methods for creating customized children &# 39 ; s storybooks with fingerprint art using fingerprint - ready templates stored in association with a software application on a desktop computer , a tablet computer , or a smart phone . the methods include the use of preconfigured templates and prompted discussions that elicit responses from the child to create text for the storybook . the text may be generated by speech recognition software processing digital audio recordings of the child &# 39 ; s responses . a digital image of the child &# 39 ; s fingerprint is acquired and the fingerprint image and / or the storybook scenes are scaled to fit each other . fingerprint - ready image templates are used to facilitate the creation of fingerprint art . a completed page image is formed by digitally inserting a fingerprint into the fingerprint - shaped area , and if desired , coloring the image or drawing a scene around the image . when the scenes are completed the software application compiles the book pages and prints the same .