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Wonderbly or Looma Stories: the comparison

In Lost My Name, Wonderbly’s flagship book, the hero is a preset character and the story is pre-written. Looma Stories draws your child from their photo and writes the story from your own idea. The story with the hardcover costs €28.98 before shipping at Looma Stories, against €39.99 for the Lost My Name hardcover, for 36 pages instead of 22. Wonderbly, for its part, lets you preview the whole book for free and dispatches it within 2 to 4 working days.

Updated 15 October 2026

Who wrote this comparison

This comparison is written by Looma Stories, one of the two brands compared. We have no link with Wonderbly, a brand that belongs to its owner. Every figure comes from the official website of the brand concerned, with the link and the date it was checked at the bottom of the page. When a fact is not published, we say so instead of guessing. Prices and delivery times change: check them on each brand’s website before ordering.

What Looma Stories offers on top

  • A hero who looks like your child. Each character is drawn from their photo, then you adjust it in a few words: green eyes, shorter hair, a yellow raincoat. In Lost My Name, you pick a boy or girl character among preset options (skin tone, hair). Wonderbly offers to add a photo to the book as an extra, but the hero of the illustrations stays a preset character.
  • A story that starts from your idea. You describe it in your own words (a holiday memory, your child’s passion, a new baby brother), or start from a guided theme, and every sentence stays editable until you approve the book. In Lost My Name the story is pre-written, and Wonderbly’s help centre says: "Apart from the customisation options shown during the creation process for your book, we aren’t able to make further changes to the text, illustrations, or themes of the stories" (https://www.wonderbly.com/uk/help?a=custom---id--K5mw2XiKTrOfWWRPwfeKZg).
  • Up to 5 characters, 3 of them main: siblings, a grandparent, the family dog. Lost My Name tells the story of one child.
  • Illustrations you fine-tune. Each story includes up to 12 image regenerations (a character change counts as one), so a page that doesn't feel right can be redrawn.
  • A lower price before shipping: €28.98 for the story and the hardcover (€3.99, then €24.99), against €39.99 for the Lost My Name hardcover in Wonderbly’s EU store (€34.99 softcover).
  • A longer book: 36 pages, 32 of them story, against 22 pages.

Where Wonderbly is ahead

  • You can preview all 22 pages for free before paying. At Looma, a story credit (€3.99) is needed to create the story, then you read and edit every page before ordering the book.
  • Wonderbly prints and dispatches in 2 to 4 working days. Looma announces 10 to 14 working days in Europe, printing and transport included.
  • The books are written and illustrated by Wonderbly’s in-house team of writers and illustrators. Looma’s illustrations are created by AI from your photo.
  • More choice: softcover, hardcover or layflat, and 9 languages against 6 at Looma.

The comparison, point by point

A hardcover book for one child, prices in euros from each brand’s European store, without discount codes. The price shown is the hardcover alone: for Looma, the required story purchase is named beside it, for Wonderbly, the softcover price. "Not published" means the brand’s website does not give this fact.

Looma Stories

Hardcover price
€24.99 hardcover (+ required story creation, €3.99)
Shipping
Calculated at checkout by country and carrier, 50% off from 3 books
Delivery time
10 to 14 working days in Europe (printing included)
Personalization
Child's photo turned into an illustrated hero
Characters
Up to 5 characters, 3 of them main
Pages
36 pages
Format
Hardcover, 21 x 21 cm square or 21.6 x 27.9 cm portrait
Languages
6 (EN, FR, ES, PT, DE, IT)

Wonderbly

Hardcover price
€39.99 hardcover (€34.99 softcover)
Shipping
Shown at checkout, after entering the address
Delivery time
Printed and dispatched in 2 to 4 working days, then shipping
Personalization
First name and a preset boy or girl character (skin tone, hair)
Characters
1 child
Pages
22 pages
Format
A4 landscape 30 x 21 cm, softcover, hardcover or layflat
Languages
9

Which one to choose

  • You want your child to recognize themselves on every page: choose Looma Stories, which draws each character from a photo.
  • You want a story that is really theirs, from your own idea, with their siblings or their pet: choose Looma Stories.
  • You want a longer book for less: choose Looma Stories, with 36 pages for €28.98 before shipping, against 22 pages for €39.99 in hardcover.
  • You want to fine-tune the text and the pictures: choose Looma Stories, where every sentence is editable and 12 regenerations are included.
  • You want a classic drawn by illustrators, a free preview or a quicker dispatch: Wonderbly.

FAQ: Wonderbly or Looma Stories

What is the best Wonderbly alternative for a book that looks like my child?

Looma Stories draws each character from their photo, and you can adjust the result in a few words. In Lost My Name, Wonderbly offers preset boy and girl characters with skin tone and hair options, and its help centre says it cannot add more options on request.

Wonderbly or Looma Stories: which is cheaper?

Before shipping, the story and the hardcover cost €28.98 at Looma Stories. The Lost My Name hardcover costs €39.99 in Wonderbly’s EU store (€34.99 softcover), £34.99 in its UK store and $49.99 in its US store. Both brands show shipping at checkout, after you enter the address.

Can you write your own story with Wonderbly?

Not in Lost My Name: the story is pre-written and follows the letters of the first name, and Wonderbly says it cannot change the text, illustrations or themes beyond the options shown. At Looma Stories, you describe your own story idea and every sentence stays editable.

How many pages does each book have?

36 pages at Looma Stories, 32 of them story, and 22 pages for Lost My Name.

Does Looma Stories ship to the UK and the US?

Yes. Looma Stories charges in euros and ships the hardcover to the UK and the US as well as across Europe, where delivery takes 10 to 14 working days. The eBook is ready as soon as you approve the story.

Method and sources

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Looma Stories

Wonderbly

Your child as the hero, from their photo

Write your story idea, adjust your characters, read every page, then order the hardcover if you wish.