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About your child

Tell us a little about them. We use it to write the story and dress your child in the pictures.

Your book so far

The Last Light on Tuppenny HillStarring Ada and Biscuit

A sample cover. Yours shows your child and their toy. Sample page

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

See our promises, and how to check them

Missing something? Tell us what you'd want in the book

What's it about?

A story or a theme

Where we live

Something about my child to draw

A celebration or festival

The words in the book

The book itself (size, pages, paper)

Something else

What would you like?

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Your email (optional)

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Your child's name

Their toy's name

Age in years

Whole years, 2 to 7. Younger children get a shorter book with bigger words.

Which pronouns should we use for your child?

She and her

He and him

They and them

What kind of toy is it?

A soft animal

Another soft toy

A doll

A blanket or comforter

Something else

Choose the story

The Last Light on Tuppenny HillNot one bit sleepy, they plan to be the very last one awake in the whole town, with the toy keeping watch.

The Good Ship SofaA wet afternoon. The sofa is a ship, the carpet is the sea, and the blue cushion has gone overboard.

The Cat on the ScalesA parcel to post, a hand to hold along the street, and a cat who has chosen the best seat in the post office.

The Lighthouse TinSomeone from the family comes to stay, with a tin that never has biscuits in it. First, the grand tour of the house.

The Lemon Tree's HatFrost is coming tonight, and the little lemon tree has never seen one. It needs a hat before bed.

When is it set?

At Christmas

Any time of year

Their pyjamas

Stripes

Little stars

Spots

Checks

Plain

Their home

A house in a town

A flat in a city

A house in the countryside

A house by the sea

More about them (optional)

Interests (optional)

We'll weave one or two of these in, not list them.

Where you live (optional)

We post hardcovers to United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Jamaica.

I'd rather not say

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Ireland

United States

Canada

Australia

New Zealand

Singapore

South Africa

India

Malaysia

Philippines

Hong Kong

Nigeria

Kenya

Jamaica

Words and spelling in the book

British English (jumper, trainers, flat)

American English (sweater, sneakers, apartment)

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