How to Create a Children’s Book in Google Slides

Quick summary

This tutorial shows you how to create a children's book in Google Slides by setting up a custom page size, designing a book cover, and building illustrated story pages with text boxes and images. Each slide becomes a book page, making Google Slides a free and accessible tool for self-publishing a children's story.

Steps

1. Open a blank presentation in Google Slides.
2. Click File, then select Page setup.
3. Choose the page size you want, then click Apply.
4. Use the first slide as the book cover — add the title and author name.
5. Add a new slide for the first story page.
6. Click Insert and add a text box for the page text.
7. Click Insert again and add an image for the illustration.
8. Arrange the text and image on the slide.
9. Duplicate or add more slides to create the rest of the book.
10. Replace the text and images on each slide until the book is complete.