📚 AI Storybook Generator

Interactive storybook creation with AI-generated narratives and coloring book illustrations

React 19.1+ TypeScript Gemini 2.5 Flash Imagen 4.0 Interactive Canvas

📋 Project Overview & Creative Innovation

Challenge: Traditional storybook creation requires extensive artistic skills and time investment, while existing digital tools often lack personalization or interactive features for children's creative development.

Solution: AI Storybook Generator combines cutting-edge AI narrative generation with interactive coloring capabilities, enabling users to create personalized, multi-page storybooks that blend storytelling with hands-on creative activities.

Creative Benefits

🤖 Two-Stage AI Content Generation Pipeline

📖 Narrative Generation (Gemini 2.5 Flash)

Advanced language model creates compelling, age-appropriate stories with proper narrative structure and character development across multiple pages.

🎨 Visual Illustration (Imagen 4.0)

State-of-the-art image generation creates coloring book style illustrations that perfectly match the story content and maintain visual consistency.

🖍️ Interactive Coloring Canvas

Full-featured digital coloring system with flood-fill algorithms, 16-color palette, and smooth painting tools optimized for touch devices.

📝 Drag-and-Drop Text Editor

Intuitive text overlay system allowing users to customize, reposition, and style story text directly on the illustrated pages.

AI Generation Workflow

Stage AI Model Output Processing Time
Story Creation Gemini 2.5 Flash Themed narrative text 2-3 seconds
Visual Generation Imagen 4.0 B&W coloring illustration 8-10 seconds
Context Continuity Gemini 2.5 Flash Story progression 2-3 seconds
Interactive Canvas Client-side Coloring interface Instant

🛠️ Technical Architecture & Interactive Features

Frontend Framework

React 19.1+ TypeScript 5.8+ Vite 6.2+ Canvas API Touch Support

AI & Content Generation

Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Imagen 4.0 Narrative Continuity Content Safety JSON Schema Validation

Interactive Canvas Features

Flood-Fill Algorithm 16-Color Palette Brush Tools Undo/Redo System Text Drag & Drop

Advanced Technical Features

// Story continuity through context awareness export async function generateStoryPage( theme: string, pageNumber: number, previousStory?: string[] ): Promise<{ storyText: string; imageBase64: string; }> { // Context-aware story generation const contextPrompt = previousStory?.length ? `Continue this story: ${previousStory.join(' ')}` : `Start a new story about: ${theme}`; // Sequential narrative generation return await genAI.generateContent({ prompt: contextPrompt, generationConfig: { responseSchema: storySchema } }); } // Interactive coloring with flood-fill const floodFill = (canvas: HTMLCanvasElement, x: number, y: number, color: string) => { const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d'); const imageData = ctx.getImageData(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); // Advanced flood-fill algorithm implementation fillArea(imageData, x, y, hexToRgb(color)); ctx.putImageData(imageData, 0, 0); };

🎨 Interactive Creative Experience

Multi-Page Story Creation Workflow

  1. Theme Selection: Enter any creative theme (adventure, fantasy, educational topics)
  2. AI Story Generation: Gemini creates compelling narrative for first page
  3. Visual Illustration: Imagen generates matching coloring book illustration
  4. Interactive Coloring: Use digital tools to color the illustration
  5. Text Customization: Drag and reposition text elements on the page
  6. Page Progression: Generate up to 8 sequential story pages
  7. Complete Storybook: Create cohesive multi-page narrative experience

Coloring Canvas Features

Text Overlay System

📖 Educational & Creative Applications

Educational Use Cases

# Learning Applications Language Arts: - Creative writing exercises with visual accompaniment - Story structure understanding through sequential pages - Reading comprehension through interactive engagement Art Education: - Digital art tool familiarity and confidence building - Color theory exploration through interactive coloring - Composition and layout understanding through text placement STEM Integration: - Technology literacy through AI interaction - Problem-solving through creative tool usage - Understanding of artificial intelligence in age-appropriate context Cross-Curricular Learning: - Subject-specific themes (history, science, geography) - Vocabulary development through themed content - Cultural awareness through diverse story themes

Creative Development Benefits

Professional Applications

📊 Performance Metrics & Technical Specifications

8
Maximum Story Pages
16
Color Palette Options
Creative Themes
10s
AI Generation Time

Technical Performance

Content Quality & Safety

🎯 Innovation & Future Development

Unique Differentiators

Potential Enhancements

Technical Roadmap