About five minutes of your time, a handful of answers, and the rest is us.
Pick a photo where the child's face is visible and well-lit. A phone selfie works perfectly. We study their features, the shape of their smile, the colour of their eyes, the way their hair falls, so the illustrations actually look like them, not a template cartoon.
Good photos: front-facing, eyes visible, natural light. See photo tips →
This is where we're different from every other personalized book. You're not picking from a menu of preset stories. You tell us the story. Try:
We write a full, original story from your prompt. Every book is one of a kind. See story inspiration →
Before you buy, you can read the first 4 pages on screen to get a feel for the story and the illustrations. No credit card required to preview.
Once you purchase, you unlock the full book plus 5 illustration regenerations and unlimited text edits, so you can keep tweaking until every page is exactly right.
Pick your format and we handle the rest:
Printing takes 3–5 business days. Shipping takes another 5–10. Order roughly two weeks before a birthday or holiday and you're safe.
No credit card required. Preview before you pay.
The first 4 pages of your book, free and without a credit card. That's enough to see the story premise, the illustration style, and how your child looks as the hero. You only enter payment details when you're ready to unlock the full book.
Very close, but stylised. We're not pasting the photo into the book, we're illustrating a character that looks like your child. Most families say it's the first time they've seen a personalized book where the kid is recognisably themselves, not a generic avatar with their name on it.
Yes. Add anyone you'd like to appear in the story, siblings, friends, a grandparent, the family dog. Each character gets their own illustrated likeness throughout the book.
Yes. Every book includes 5 illustration regenerations you can use on any page, plus unlimited text edits across the whole book. Tweak until it's exactly right, then we print.
Digital books are instant. Printed books take 3–5 business days to print and another 5–10 to ship. We recommend ordering about two weeks before a birthday or holiday to be safe.
Preview 4 pages free. No credit card required.
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