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# Doodara Manual

Doodara turns a story idea — or a single photo of your child — into a finished, illustrated picture book. The AI writes the outline, writes each page, and paints every illustration in a consistent art style. You approve, edit, and read.

This manual covers everything: making your first book, writing prompts the AI understands, picking an art style, using ready-made template books, story languages, sharing, and what to do when something goes wrong.

## Who this is for

Doodara was built for parents, teachers, and anyone who wants a book that stars a specific child. Books are written for ages 1–2, 3–5, and 6–9, and the AI matches vocabulary, sentence length, and story complexity to the age you pick — the same idea becomes a bedtime board book or an early-reader chapter story.

## The short version

1. Go to [Doodara](https://www.doodara.com/create) and describe a story in one sentence.
2. Pick one of the [16 art styles](https://www.doodara.com/art-styles).
3. Wait 3–8 minutes while every page is written and illustrated.
4. Read it, edit any page you want, share the link.

No account is needed for your first book, and free books are unlimited.

## Where to start

* **Never made a book before** — start with [Make your first book](/doodara-docs/getting-started/make-your-first-book.md).
* **Want your child as the hero** — start with [Put your child in the story](/doodara-docs/templates-and-characters/put-your-child-in-the-story.md).
* **Not sure what to write** — read [Writing a good story prompt](/doodara-docs/getting-started/writing-a-good-story-prompt.md).
* **Want something ready-made** — browse the [template books](https://www.doodara.com/template-books).

You can see what other people have made in the [public gallery](https://www.doodara.com/gallery).


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