Hardcover · Our recommendation
47.99 $
Create a hardcover bookStory book
A story where your child is the hero
Tell us their name, their age and what they love. We write a story around it and illustrate every page from the photo you upload — so the child in the book is recognisably yours. Choose the digital PDF, or a printed 21 cm square book we make to order and ship to you.
Printing takes about 5 business days, plus carrier transit. Shipping is calculated at checkout for your address; we currently ship within the United States. Hardcover has a sturdy laminated cover and a printed spine.
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What you get
- Format
- Digital PDF or a printed book
- Pages
- 28 pages, 12 of them full illustrations
- Size
- 21×21 cm (8.3×8.3 in), square
- Binding
- Softcover $38.99, or hardcover $47.99
- Paper
- 150 gsm gloss inside pages in the softcover, 200 gsm in the hardcover; matte cover on both
- Price
- Printed from $38.99, digital $17.99
- Ages
- 2–8 years
- Story languages
- English, Spanish, French
- Illustrations
- Your child appears on every page, drawn from the photo you upload
- Characters
- One main character per book
- 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
Pick a template, or describe an interest and we write a new story around it.
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Upload a photo
The illustrations are built from it.
- 04
Receive the book
A PDF in minutes, or a printed book delivered to you.
One photo. A whole world.
Which photo works best
The illustrations are 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
You can always upload a different photo and generate the cover again before you pay.
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 ages are the books for?
The stories are written for children roughly 2 to 8, and the language is pitched at the age you give us — a three-year-old's book and an eight-year-old's book are not written the same way. The alphabet book is for ages 3 to 6, the years a child is learning letters.
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.
Which languages can the story be written in?
English, Spanish or French. You choose when you start, and the whole book — story, page text and the printed copy — is written in that language.
Ready to meet the hero?
Written in English, Spanish, French — you choose when you start.