Moonpenny

Personalised bedtime picture books

A story where your child is the hero — ready tonight.

Tell us their name, age and favourite animal, and the gentle lesson you'd like in the story. Moonpenny writes it, paints every page and records a calm read-aloud narration while you put the kettle on. Printable PDF and audio, usually within ten minutes.

From $9. You'll see everything before you pay.

Type a name — the cover follows along.

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Tell us about them

Name, age, what they look like, their favourite animal and anything special — a big sister called Ava, a love of diggers.

2

Choose a gentle lesson

Sleeping in their own bed, sharing, a new baby, the first day of school — or write your own.

3

Read it tonight

Watch it being made. Then read it on screen, print the PDF, or press play and let the narrator read it to them.

A real Moonpenny book

Peek inside Maya and the Cozy Bed Adventure

We made this one for a sample child called Maya, who is five, loves foxes, and was learning to sleep in her own bed. Every word, picture and narration was made the same way yours will be.

Read the sample book

The sample's illustrations are being painted right now. Pop back in a few minutes.

Gentle lessons, softly told

See all lessons →
Sleeping in my own bedFor the little one who pads into your room at 2am. A cosy story about how their own bed ca…Sharing and taking turnsSharing is hard when you are small. This story makes taking turns feel like a kind of magi…Being braveBravery isn't never being scared. It's feeling a little wobbly and trying anyway, with a f…A new baby in the familyFor big brothers and big sisters-to-be. There is plenty of love to go round, and a very im…First day of schoolNew classroom, new faces, new pegs for coats. A gentle rehearsal for the big day, with a f…Big feelingsWhen feelings get as big as a storm. A story about naming them, breathing slowly, and lett…Being kindSmall kindnesses ripple outwards. A night-time adventure where helping others lights up th…Moving to a new homeBoxes, a new bedroom, and a strange new ceiling. The moon follows you to your new home, an…

Two editions

One-off prices. No subscription, no postage, no waiting for the post.

A story for tonight

Bedtime Book

$9

  • 10 illustrated story pages + cover
  • Printable PDF, sized for home printers
  • Read-aloud narration, page by page and as one MP3
  • Read it on any screen, keep it on your Bookshelf
Make a Bedtime Book

A present to keep

Keepsake Gift Book

$15

  • 14 illustrated story pages + cover — a longer adventure
  • A dedication page in your own words
  • A printable gift card page to tuck into a birthday card
  • Printable PDF + read-aloud narration (MP3)
  • A private gift link you can send to the family
Make a Keepsake Gift Book

It's their name. We're careful with it.

We use your child's details only to make their book. They're never shared, sold or used to train anything, and you can delete a book and its pictures any time from your Bookshelf.

Same evening, really.

Most books are finished in about ten minutes after payment. You watch the progress, and it waits on your Bookshelf to re-download whenever you like.

Printable at home

A landscape PDF that prints well on ordinary A4 or US Letter paper. Staple it, ribbon it, or read it from a tablet at bedtime.