A picture book about your child and the toy they carry under one arm
A personalised picture book from a photo of your child and a photo of their toy, such as a teddy, a rabbit or any favourite. Each is drawn from their own photo, in soft pencil and watercolour, in the story you choose.
A square hardcover, 24 or 32 pages by age£39, free delivery
Or a PDF to read on screen, £9.
Order a hardcover by 19 November for Christmas. It's an estimate.
Sample book pages
A child lies in bed under a patchwork quilt with a toy rabbit, looking up at the ceiling.
Page 1 of 4
Ada and Biscuit are our sample characters.
Soft pencil lines and light watercolour washes, on every page.
Every book comes with a free colouring book of the same story, to print at home.
Pictures made with AI tools in our Paper and Pencil style, checked by a person before printing.
See it with your names
Type their names and watch our sample page change.
Sample page with your names
Ada had a plan. Tonight, Ada and Biscuit would be the last ones awake in the whole town.
A child lies in bed under a patchwork quilt with a toy rabbit, looking up at the ceiling.
Find the story
Five stories are happening on this street. Choose a window or a doorway to read a little of each, then make it with your child and their toy.
You've found 0 of 5 stories
Swipe along the street
How it works
Tell us about them
Their names, your child's age, and a photo of each of them.
Meet your characters
We draw your child and their toy together. If they don't look right, we try again.
Read before you buy
Read the whole story and see 4 sample pages, free.
We make your book
Choose a hardcover or a PDF. A person checks every page before it's printed.
Our promises
- A person checks every book before it's printed
- Your photos are deleted 7 days after we approve your book
- Your photos never train AI
- We say plainly where we use AI
- Read it before you pay
- If anything's wrong, we put it right
- Soft colours, and no neon
Give a book for an occasion
A picture book starring your child and their toy, made for the moment you're marking.
Christmas
Three of our stories have a Christmas version, with your child and their toy at the heart of it.
Birthdays
A book with their name on the cover, to open on the day.
For grandparents
Buy a gift code now, with no photos needed. The family makes the book when they're ready.
Bedtime
A quiet story to read together, with the toy tucked in beside them.
Welcoming a sibling
A book that's just theirs, for when the new baby arrives.
Starting nursery
Their toy and their story, to carry a bit of home into a big new day.
Questions
Can I see the book before I pay?
Yes. You meet the drawings of your child and their toy, read the whole story and see 4 sample pages. You only pay when you're happy.
Who makes the pictures?
We make the pictures with AI tools, in our own Paper and Pencil style, and we never ask the AI to copy anyone by name. A person looks at every page before anything is printed.
What happens to the photos?
We use them only to make your book. We delete them 7 days after we approve your book, or 30 days after your last visit if you don't finish.
Will a hardcover arrive before Christmas?
Each country has its own last order date for a hardcover. After that date, it may not arrive before Christmas. You can still choose a PDF.