About Chilkibo Publishing
Chilkibo Publishing helps families create meaningful story time through personalized storybooks designed especially for toddlers ages 0–3.
Every book places a child’s name naturally throughout the story. Children meet friendly animals, explore new places, and become part of the adventure from the first page to the last. Each personalized edition is created to make shared reading enjoyable for parents, grandparents, and young children alike.
Why Personalized Books?
When we began exploring personalized children’s books, we noticed that most were written for older children. Many featured longer stories and more complex language. There were far fewer options designed specifically for toddlers ages 0–3, who learn best through simple language, repetition, colorful illustrations, and interactive reading.
While developing our first books, we spoke with families and watched how young children responded during story time. We noticed that many toddlers smiled, pointed to themselves, or repeated their own name when it appeared in the story. Those moments reinforced our decision to place each child’s name throughout the book instead of limiting personalization to the cover or dedication page.
From the beginning, our goal has been simple: help families create meaningful story time by making every child an active part of the story.
Designed for Little Readers
Every book begins with one goal: helping families enjoy meaningful shared reading together.
Each title includes:
• Large, colorful illustrations
• Short, easy-to-follow sentences
• The child’s name woven naturally throughout the story
• Simple questions that encourage conversation between parent and child
Many of our books introduce animals, nature, and everyday topics through age-appropriate stories. The combination of repetition, familiar words, and interactive questions encourages conversation while helping keep young children engaged from page to page.
How We Create Our Books
Every story starts with the reading experience we want families to share.
We write short, clear sentences that match the attention span of toddlers. We choose illustrations that are bright, expressive, and easy for young children to recognize. Each personalized edition is reviewed before publication to ensure the child’s name fits naturally throughout the story and reads smoothly on every page.
Our goal is simple: create personalized storybooks that families enjoy reading together again and again.
Reading Together Matters
The American Academy of Pediatrics and Reach Out and Read recommend reading aloud with children from infancy. Shared reading supports early language development, strengthens parent-child interaction, and helps establish positive reading habits from an early age.
Our approach is informed by these recommendations. We keep our stories simple, encourage conversation during reading, and design each page to invite children to participate rather than simply listen. We believe meaningful story time begins with stories that children and adults enjoy sharing together.
Our Story
Chilkibo Publishing was founded in 2020 by author John Zander.
The idea began after reviewing hundreds of children’s books available through Amazon. While personalized books were becoming more common, relatively few focused on toddlers ages 0–3. Many books added a child’s name to the cover or dedication page but did not make personalization an important part of the story itself.
We wanted every child to feel included throughout the entire reading experience. That idea became the foundation for our publishing program.
Since then, we have continued expanding our collection of personalized adventures for families around the world while adding new names, new stories, and new animal-themed books designed especially for toddlers. The same goal continues to guide every book we publish today.
Where to Find Our Books
Our personalized books are available through Amazon. Today, our stories are available in more than 120 names.
Thousands of families have chosen our books, and readers have shared thousands of reviews on Amazon.
If you do not find your child’s name, we welcome your suggestion. We regularly expand our collection by adding new names based on customer requests whenever possible.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help families create meaningful story time through personalized storybooks designed especially for toddlers.
Every story encourages conversation, curiosity, and shared reading through simple language, engaging illustrations, and thoughtful personalization. We hope every book helps make reading together a natural and enjoyable part of everyday family life.
Editorial Approach
We develop our informational content using pediatric literacy research and child development resources. When we reference research or medical guidance on our website, we cite the original source so readers can review the information themselves.