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.
You and the Missing Santa
A Christmas Eve search, with the hero hidden on every page
Santa has vanished on Christmas Eve and the elves need the best finder they know. Follow the clues through the workshop, the stables and the gingerbread kitchen, and spot the hero hidden in every crowd.
- 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.
Before you order
Preview every page free before you pay
Read the whole book, change the words and the dedication, and only pay when it’s right.
Will it really look like them?
You’ll see their illustrated character before the story is made. If it doesn’t feel like them, try another drawing or a different photo before you approve it.
Pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay at checkout.
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.
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.
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.
The workshop was a blizzard of elves, hammering and painting and wrapping and humming carols slightly out of tune. On the end of a bench, Ruby found a present all about dinosaurs, with a tag in Santa's own writing. It pointed to the stables. Can you find Ruby among the elves?
The hoof marks ran along the roofs of the street, round a chimney pot and back again, and stopped at one chimney in particular. It was Ruby's own. Ruby leaned over and peered down into the dark. From far below came a snore so loud it rattled the soot.
In the morning, the presents were under the tree. The armchair still had a Santa-sized dent in it. On the mantel was a small envelope, and Ruby kept it secret. 'To the best finder in the world,' it said, 'from a very grateful, slightly sleepy friend.'
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
A Christmas Eve search, with the hero hidden on every page
Santa has gone missing on Christmas Eve, and a letter arrives for the best finder the elves know. Through the workshop, the stables and the post room, the hero follows the clues all the way home, and on the busiest pages readers can hunt for them among the elves.
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 and two things they love, and those favourite things turn into clues along the way.
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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