How to make a children's book with ChatGPT and print it

1. Connect papergarden to ChatGPT

papergarden is a free tool for ChatGPT that keeps every page in one book, lays out the pages and prints a hardcover. Connect papergarden once, on chatgpt.com in a browser:

1. Open chatgpt.com/plugins and click +, then Add custom MCP server.
2. Name it papergarden, set the server URL to https://papergarden.ai/mcp and choose OAuth.
3. Confirm, install papergarden and sign in with your email or Google, so your books are saved to your papergarden account.

2. Tell ChatGPT about the book

Start a new chat, type @papergarden and say who the book is for: your child's name and age, the language, who else is in the story, and one thing only your child does. Attach a photo if the characters should look like real people.

Rather tap than type? papergarden's questions write this first message for you.

3. ChatGPT writes and paints the book

ChatGPT writes the story, paints a picture for every page in one style, and papergarden lays out the pages. The book opens right in the chat and fills in as the pictures arrive.

“Stepping stones,” said Mila. “Don’t look down, Pip.”

4. Change anything in the chat

Ask for changes the way you'd ask a person: “make Oma's coat red”, “shorter text on page 4”, “paint page 9 at night”. papergarden saves every version for free, so you can always go back.

5. Order the hardcover

Ask ChatGPT to order the book, or open the book on papergarden.ai. Pick how many copies, add your address and see the shipping options before you pay. papergarden prints each copy just for you.