Your Child Stars in a Personalized Storybook With Mom and Mama
A story written for your child and drawn from one photo, with Mom and Mama in it by the names your child actually uses. Just your family, in a book.
Create Your Book →From a real photo to a finished book, starring your child — in minutes.
See your child as the hero in 9 art styles
Every art style is drawn from one photo of your child — so the moment they open their book, they see themselves on every page.
Story themes made for them
Hand-picked story directions that resonate. Pick one, or write your own — every Akoni book is fully customizable.
Pancake Saturday
Your child runs the griddle while Mom measures and Mama flips, and the kitchen turns into the best restaurant on the block.
Start this story →Two Goodnight Songs
One song from Mom, one from Mama, and your child drifts off into a moonlit dream where the stuffed animals finally talk back.
Start this story →First Day, New Backpack
A brave first day of school with a new backpack, a new friend, and two familiar faces waiting at pick-up.
Start this story →Backyard Campout
A tent in the yard, a flashlight that keeps going missing, and your child leading Mom and Mama on a nighttime expedition to find the owl.
Start this story →Your Child Stars in a Personalized Storybook With Mom and Mama
A story written for your child and drawn from one photo, with Mom and Mama in it by the names your child actually uses. Just your family, in a book.
Why a book like this matters for kids with two moms
Ask a child with two moms what they call their parents and you get a small, specific answer: Mom and Mama. Mommy and Mumma. Mamá and Mommy. Mama Jess and Mama Ro. Sometimes a first name for one and a title for the other, because that is what stuck when they were two. Those names are the most ordinary words in the house. They are said over spilled cereal, from the back seat, down the hall at bedtime.
Children’s books have been slow to catch up. When a picture book does include a family with two moms, the family is usually the point of the book. The story exists to show that families come in all shapes, and then it ends. Those books matter, and most families have a few. What is rarer is the book where the two moms are simply the parents in it.
That is the gap: the everyday adventure where nobody has to explain anything. The trip to the library. The lost mitten. The rainy Saturday that turns the living room into a fort. Your child should get to be the astronaut or the dragon-tamer while Mom and Mama are right there in the story, doing what they do every day.
It is also, quietly, a book that shows your child’s family as the ordinary fact it is. Mom and Mama, both there, both named, on a page your child can open whenever they like. No lesson, no explanation. Just this is your family, and here it is, in print.
What Akoni does for your family
Every Akoni book starts with one photo of your child. Akoni draws your child from that photo as the hero of an original story: their face, their hair the way it grows, their skin tone as it is, kept consistent on every page. You pick one of nine art styles for the whole book: Whimsical Watercolor, Bold Cartoon, Soft Pastel, Anime / Ghibli, Modern Flat, Pixel Art, Retro Golden Book, 3D Cinematic, or Paper-Cut Collage. Before you pay, you see a free preview of the cover and the opening pages, so you can check the likeness. The photo is deleted within 24 hours, never shared, never used to train AI models. One hero per book.
Mom and Mama come in the way you describe them. On the create page, open Deeper customization and use Include in the Story to say who is in your child’s life and what they are called. The story writes them in by those names: Mom ties the shoes, Mama holds the kite string, and the text says Mom and Mama, or Mommy and Mumma, or whatever your child says. They are illustrated from your words rather than from photos, so the pictures show two moms who match what you told us, not a portrait of either of you. The same goes for a big brother, a grandmother, and the dog who thinks he is a person.
The story itself is written for your child: their name, printed as you type it, their age, the theme you pick, and any interests you add. A four-year-old who loves trucks gets a shorter, bouncier book than an eight-year-old into sea creatures. Books suit ages 2 to 10. The plot is not about having two moms. It is a story about your kid, with their parents in it.
The book that ends up on the keepsake shelf
Picture the first time your child sees their own face on a cover: a second of quiet, then a demand that it be read immediately, then again the next night. Expect it to get carried to school, read to the cat, and opened to the page where Mom and Mama are both named, because that is the page a kid points at.
Every book has a dedication page with a warm note written for your child, signed from whoever you choose. “From Mom and Mama” fits just fine, and so does “From Mommy, Mumma, and Biscuit.” It is a small thing that makes the book unmistakably yours. Every order also includes the Hero Pack: free printables starring your child, with coloring pages, wall art, a certificate, stickers, and bookmarks.
A digital PDF is $9.99 and is ready in minutes after purchase, so it works even for the birthday you remembered on the morning of. Printed books are 8 by 8 inches square: softcover $29.99, hardcover $39.99, shipping included, printed locally and shipped in 5 to 7 business days. A true bilingual edition with English alongside Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Mandarin on every spread is $10 more on any format. A bundle of three hardcovers is $99, which covers a sibling, a cousin, and the copy for the grandparents.
Every book is checked automatically so the art matches the story and the hero stays consistent, and printed books get a human review before they go to press. If your child does not light up when they see themselves in the book, email us within 30 days of delivery and we refund you in full, and they keep the book.
Frequently asked questions
Are there personalized children's books for kids with two moms?
Yes. Akoni Books makes personalized storybooks where your child is the illustrated hero and both of their moms are in the story as themselves. You upload one photo of your child, choose an art style and a theme, and describe your family, including what your child calls each parent. The story is an everyday adventure with Mom and Mama in it, not a book about having two moms.
Will the book actually look like my child?
Yes. You upload one clear photo of your child, and Akoni Books draws their face, hair texture, and skin tone from that photo, keeping them consistent on every page in whichever of the nine art styles you choose. You see a free preview of the cover and opening pages before paying, so you can check the likeness. The photo is deleted within 24 hours and is never shared or used to train AI models.
Can both moms be in the book?
Yes. When you create the book, open Deeper customization and use Include in the Story to name each parent the way your child does: Mom, Mama, Mommy, Mumma, or a first name. The story writes both parents into the plot by those names, one steadying the bike and the other cheering from the curb. They are illustrated from your description, not from photos; only your child's likeness comes from a photo.
How much does a personalized children's book cost?
At Akoni Books a digital PDF is $9.99, a softcover is $29.99, and a hardcover is $39.99, with shipping included on printed books. A bilingual edition in Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Mandarin alongside English adds $10 on any format, and a bundle of three hardcovers is $99. The digital book is ready in minutes; printed books ship in 5 to 7 business days. Every order includes the free Hero Pack of printables.
What is the story about?
A regular adventure with your child as the hero. Themes include bedtime, birthday, first day of school, animals, dinosaurs, space, vehicles, and more, written for your child's name, age, and interests. Mom and Mama, or whatever your child calls them, appear as the parents, finding the missing sock or getting turned around in the museum, without the plot pausing to explain the family. Books are designed for ages 2 to 10.