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Who’s the Star?

Start with their first name. A photo helps us draw them; you can add it now or at the end.

Their first name

Age

In the story, call them

Photo 1 to 3 clear photos of their face. Optional for now. Add a photoFrom your camera roll or camera. JPG, PNG or HEIC.

What’s Their Adventure?

Pick the moment their story is about.

Birthday MagicTheir name's Big Birthday

Big Brother & Big SisterTheir name and the New Baby

First Day AdventuresTheir name's First Day of School

Bedtime StoriesTheir name and the Moonlight Rocket

Holiday MagicTheir name's Holiday Magic

Just BecauseTheir name's Story So Far

Halloween Costume BookTheir name's Costume Party

Another big firstTheir name's Big Moment

Make It Theirs

A few details that make the story unmistakably theirs. Everything here is optional.

Favorite things Pick up to 3.

Anyone special to include?

Brothers or sisters First names, so they can appear in the story.

Family in the story Add up to 10. People with a photo are drawn to look like them: for one, for two or more. Without a photo, free.

Your dedication Printed on the first page.

Anything else we should know? A nickname, a pet, a funny habit.

Choose the Illustration Style

The same little girl, four ways. Every style is drawn from their photo.

Sample of the Storybook Watercolor style

Storybook Watercolor (recommended)Soft washes and paper texture. Our house style. Sample of the Soft Pastel style

Soft PastelGentle colored pencil and pastel. Sample of the Bright 3D Cartoon style

Bright 3D CartoonBright and bold, like an animated film. Sample of the Comic Hero style

Comic HeroInk lines and bold color.

Choose Your Keepsake

You’ll see the free preview first either way. This just tells us what you’d like to keep.

Digital$12.99Every page as a high-resolution digital book, no shippingSoftcover$298 x 8 in softcover, 20 pages, plus $6.99 shippingHardcover Best for gifting$408 x 8 in hardcover, 24 pages, plus $6.99 shipping

One for their bookshelf. One for Grandma’s.An extra hardcover of the same book, shipped in the same box. $29 each Animated read-aloud videoTheir book as a gentle narrated video with captions. See a sample$15 Need it by a date?Charged only after we confirm we can make your date. $10

Making one for a sibling or cousin too? Bundles are .

Preview the Magic

We’ll make their cover and first two pages and email you a private preview. No card today.

Their book

Where should we send the preview?

You pay only if you love it. Printed books include the digital book, emailed the same day.

Preview requested

’s story is on its way.

Look for it at . In your inbox in about 10 minutes. Checked by us before it's sent.

Your code is . Your private preview page: open it here (it fills in once the preview is ready).

We delete their photo once their character is drawn, and every upload deletes itself after 72 hours.