Their face. Their name.
Start with a clear photo and their name. Check their illustrated character before we make the rest of their adventure.
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Sample pages, drawn with an example child. Your book is drawn with yours.
The Day You Found a Dinosaur
An egg in the garden, and a secret that keeps growing
A speckled egg, a tiny dinosaur called Pebble and a wardrobe that soon will not shut. A funny adventure about looking after someone, then helping them get home.
- Written for ages 2 to 8
- Their photo, their name, their own adventure
- Choose a digital book or a printed keepsake
- You see every page before you pay
Hardcover
A hardbound keepsake with their name on the cover, printed only after you’ve checked every page
$37.99
Softcover
The same book, lighter and cheaper
$22.99
Digital
A PDF to read on any screen
$9.99
Choose your edition after previewing. Shipping for printed books is calculated at checkout.
What if the drawing doesn’t look like my child?
You’ll see their illustrated character before the story is made. You can try another drawing or upload a different photo before approving it. You also see every page before you pay.
How is the book personalized?
You upload a clear photo of the hero and choose a story. We draw them once in that book’s house style and ask whether it looks like them. If it doesn’t, we can draw it again twice, or you can send a different photo. Only after you say yes do we illustrate the pages, into a story written by people. You read the whole book free and approve it before anything is printed.
Their name, their age band, three things they love, and who else is in the book. You can edit the words on any page while you’re making the book, and change the cover text and the dedication right up until you order it.
Can I check and change the book before I buy?
Yes. See every page, edit the story’s words, and change the cover text and dedication before you pay. Once you place your order, the book is final and we can’t make changes.
Size and binding
Every story has 30 pages. Choose a digital edition to read on screen, or a softcover or hardcover to hold and keep. Printed books are 206 × 206 mm square.
Shipping and delivery times
Printed books are made and posted in 5–7 days. That is the time before dispatch; delivery takes additional time and depends on your address. Shipping is quoted at checkout. For free standard shipping on your first hardcover, sign up at the bottom of this page and we’ll email you a code.
Shipping, cancellations and refunds
From photo to storybook
A familiar face. A whole new adventure.
See the photo beside the illustrated character it became. When you make your own book, you’ll check their drawing first, then see every page before you pay.
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Their photo
Their storybook illustration
Made just for them
The little details that make it theirs.
The things they love
Dinosaurs, dancing, or days at the beach? Tell us three things they love and we’ll weave them into the story.
For all the adventures ahead. I’m so glad I get to share them with you.
Example dedication
A few words from you
Add your own dedication: a little message they can return to each time you open the book together.
You can also add family members or a pet, and choose the reading age that fits them.
Sample pages, drawn with an example child. Your book is drawn with yours.
A look inside
A little of the adventure you’ll share.
Nia was digging for worms, which is serious work, when the spade went clunk. Worms do not go clunk. Nia brushed away the soil, and there it was: an egg, speckled, warm and roughly the size of a watermelon.
In the morning there was a crack, then a crunch, then a very small sneeze. Out of the shell climbed a dinosaur no bigger than a cat, wearing a piece of eggshell like a hat. Nia named it Pebble. Pebble seemed to approve.
Beyond the hills, in a misty green valley, the big dinosaurs were waiting. Pebble looked at them, then back at Nia. It gave one enormous, slightly slobbery hug, and dropped a small speckled stone into Nia's hand, to keep.
A book you make together. A story they can keep.
Make it theirs
Add their photo, name and favorite things.
Make sure you love it
Check their drawing and every page. Edit the words before you order.
Choose how to keep it
Pick your edition when you’re ready to buy.
How we make the illustrations
Written by people. Illustrated with the help of AI in our house styles, and checked page by page by you.
About this story
An egg in the garden, and a secret that keeps growing
A clunk in the garden, a speckled egg, and by morning a tiny dinosaur called Pebble. Pebble eats broccoli, goes to show-and-tell and hides in the wardrobe, until the wardrobe will not shut and the hero has to work out how to get a very big friend home.
The hero is drawn into all thirteen spreads, told at their reading level: 2–4, 4–6 or 6–8. Add a brother or sister, a pet and two things they love, and each one finds its way into the adventure.
The details
- Pages
- 30 pages
- Size
- 206 × 206 mm square
- Formats
- Digital, softcover or hardcover
- Dispatch
- Within 5–7 days
For printed books. Delivery time is additional.
How customers react
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