Custom Illustrated Children's Books | PageCub🎉 Soft launch pricing — $19.99 while it lasts. Price increases end of August.
Original stories. Never templated. Commission one in minutes.<br>A storybook where your child belongs on every page.<br>Tell us who they are. PageCub writes their story from scratch, with custom illustrations to match, and delivers it to your inbox. A keepsake they will recognize themselves in.<br>Start a BookSee a Sample<br>Free preview before you commit. No subscription. One payment per book. Usually ready in about an hour.
Not Sleepy Yet<br>Aurelia was NOT sleepy. Not even a little bit.
She stood in her favorite yellow dress and her rainbow rainboots. Her brown hair tumbled past her shoulders, curling at the tips, half of it flopping right over one eye the way it always did.
She bounced on her toes. She wiggled her fingers. She made a silly face at her stuffed bunny.
"Bedtime, sweet girl!" Mama called from the doorway.
Aurelia's big blue-grey eyes went wide. Her mouth stretched into the biggest grin you ever saw, the kind that showed her one special dimple on her right cheek.
"But Mama," she said, "I can't go to bed yet!"
Peek inside a finished book<br>Read real spreads from an Aurelia story, with chapter text beside finished illustrations.
Sample chapter<br>A Tiny Dragon Friend<br>A tiny dragon landed right on her shoulder! He was no bigger than a kitten, with shimmery green and gold scales and big round eyes that blinked at her. His little wings folded up neatly against his back.<br>“Hello!” said Aurelia. The dragon tilted his head. Then he purred, soft and rumbly, like a happy cat.
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At a glance<br>Format<br>Personalized illustrated PDF
Length<br>49 pages, 10 chapters
Illustrations<br>20 custom illustrations
Age range<br>Infant to adult
Delivery<br>By email in about an hour
Price<br>$19.99 digital edition
Print<br>Hardcover keepsake — $49.99
Subscription<br>None. One payment per book.
Written from scratch. Every time.<br>Written from scratch — no template, no library
Original story every time, built around your child
Illustrations matched to the character you describe
Your imagination drives it. We build it.
How it works<br>1Tell us about the child<br>Share the details that make them them: their age, look, favorite kinds of worlds, and what kind of story would feel meaningful.
2We build the story<br>PageCub shapes those details into a gentle chapter book with a beginning, challenge, heart, and ending.
3Review the result<br>You can see the finished book before ordering any printed copy.
4Keep or gift it<br>Download the finished book, share it with family, or save it for a special bedtime.
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Made for moments families remember<br>Some of the best times to give a personalized book are the ones that do not fit on a store shelf. A new sibling arriving. First day of school nerves. A fear they have not yet found words for. A story built around your child and exactly what they are going through right now can say something a generic book never could.<br>Birthday gift
Bedtime adventure
Grandparent keepsake
New sibling
Starting school
Bravery story
📖 From the PageCub Blog<br>May 8, 2026
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About Aurelia
You'll notice most of our examples follow the same little girl, Aurelia. That's my daughter. I originally built PageCub because I wanted to make her books - stories built around whatever she was going through, whatever she was into, whatever she couldn't find on the shelf. She was the first reader. She still is.<br>Read how it started →
Private by design<br>Your child's details are used only to create and deliver the book. PageCub does not sell or broker family information.
Made with permission<br>Books should be created by a parent, guardian, or someone with permission from the child's family.
See it before you print it<br>Your full digital book is delivered first. You can then choose to upgrade to a printed hardcover — shipped to your door.
Simple pricing<br>One payment per book. No subscription, no account required.
View Pricing<br>Digital storybook<br>$19.99<br>Complete personalized PDF delivered by email. 49 pages, 10 chapters, 20 illustrations.
Premium quality hardcover<br>$49.99<br>Upgrade to a premium quality hardcover shipped to your door. Add it on after your digital book is delivered.
Every book includes<br>10 chapters, 20 illustrations<br>Title page, dedication, opening note<br>Discussion questions and draw-along<br>PDF delivery by email
What families are saying<br>“So sweet and fun — he loved it.”<br>— Mom, Connecticut“It actually got my kiddo interested in reading.”<br>— Dad, Indiana“Wow. This is actually better than I expected.”<br>— Aunt, Indiana“She was so enthusiastic to read this with us. She still is. It’s a good problem to have.”<br>— Mom,...