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Make a book starring your child

Answer a few questions and send a photo of their favourite toy. We write and illustrate a picture book with them as the hero, then print it as a hardcover and post it to you.

A small child laughing and pointing at herself in an open hardcover picture book, with both parents leaning in beside her.

29% off

$70$49.90for your first hardcover

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How it works

You answer a few questions and send a few photos. We do the rest.

  1. A parent at a kitchen table typing on a phone while a child plays behind them.

    Tell us about your child

    Their name, their age, and a line about what they are into at the moment.

  2. Hands photographing a well-loved blue plush rabbit lying on a rug.

    Photograph up to three of their favourite things

    We paint the scruffy rabbit or the blue front door straight into the book.

  3. The open hardcover on a table, showing a watercolour spread, with a mug of tea beside it.

    We write and illustrate the whole book

    Your child is the hero of the story, and every page gets a painting of its own.

  4. The hardcover being lifted out of a parcel on a doorstep.

    A hardcover is printed and posted

    It turns up at your door as a proper hardcover, made for bedtime and for the shelf afterwards.

Give the most unique gift

No template can draw their rabbit, or their front door. Grandparents, aunts and friends order one just as easily as a parent does.

  • A child unwrapping the hardcover at a birthday party

    A birthday

    They open it in front of everyone, and their own name is on the cover.

  • A child in pyjamas holding the hardcover by the Christmas tree

    Christmas

    It is still being read in March, long after the other presents are finished with.

  • An older sibling holding the hardcover beside a parent with a newborn

    A new brother or sister

    They get a story of their own in the week the baby arrives.

  • A child in school uniform by the front door, holding the hardcover

    Starting school

    It is a story about being brave, and it lands in the week they need one.

Join the list for 29% off, limited to the first 100 people.

This is where your discount code will go, so use the address you actually read.

Who would the book be for?
Is there an occasion in mind?

Free to join. We’ll email you when orders open.

Questions

When can I buy one?
We will email the list the moment orders open.
What is the discount?
Your first hardcover is $49.90 instead of $70. We send the code by email, and it is held for the first 100 people on the list.
How does the personalisation work?
You answer a few questions about the child and the story you want. We write and illustrate the book around your answers.
Do you want photos of my child?
No — we never ask for a photo of a child. The photos are for things: the battered panda, the wellies, the blue front door, and we ask you to keep people out of them.
What will it cost?
$70 for a hardcover. The list pays $49.90 for their first one.
Where do you post to?
We expect to start with the UK, the US, Canada and Australia.