Google's Gemini now lets users create personalised storybooks with audio narration

Gemini Storybook feature supports more than 45 languages and offers a range of visual styles, including pixel art, comics, claymation, crochet, and colouring books

Google's artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Gemini has introduced a new StoryBook feature that lets users create personalised, illustrated storybooks with narration, aimed at families with young children.

Through this feature, users can describe any story idea in a single prompt, and Gemini creates a 10-page storybook with custom AI-generated art and audio narration.

The feature supports more than 45 languages and offers a range of visual styles, including pixel art, comics, claymation, crochet, and colouring books. For narration, one can also choose between a higher-pitched voice and a lower-pitched voice.

For example, one can say 'Create a storybook that explains the solar system to my 5-year-old, following which Gemini generates a book and displays it in a dual-column interface, with the storybook appearing on the right. The chat window on the left allows users to further customise the story, adjust the visuals, or recreate the book in a different language.

A sample storybook in the Kannada language created on Google Gemini

Google says the feature can also be used to teach lessons through storytelling. For example, a user might say, “Teach a seven-year-old boy about the importance of being kind to his little brother. My son loves elephants, so let’s make the main character an elephant.”

What’s particularly noteworthy is that users can also upload their own photos and files to create a personalised storybook. This allows them to bring personal artwork or memories to life, depict real experiences, or explain complex topics to young children.

Gemini also allows users to download the storybook to their device for offline access or printing. Alternatively, they can generate a shareable link to send to others online. Google states that the feature is available globally on desktop and mobile platforms, across all languages in which Gemini is available.

Last month, Google also announced that it will offer eligible college students in India a free one-year subscription to its AI Pro plan that will provide access to the company's premium AI tools.

This includes access to Google's flagship AI model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini’s Deep Research feature, AI video generator Veo 3, and higher usage limits in NotebookLM, the tech giant's AI-powered note-taking and research assistant.