Hardcover · Our recommendation
58.99 $
Create a hardcover bookAlphabet book
An alphabet book where the letters belong to your child
All 26 letters of the English alphabet in one book — or the Spanish or French one — with your child in the illustrations. Upload a photo and tell us what they love, and the scene for each letter is built around it.
Printing takes about 5 business days, plus carrier transit. Shipping is calculated at checkout for your address; we currently ship within the United States.
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What you get
- Format
- Digital PDF or a printed book
- Letters
- Every letter of the alphabet in the language you choose — 26 in English, 27 in Spanish, 26 in French — with a word and a scene for each
- Size
- 21×21 cm (8.3×8.3 in), square
- Paper
- 150 gsm gloss inside pages in the softcover, 200 gsm in the hardcover; matte cover on both
- Price
- Printed $49.99, digital $21.90
- Ages
- 3–6 years
- Language
- English, Spanish, French
- Illustrations
- Created from the photo you upload
- Themes
- The letter scenes follow what your child likes
- Production time
- The digital PDF is ready in minutes. A printed book takes about 5 business days to print, plus carrier transit.
- Shipping
- Printed books ship within the United States. The exact shipping cost is calculated at checkout for your address.
- Availability
- Made to order — nothing is held in stock
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How it works
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Tell us about the child
Name, age and what they love.
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Choose a theme
Tell us what they love — the letter scenes are built around it.
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Upload a photo
The illustrations are built from it.
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Receive the book
The alphabet as a PDF in minutes, or a printed book delivered to you.
One photo. A whole world.
Which photo works best
Every letter's illustration is built from one photo, so this is the part worth a minute:
- The child alone in the frame, with nobody else in it
- The face clearly visible and in focus
- Good light, so features and colours come through
The character follows your child's features, hair and eye colour — in an illustrated style. It is a drawing, not a photograph.
Frequently asked questions
Questions
before you order
Anything else you would like to know? We are happy to help.
support@tail.kidsWhat kind of photo works best?
One photo of the child alone, with nobody else in the frame, the face clearly visible and in focus, taken in good light so features and colours come through. You can upload a different photo and generate the cover again before you pay.
How closely will the character look like my child?
The illustrations are built from the photo you upload and follow your child's features, hair and eye colour — in an illustrated storybook style. It is a drawing, not a photograph, so expect a recognisable likeness rather than a portrait.
What do I actually receive?
Either a high-quality digital PDF, or a printed book: 28 pages, 21×21 cm square (8.3×8.3 in), with 12 full illustrations. You choose softcover or hardcover at checkout — the hardcover is printed on heavier 200 gsm paper against 150 gsm, and both have a matte cover.
How long does it take?
The digital PDF is ready in minutes. A printed book takes about 5 business days to print, plus carrier transit. Every book is made to order — nothing is held in stock.
Where do you ship, and what does shipping cost?
We currently ship printed books within the United States. Shipping is calculated at checkout for your own address, so you see the exact amount before you pay.
What is the alphabet book?
A second kind of book: every letter of the alphabet in the language you choose — 26 in English, 27 in Spanish, 26 in French — one word and one scene for each, with your child in the illustrations. The scenes follow what they like, so a child who loves the sea meets the alphabet at the sea. It comes as a PDF or printed, same square format as the story book.
Ready to start?
Each alphabet book is written and illustrated after the order, for one child.