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The Night You Caught the Moon

For the one who is never quite ready for lights out

Make them the hero of a moonlit adventure, filled with the things they love. A story to curl up with together when they’re not quite ready for lights out.

  • 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.

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Free to startYou see every page before you pay

  • 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.

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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.

Slide to see the transformation. Use the arrow keys when the slider is selected.

Their photo

Their storybook illustration

Made just for them

The little details that make it theirs.

A spread from inside this book

Their face. Their name.

Start with a clear photo and their name. Check their illustrated character before we make the rest of their adventure.

A spread from inside this book

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.

  • Maya built a ramp from flowerpots and planks. It was a very good ramp.

  • The moon rolled up the ramp, faster and faster, and flew off the end. Up it went!

  • Up went the moon, higher and higher, until it was back where it belonged. Maya waved.

A book you make together. A story they can keep.

  1. Make it theirs

    Add their photo, name and favorite things.

  2. Make sure you love it

    Check their drawing and every page. Edit the words before you order.

  3. 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

For the one who is never quite ready for lights out

The moon has slipped out of the sky and rolled into the garden, and the only person still awake is your child. So they pack a bag, pull on their boots and set about putting it back: a push that doesn't work, a very good ramp, and one well-aimed nudge.

Your child is drawn into all thirteen spreads, and the story is told at their reading level: 2–4, 4–6 or 6–8. Add a brother or sister, a pet and three 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

The moment they find themselves in the story

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Once upon a time, there was a child just like them.

Their next adventure starts with you.

Create their story

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The Night You Caught the Moon: Personalized Bedtime Book