No. 028
Watercolor
starring Luna, age 4
20ppVOL. 01 · APRIL 2026 · BEDTIME EDITION
Your kid is the hero
of bedtime.
Type their name. Pick the mood. Storyaisle writes and illustrates a 20-page picture book — your child as the main character — by the time the bath water's drained.
3 free books / month · Parent-account only · COPPA-safe
BEDTIME PICK · No. 028
12,840 bedtime books made✦6 illustration styles✦~1m 38s average✦ages 2 — 7✦parent-reviewed✦100% human-checked at launch✦vol. 01 — bedtime edition✦
12,840 bedtime books made✦6 illustration styles✦~1m 38s average✦ages 2 — 7✦parent-reviewed✦100% human-checked at launch✦vol. 01 — bedtime edition✦
THE BEDTIME SHELF · NOS. 028 — 033
Six little books,
six little heroes.
A rotating shelf of books made by real parents this month. Each one stars a real kid, made on a phone, read aloud the same night.
No. 028
Watercolorstarring Luna, age 4
20ppNo. 029
Pigeon Flat
starring Theo, age 5
20ppNo. 030
Carle Collage
starring Maya, age 6
24ppNo. 031
Ghibli Storybook
starring Mei, age 4
20ppNo. 032
Modern Geometric
starring Amari, age 3
18ppNo. 033
Blake Squiggle
starring Iris, age 5
22pp↳ shelf rotates Sundays at 8pm
HOW IT WORKS · IN THREE BEATS
Name. Pick.
Read aloud.
01Name
Tell us about your kid.
Their name. Their age. Hair. Favorite color. A pet, if there is one. The book casts them as the main character — illustrated, named, and real.
02Pick
Mood, theme, and look.
Bedtime calm-down. First-day-of-school nerves. A sibling moment. Then pick the illustration style — Carle paper-cut, Ghibli soft, Blake squiggle, six in all.
03Read aloud
PDF, in 90 seconds.
20 pages, hand-lettered, age-appropriate vocab. Download as PDF for tonight. Order it printed and bound — soft cover, $24 — for next week.
THE ILLUSTRATION SHEET · 06 IN ROTATION
The art
decides bedtime.
Picture books live or die by their illustration. Each style is calibrated to a mood — calming, brave, silly, tender — and to a reading age. Pick the one your kid will ask for again.
PRICING · BUILT FOR PARENTS
One book tonight.
Print the keepers.
See the magic free. Subscribe when your kid asks for the same book twice — and you want to sell it.
The First Draft
Freeforever
- ✓1-page sample in all 3 formats
- ✓Kids book, comic & novel sampler
- ✓See your idea before you commit
- ✓No credit card required
The Author
$29/month
- ✓1 published book (any format)
- ✓Draft & revise any time
- ✓Hosted storefront listing
- ✓Google Merchant Center sync
- ✓Digital download + POD sales
- ✓Digital-only or print-only toggle
- ✓Author profile page
The Series
$59/month
- ✓3 published books
- ✓Everything in The Author
- ✓Series bundling (sell sets)
- ✓+$0.25 / digital download
- ✓+$0.50 / POD book sold
- ✓Sales analytics dashboard
The Studio
$99/month
- ✓10 published books
- ✓Everything in The Series
- ✓+$0.50 / digital download
- ✓+$1.00 / POD book sold
- ✓Priority POD fulfillment
- ✓Custom storefront subdomain
- ✓Bulk promo codes
YOUR EARNINGS · POD + DIGITAL
Name it.
ship it, earn it.
Earnings preview
Profit per unit
$10
$14.99sale − $4.50 print cost
Daily
$52
Monthly
$1.6k
Annual (est.)
$19.1k
At 20 / day
$76.6k
Cost breakdown
POD print cost$4.50
Your sale price$14.99
Your profit$10
Format
8×8″ · 32pp full color · perfect-bound
Print cost $4.50 · floor (cost ×1.30) $7.99
Sale price
Recommended: $14.99
$14.99
Floor $7.99 · at floor you earn $3.49 per unit
Sales per day
5 / day
5
Your earnings
Profit per unit: $10 ($14.99 − $4.50 base)
Daily
$52
Monthly
$1.6k
Annual
$19.1k
Recommended starting price: $14.99
Start selling →Print costs sourced from IngramSpark & KDP Print (2026 rates). Floor = print cost × 1.30. Digital products carry no print cost — platform processing fee only. Projections are estimates; actual earnings depend on your audience.
↳ ONE LAST THING
Bedtime, but
they're the hero.
A new book, every night this week, starring your kid. About 90 seconds each.
Make their book in 90 secondsno signup required