Plan AD: AI Children's Picture Book

ChatGPT

Break the story into 16-24 pages, each with one line of narration plus a visual description (characters, setting, mood, shot). Keep each page's information load even so the art has room to breathe.

💡Lock the protagonist's look (hair color, outfit) in the descriptions so every later illustration stays consistent.

Midjourney / DALL·E 3 / Flux

Generate the art page by page, anchoring the protagonist with a character reference in Midjourney before each page. Save the description of your favorite first image as a template and change only scene and action per page, so the style never drifts.

💡Use --cref or feed back the previous finished image via image-to-image for the most stable character.

Canva Magic Studio

Drag illustrations and text into a canvas, standardize fonts and sizes, and add page numbers, cover and back cover. Use Magic Studio's copy and background features to finish details, then export PDF for print or digital release.

💡Build one sample page to confirm font size and bleed before batch-laying the rest, so you never redo a whole book.

Canva + publishing platform

Export a 300dpi PDF for print and check that text isn't clipped or crossing the gutter. Upload to Kindle or a print-on-demand service, or send a preview link to friends for a test read.

💡Print one or two test pages first to check color and trimming before the full run.