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Turn your child’s idea into their own book.

They imagine it. Pickatale helps them write it, illustrates every page, and turns their story into a real book they can read, share or print.

What should your story be about?
No writing
experience needed
Made for kids,
trusted by parents
Ready
in minutes
1 Write2 Illustrate3 Your book!
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Real book. Made by your child.

Created by kids. Kept by families.

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The Jellyfish Who Wanted to Fly
Cover of My Dog, My Hero, a book made with Pickatale CreateT
My Dog, My Hero
Cover of The Secret Treehouse, a book made with Pickatale CreateA
The Secret Treehouse
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Space Pizza Adventure
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The Day I Found a Rainbow
A true story
It started with a dog, a garden,
and a rusted tin box under the old oak. Inside: a coin, a faded photo,
and a folded note. Who buried it? Why? A child 100 years ago,
your daughter decided.
Someone just like her.
She asked if she could write about it.
“That evening, it became a book.”

That is Pickatale Create.
Any idea. Any child. A real book.

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A child reading the book she created
Made for kids
Safe, simple and inspiring
Real books
From idea to real book
Loved by families
Thousands of stories created every day
Built for families

A library that grows with them.

Every child gets their own account and their own reading fingerprint. Real books from world-class publishers, matched to what they love and how they read. And when no library has quite the right story, they can create it themselves.

2,500+ books
Real publishers
Up to 4 children
One subscription
No ads
No in-app purchases
A child reading at home
Lily’s reading
14-day streak
12 books this month
Her reading fingerprint
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Redrawn with every book she finishes
Stories created
46
By your family
Recognised by
  • TIME World's Top EdTech Companies 2024
  • UNICEF Learning Cabinet
  • UKLA Reading for Pleasure Quality Mark
  • Reading for Pleasure with The Open University
  • GESS Education Awards Finalist 2023
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UNICEF
Learning Cabinet approved
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Countries
2,500+
Real books
Personalised for each child

One subscription. Up to four fingerprints.

No more sharing accounts. No more reading at the wrong level. Each child gets their own profile, their own stage and their own shelf, from day one.

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Lily, 8
Loves mysteries • Stage 5
12 books this month
S
Sam, 6
Loves animals • Stage 3
8 books this month
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Grace, 10
Loves sci-fi • Stage 7
18 books this month
Create

Some children do not want to read a story. They want to be in one.

Remember the treasure under the old oak? That child made a book about it. Yours can too: any idea, any character, any world, in seconds.

Your first book is freeNo account needed to start

Already a Pickatale reader? Created books live in your library alongside your favourites.

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The Treasure Under the Old Oak
Written by your child
Pickatale
See how Create works
Simple from the start

How it works

1

Create a profile for each child

Takes two minutes. Pick their name, age and what they love. That is their fingerprint.

2

We build their first shelf

Matched to their age, stage and interests from day one. No guesswork, no wrong level.

3

They read. The shelf adapts.

Every book they finish teaches Pickatale more about what they love. The library never runs out.

Read or listen

Every book can be read independently or listened to, with words highlighted as they are spoken.

At their pace

Adjustable reading speed, and a plain-text option for children who find illustrations distracting.

Built-in comprehension

Short, friendly questions after each book. No grades, just a gentle check-in.

My daughter doesn’t ask if she can read a book anymore. She asks if she can make one.
A Pickatale parent
Pricing

Start free. Stay as long as you love it.

30 days free. Then one simple price for the whole family.

  • Up to 4 child profiles
  • 2,500+ books from world-class publishers
  • Personalisation engine: every child, their own shelf
  • Create: unlimited stories
  • Read-along audio on every book
30 days free
£5.99
per month • cancel any time
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Every child has a reading fingerprint. Pickatale is the only platform that reads it.