
Riley
“Squishes insects because she doesn't like them. We've tried telling her it's unkind.”
Isabella
“Struggles talking in front of people — she's a bit shy.”
Flossie
“Struggles with making mistakes, and gets upset when things go wrong.”
James
“Smashes up other children's towers and models at nursery.”
Your child’s story
Yours isn’t here yet.
Tell us one thing they are struggling with, and what they love. We will write the book that has never existed before — theirs, and no one else’s.
Start Their Story4 simple steps
How it works
1
Tell us about them
What they love, and what they’re wrestling with. See their character, and choose their story — all before you pay.
2
We bring it to life
We write and illustrate the whole book from scratch — every page guided by a qualified early-years teacher.
3
You read it before we print it
Approve it, change it, or cancel. Nothing goes to print until you're happy.
4
It arrives
Printed and posted from the UK.
How the magic happens
Clever technology. A teacher's touch.
Unlike most other custom children’s books, we have a real, qualified human involved at every step. We just use AI to speed things up.
Plots that make perfect sense — shaped and edited by a real human.
Fully consistent illustrations, using our own image generation tools.
Because AI doesn't have to mean slop.
Why it works
The story that gets through when you can’t
It has the hard conversation for you
The thing you keep repeating lands differently when they see it happen to them. No lecture, no bedtime stand-off.
The science
Teachers and therapists call this bibliotherapy: a story gives a child a safe place to rehearse something difficult.
They get to see themselves as the hero
Their face, drawn from your photo. They aren't reading about a brave child, they're reading about themselves being brave.
The science
Psychologists call this the self-reference effect: we pay closer attention to, and remember more of, what is about us.
It all happens around a theme they love
Dinosaurs, football, mermaids, diggers. We build the story into the world they'd choose anyway — so they're fully interested in what happens.
The science
Educational researchers call this situational interest: attention follows what a child already loves.
Kind words
What the grown-ups think
Our crafting-obsessed boy could not BELIEVE IT when he got this book. It was an instant fave. Everything is perfect, the characters, the story. I am so glad we took a chance on this when we came across it on instagram.
Since starting nursery, Riley has become a bit of a nightmare when it comes to squishing bugs in the yard. She just hates them, but instead of being scared, she squashes them!! We created this book for her, featuring her grandma which shows her why bugs are so important, and she absolutely loves it. She certainly leaves ladybirds alone now!! Worth every penny, beautiful book.
Nora was terrified of having her hair washed — full operatic meltdown, every single bath. Her story had a mermaid who loved the waterfall. We're not 100% there yet, but the screaming's stopped. Small wins are everything at this age.
Bit cynical about whether a book would do anything for a kid who survives on chicken nuggets, but this book made trying new foods feel like a game. Every time he's struggling we get this out and it always seems to help. Great service.
My partner has bought personalised books from other places before, but they never look much like harry. Not enough for him to really notice anyway. Gogofable is a different thing altogether, the illustration captured him perfectly and the story was completely one-off for him. i don't think they re-use anything. Will be buying more
Create their story today
Preview their character and build a storyline in minutes.
£38+ £3.50 UK delivery
Story ready in 2 days · delivered by Thu 3rd Sep
- Ages 3–8 — written to their reading level
- Add an extra character free — a sibling, a friend, even the dog
- Your own message on the dedication page — the bit that makes it a gift
- Made to order in the UK
Free gift
Start Their Story — £38Custom print-at-home colouring posters
Created using scenes from their story. Print-ready A4.
- Nothing prints until you approve it — full refund until you do.
About the book
On the outside, it's just like any other children's book. The only difference is the adventure inside.
- Size
- 200 × 200mm square
- Pages
- 30 pages, full colour throughout
- Paper
- 170gsm silk inners, 250gsm matt-laminated cover
- Binding
- Softcover, glued spine
- Delivery
- Printed and posted in the UK
How long does it take?
You’ll have their character and their four story ideas in a few minutes, before you pay. Once you’ve chosen, your finished book is usually written, illustrated, printed and posted within three working days. Digital books arrive even sooner.
How is this different from other "personalised" books?
Most are pre-written templates with your child's name or face dropped in. We write the whole story — and illustrate every page — from scratch, around your child and what you'd like them to learn. No two GoGoFable books are the same.
What if I'm not happy?
You'll read the finished book — every page — before we print anything. If something isn't right, tell us and we'll change it. Changed your mind completely? Cancel for a full refund any time before you approve, because nothing has been printed yet.
Once you approve, it goes to print as a one-off book with your child in it, so from that point we put things right with a revision or a reprint rather than a refund.
Can I put two children in one book?
Yes. One child is the star of the story, and the second appears alongside them as a supporting character — their name, their likeness, their part in it. There’s no extra charge.
FAQ
Everything you're wondering.
Do I get a say before it's made?
Yes — before you pay. You’ll meet their character, drawn from your photo, and read four story ideas written for them. You choose which one we write. Nothing is charged until you’ve seen it.
Will the character actually look like my child?
Share a photo when you order and we capture their likeness — hair, skin tone, all of it — in our illustration style. Rather not share a photo? Just describe them and we'll bring them to life.
Is my child's photo safe?
Completely. We use your photos only to create the book, and we delete every image the moment it ships — we don't keep any of them, ever.
What happens to my child’s photo?
We use it only to draw your child as a character, and we delete it when your book is dispatched. It is never used for anything else.
Do you deliver outside the UK?
Not at the moment — we print and post from the UK, to UK addresses only. If you’re buying for someone abroad, send it to a UK address and take it with you.
Can you send it straight to them as a gift?
Yes — put their address in at checkout and we’ll post it directly. There’s no invoice or pricing anywhere in the parcel.
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Their character and four story ideas, before you pay. You pick. Then you read the finished book before we print a thing — and it arrives as a gift they keep.