Books for Every Child
Every child deserves to be the hero of their own story
Akoni Books makes personalized illustrated storybooks where your child is the hero — featuring children of every background, in nine art styles, with stories generated for who your child actually is.
Create Your BookBlack
Black and African American children and the families who love them
Explore →Hispanic / Latino
Hispanic and Latino children and the families who love them
Bilingual edition available
Explore →East Asian
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean American children and the families who love them
Explore →South Asian
Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Sri Lankan American children and the families who love them
Explore →Southeast Asian
Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian American children and the families who love them
Explore →Mixed Race
mixed race and multiracial children and the families who love them
Explore →Adopted
adopted children and the families who chose them
Explore →Why representation in children's books matters
Children who see themselves in the stories they read voluntarily reach for books more often, develop stronger self-concept, and engage more deeply with reading itself. Educator Rudine Sims Bishop's famous metaphor — that children's books should be mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors — has shaped decades of literacy research. Mirrors so kids see themselves. Windows so they see other people's lives. Doors so they can step through into new worlds.
For too long, most children's books have been windows for some kids and mirrors for others. Akoni quietly fixes that. Every child gets to start with the mirror — and then, page by page, the windows open.