About Little Lantern

What is Little Lantern?

Little Lantern is a personalized bedtime story app for children aged 3–12. Parents provide their child's name, age, and interests; the app generates an original illustrated story featuring that child as the hero in under 60 seconds.

Every story is unique — written specifically for your child on that night. Stories are saved to your account so you can read them again anytime.

How It Works

1. 1 Tell us about your child — share their name, age, interests, and any special details you want in tonight's story.
2. 2 We generate the story — an original narrative with your child as the hero, with illustrations, ready in under 60 seconds.
3. 3 Read together — the story is saved in your account to revisit whenever you like.

The Technology

Stories are written by Google Gemini, a large language model developed by Google. Illustrations are generated by Runware AI, an image generation platform optimized for creative and artistic output. Both models operate under their respective safety policies.

Little Lantern runs on littlelantern.ai and is delivered entirely through the web — no app download required.

Who It's For

Little Lantern is designed for parents and caregivers of children aged 3–12 who want a reading ritual that feels personal. The stories adapt to your child's age and interests — a three-year-old's story reads differently from one written for a ten-year-old.

Pricing

New accounts receive 30 free credits — no credit card required. Each credit creates one story or one chapter. Additional credits are available as a monthly subscription ($4.99/month for 10 credits) or as one-time credit packs starting at $4.99.

Get in Touch

Questions, feedback, or press inquiries: support@littlelantern.ai