Children’s librarians and booksellers offer an unparalleled repository of knowledge. You might ask for a picture book for a child whose interests include soccer and dinosaurs, or a graphic novel about a girl navigating the social dynamics of middle school as she prepares for her bat mitzvah, and they’d be able to point you to exactly what you’re looking for.
Now, using ChatGPT, you and your kids can create your own stories according to your personal specifications, making them as zany or as serious as you’d like. The results lack the artistic merit of the titles you find on…