Booklly

Hey everyone! I'm Janko, founder of Booklly and a dad of three. This project started as a personal exploration — I wanted better bedtime stories for my own kids. Over a year ago, I began building a story generation engine just for our family. What started as a side project became an obsession: testing prompts, refining outputs, consulting child development research, and learning from the therapeutic storytelling work experts in the field. My kids became my toughest critics. They'd reject stories that felt "off" and demand new ones based on their wild ideas (a dragon who's afraid of butterflies, anyone?). We also started using stories to work through real challenges together — a new sibling, fears, big emotions. It works remarkably well. The engine brought so much joy to our family that I knew I had to share it. I know there are other AI story tools out there. What makes Booklly different is the focus on quality and safety: multi-voice narration where each character has their own voice, scene-synced illustrations, age-appropriate content filtering, and a pipeline that catches scary or inappropriate elements before they reach your child. This story engine is just the foundation for the things to come. I have exciting plans for what's next — but first, I wanted to get this into the hands of other families and hear your feedback. From our family to yours — may stories bring as much joy to your home as they have to ours.