Painted in Dreampaint Watercolor
Painted in Dreampaint WatercolorYour Child, the Hero
of the Story
MengWorks turns your child into the hero of their own illustrated storybook — created from their photo, with read-aloud narration and an original theme song of their own. Preview free in minutes, then treasure it for years.
Every hero is drawn from a real child's photo- Preview in minutes
- Read-aloud narration
- Original theme song
- Read on any device
- Dedication page included
Preview in minutes
Read-aloud narration
Original theme song
Read on any device
Dedication page includedLoved by families everywhere
MengWorks is a brand-new studio — the reviews below are illustrative samples while our first families finish their first books.
How It Works
From photo to a full preview in three little steps — most previews are ready before the kettle boils.
Pick a story
Browse series for courage, feelings, holidays and the stars. Every story is written to be re-cast with a new hero — yours.
Add your child
Name, age and one clear photo, so the illustrations look like them. Write a one-line dedication and it becomes the very first page.
Read together tonight
Your preview is ready in minutes; the finished book is delivered to your email, with read-aloud narration and its own theme song — on the phone in a car seat, a tablet at grandma's, anywhere.
Story Collections
Series written for the moments kids are actually living — first braveries, big feelings, holidays and beyond.
A Christmas CountdownSeasonalSix cozy adventures to count down the days to Christmas2 stories · make it yours →
Classic Tales, RetoldTimeless tales retold with your child in the lead role2 stories · make it yours →
Little GuardiansStories that grow brave, kind little guardians2 stories · make it yours →
The Feelings GardenBig feelings, made smaller, softer and easier to name2 stories · make it yours →
Space AdventuresRockets, moon mail and stars that need a hero2 stories · make it yours →
Ollie the Dream GuideMeet Your Dream Guide
Every MengWorks book is walked by Ollie, a small owl with a lantern who lives in the margins of the story. Ollie appears on the dedication page, cheers from the corners of tricky scenes, and asks the gentle questions that get kids talking after the last page — so the story keeps working long after bedtime.
One guide, every adventure: children who read with Ollie meet a familiar friend in each new book.
Start an Adventure with OllieBedtimes, Transformed
Sample reviews — illustrative examples shown while we collect our first families' real ones.
“My daughter gasped when she saw herself on the first page — then made me read it three more times. The read-aloud voice means I can rest mine on the long drives.”
“The feelings story gave us words for the wobbly days. Ollie asking questions at the end has become our little ritual.”
“I wrote the dedication in about ten seconds and cried at the preview anyway. Sent the club version to my sister for her twins.”
Our first order · Oct 31, 2026
Our Very First Order
“I'm the dad who built MengWorks — and its first customer. I uploaded my daughter Winnie's photo, checked her portrait before paying, and that evening her book arrived: her eyes, her gap-toothed grin, on every page of The Kindness Shield.”
The Kindness Shield · Standard edition · 12 pages · $12.99
The MengWorks Book Club
Childhood happens once. Keep every chapter.
Every month, record one small milestone — a first step, a brave night, a new "I can do it!" — and watch it become next month's bedtime story, starring your child.
Someday they'll ask what they were like at five. You'll have more than photos — you'll have their stories.
$9.99/ month
or $99.99/year — about $8.33/month, save 17%
📚 Twelve months. Twelve milestones. One keepsake book of their year — free with an annual plan.
$9.99/month, billed monthly and renews automatically until canceled — or $99.99/year on the annual plan. Cancel anytime by emailing meng@mengworks.com — your books stay yours, and no further charges are made after cancellation.
- One new personalized e-book in your inbox every month
- A monthly growth card and parent read-aloud tips with every book
- Full story library reading for the whole family — new titles added monthly
- A birthday book in your child's birthday month
- Read-aloud narration and a theme song on every book
Simple, Honest Pricing
Digital first: preview in minutes, full book delivered by email — not mail-days. Preview free — pay only when you love it.
Digital Storybook
$19.99$12.99/ bookLaunch Offer
- Your child is the hero on every painted page
- Read-aloud narration in a voice you choose — 4 storyteller voices
- An original theme song, composed just for this book
- Ready in minutes, delivered to your inbox
- Page images + audio files, yours to keep on any device
- Personal dedication page included
- 2 free page redraws included
- Optional Extended edition: 20 pages with an 8-page bonus epilogue (+$6 at checkout)
Book Club
Childhood happens once. Keep every chapter.
Every month, record one small milestone — a first step, a brave night, a new "I can do it!" — and watch it become next month's bedtime story, starring your child.
Someday they'll ask what they were like at five. You'll have more than photos — you'll have their stories.
$9.99/ month
- One new personalized e-book every month
- A monthly growth card + parent read-aloud tips with every book
- Read the full story library online — new titles every month
- A birthday book in your child's birthday month
- Narration + an original theme song with every book
- Pause or cancel anytime
📚 Twelve months. Twelve milestones. One keepsake book of their year — free with an annual plan.
Renews automatically at $9.99/month until canceled, or $99.99/year on the annual plan. Cancel anytime by emailing meng@mengworks.com — cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period, and books already delivered stay yours.
Print Editions
Print Paperback — $34.99Print Hardcover — $44.99
Real ink, real paper, printed on demand and shipped to your door. We're setting up printing now — join the waitlist and be first to know.
Illustrations are AI-assisted and created from your child's photo. Every book is previewed in full before you pay.
Questions, Answered
Your preview is painted in minutes, page by page. After checkout, the finished full edition is delivered to your email inbox — you'll preview every page first, and payment only happens after you've seen the whole book.
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