A little publishing house for one very small reader

Once upon a time,the hero was theirs.

A hardcover storybook with your child's name on the cover, their treasured companion at their side, and a dedication written in your own words on the opening page. Made to be read a hundred times, then kept forever.

Begin their story

24-page hardcover · $49.99 · shipping at cost

24 pages in full colour · not a single filler page

A grandparent and a small child in pyjamas reading a hardcover storybook together by lamplight, a worn stuffed rabbit tucked under the child's arm

On our shelves

Choose the world their adventure happens in.

Every world holds several stories, so next year can be a brand-new adventure with the very same hero and the very same companion.

Also on the shelf

  • Farm, Horses & Cowfolk

    Boots before sunrise, one escaped pony, and a very good hat.

  • Woodland Adventure

    A lantern, a map drawn in crayon, and one very loud owl.

  • Enchanted Kingdom

    A crown that doesn't fit, a dragon who can't sleep, and one excellent idea.

How it becomes theirs

Four gentle steps, and about ten minutes.

  1. One

    Tell us about them

    Their name, their age, and the small things that make them themselves. A photo helps us draw a child who truly looks like yours.

  2. Two

    Bring their companion along

    The rabbit with one flat ear. The bear with the missing eye. Whoever goes everywhere with them comes into the story too.

  3. Three

    Read the story first

    The words arrive before a single picture is painted. Read it aloud, ask for another version, change your mind twice — then say yes.

  4. Four

    Watch it become a book

    Illustrations are painted around your approved story, then bound as a hardcover keepsake and posted to your door.

A ribboned gift beside a stack of hardcover children's books on a wooden table with dried flowers

A gift that gets kept

The present they'll still have at thirty.

Toys are outgrown by spring. A book with their name on the cover and your words on the dedication page moves house with them.

  • Birthdays
  • From grandparents
  • First milestones
  • Christmas mornings
  • A new little sibling
  • Just because

Care and keeping

Your child's photo, treated the way we'd want ours treated.

Private from the moment you choose it

Photos go straight into private storage that isn't publicly readable. They're used only to draw your child's character, never shown on the site or sold onward.

Drawn, never pasted in

We paint an illustrated character from the photo, then keep that same face, hair, outfit and companion consistent on every single page of the book.

Nothing is printed without your yes

You read the whole story before illustration begins, and see every finished page before the book is sent to be printed and bound.

Their story is waiting

Begin the book they'll ask forevery single night.

Ten quiet minutes now, a hardcover keepsake in their hands later.

Create a keepsake

24-page premium hardcover · $49.99 · shipping at cost