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Write and Illustrate a Book
Ages 8–126 lessonsLearn at their paceAI tools includedNo outside AI account
A book with their name on it.
Plot, characters, pages and pictures. The AI helps; the story stays theirs.
Start with just $1. One lesson to keep. No automatic subscription. Explore all 6 lessons ↓
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START WITH SOMETHING SMALL — $1
Their first lesson
The Idea & The Hero
Invent someone who wants something they cannot easily get - and turn them into one sentence that is already a book.
They finish with
A one-line premise and a named hero, saved to the portfolio
That is the first step — not yet an illustrated short book, as a PDF you can have printed. The whole course is 6 lessons for $9.99, and your $1 counts toward it.
Explore the $1 starting optionGUIDANCE, WITH ROOM TO TRY
A lesson is more than a video.
Have a go
Use the course tools to experiment, make choices, and try again.
Make it theirs
Keep building their project, with something new to show you.
WHAT THEY WORK TOWARD
An illustrated short book, as a PDF you can have printed
Plot, characters, pages and pictures. The AI helps; the story stays theirs.
An illustrated short book, as a PDF you can have printed
TAKE A LOOK INSIDE
One clear step at a time.
6 lessons. Open any lesson below to see what they will do.
01The Idea & The HeroInvent someone who wants something they cannot easily get - and turn them into one sentence that is already a book.
Invent someone who wants something they cannot easily get - and turn them into one sentence that is already a book.
They finish with: A one-line premise and a named hero, saved to the portfolio
02The Shape of the StoryBreak your one sentence into the shape of a whole book - the ordinary, the wall getting worse, the turn, and the landing - mapped across the pages.
Break your one sentence into the shape of a whole book - the ordinary, the wall getting worse, the turn, and the landing - mapped across the pages.
They finish with: A page map of the whole book - one line per spread - saved to the portfolio
03Writing the DraftTurn your page map into real words - showing instead of telling, strong verbs, and sentences that sound right read aloud. The picture carries half, so you write less than you think.
Turn your page map into real words - showing instead of telling, strong verbs, and sentences that sound right read aloud. The picture carries half, so you write less than you think.
They finish with: A complete first draft of the book's words, saved to the portfolio
04Making It BetterGood writing is rewriting. Re-see the whole book, cut what is limp, fix the saggy middle, read it to a real listener - then polish the small stuff last.
Good writing is rewriting. Re-see the whole book, cut what is limp, fix the saggy middle, read it to a real listener - then polish the small stuff last.
They finish with: A revised, edited final text, saved to the portfolio
05Drawing ItNow you are the illustrator and the art director. Make the picture show what the words don't, keep your hero looking like your hero on every page, leave a home for the text, and design a cover that makes a hand reach out.
Now you are the illustrator and the art director. Make the picture show what the words don't, keep your hero looking like your hero on every page, leave a home for the text, and design a cover that makes a hand reach out.
They finish with: An illustration for every spread plus a cover, saved to the portfolio
06Printing Your BookTurn your words and pictures into a real book - title page, dedication, page numbers, a back-cover promise, an About the Author page with you on it - and export a file a printer can print and bind.
Turn your words and pictures into a real book - title page, dedication, page numbers, a back-cover promise, an About the Author page with you on it - and export a file a printer can print and bind.
They finish with: A finished, print-ready book file - and the knowledge of how to get it bound
See all 22 skills covered
- Inventing a character a reader cares about
- Turning an idea into a want-and-wall premise
- Choosing one true detail over many flat ones
- Shaping a story so it climbs
- Finding the turn
- Pacing a picture book page by page
- Drafting a whole book
- Showing instead of telling
- Choosing the exact verb
- Writing for read-aloud
- Revising a whole story
- The listener test
- Cutting what does not earn its place
- Editing last
- Art-directing a picture
- Keeping a character consistent
- Composing for text
- Designing a cover
- Front and back matter
- Writing a blurb
- Making an author page
- Preparing a file for print
TOOLS, SAFETY & PRIVACY
Designed for kids. Clear information for parents.
- One family account, set up by you.
You pay, then choose a password. Your child signs in with a first name and, if you want, an age range you pick from a short list. Never a surname, date of birth, school, address or photograph.
- You can see everything they make.
Their pictures, notes and projects are in their portfolio, open to you whenever you are signed in. Ask us and we will show you everything we hold, delete all of it, or stop collecting more.
- Every description is checked, twice.
What your child types is run through a safety filter before it reaches the image tool, and the picture is checked again when it comes back. Pictures are only ever shown to a signed-in member of your family — a link on its own is not enough.
- No account with any AI company.
The tools run on our server, on our account. Your child never signs up with an AI provider, never agrees to anyone else’s terms, and nothing they type is attached to an identity outside CreatorKids.
- Nothing is used to train anything.
What they type and make is kept so a person can review it for safety. It is not used for advertising, profiling, or training any model. No advertising cookies and no third-party trackers run anywhere your child goes.
- Kept while you are with us, then gone.
Creations and portfolio stay while your account is open and for 30 days after you close it. Safety logs are kept for 12 months. If we ever change what we collect, we email you first.
The full detail, in plain words: our privacy policy.
A FEW THINGS PARENTS ASK
Good questions. Clear answers.
Does my child need any experience with AI?
No. Each lesson shows what to do before asking them to try it, and they type descriptions in their own words. The tools are inside the lesson, with nothing to set up.
Will my child finish the whole project in Lesson 1?
No. Lesson 1 is the first building block: they finish it with a one-line premise and a named hero, saved to the portfolio. An illustrated short book, as a PDF you can have printed is what the whole 6-lesson course works toward, and it comes together in the final lesson.
Is the $1 lesson a subscription?
No. It is one payment of $1 for Lesson 1, yours to keep and replay. Nothing renews and there is nothing to cancel. Only the membership renews, monthly, and only if you choose it.
Do we need other AI tools or paid accounts?
No. The guided AI tools and activities used in this course are inside CreatorKids. You do not need a separate AI subscription. Included image allowances apply; they are not unlimited.
Are there limits on how many pictures they can make?
Yes, and they are sized for the course. Lesson 1 includes 15 pictures. The full course includes 100, which never expire. Membership includes 120 a month across the whole library. Running out never takes the course away — only making new pictures pauses, and you can top up from the parent page.
Can we use it on an iPad or tablet?
Yes. It runs in the web browser with nothing to install, on a laptop, Chromebook or tablet; a larger screen gives the activities more room.
Does a parent need to sit with them?
You handle the purchase and the two-minute set-up. After that the lessons are written for a child to follow on their own, at the pace of the video, with a trusted adult nearby for questions. Some activities invite a family conversation, and the end of the course is something they will want to show you.
What happens if we buy the full course later?
Your $1 buys Lesson 1 to keep and replay. Nothing renews automatically. If you choose the full course later, that payment is credited and the upgrade is $8.99.
Which purchase is right for our family?
Start with one lesson for $1, buy this whole course for $9.99, or choose library access for $19.99/month. The first two are one-time purchases. Membership renews monthly until you cancel.
Is there an annual membership?
Yes. The yearly option is $149/year for the same library access. You can compare it with the monthly option on the membership page. Membership access continues through your paid period if you cancel; separately purchased courses remain yours to revisit.
Does my child need to finish on a schedule?
No. Lessons are self-paced. Pause for an activity, replay an explanation, and come back when it suits your family. A course you buy outright is yours to keep; membership access lasts while subscribed.
Something else on your mind? Ask us.
THEIR NEXT “LOOK WHAT I DID” MOMENT
See where one lesson takes them.
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