A valentine they can read, with them on the cover
A personalized Valentine's book starring the person you love, written from your story and made from their photo, for a partner of twenty years or a kid who just learned the word.
Chocolate is gone by the fifteenth. A personalized Valentine's book stays on the nightstand, because the person you love is inside it, made from their photo, in a story written around the two of you: the coffee shop where it started, the terrible movie you both secretly like, the way they always steal the blanket. Tell us the details and we write and illustrate it for you.
It is not only for couples. Parents make a valentine for a kid, with the child as the hero of a story about being loved exactly as they are, and it beats a card with a cartoon puppy on it. Choose from eight art styles, add a second character or the dog, and read the digital edition tonight while the hardcover is on its way.
Better than a card, and it stays on the shelf
A card takes ten seconds to read and lives in a drawer. A book with the two of you in it takes ten minutes and lives on the shelf, and it says what you meant to say without anyone clearing their throat. We write it from what you tell us, so the jokes are yours and the details are true, from the song in the car to the name of the cat. For a kid, it is the valentine that gets read at bedtime all February.
Five ways this book could go
Use one as it is, or tell us your own. The story is written fresh either way.
Your partner is the detective and the mystery is who keeps stealing the blanket, with the cat as a suspect.
The two of you on a quest through every restaurant you have ever eaten at, in order, ending at the first one.
A valentine for your daughter: the kingdom holds a contest to find its most loved citizen and she is the only entrant.
Your boyfriend as a knight who cannot find the dragon because he refuses to ask for directions.
A love letter told as a map, with each place you have lived marked by the thing that happened there.
Your idea
The stuffed rabbit, the trip to the lake, the sourdough that never rose. Type it in and it ends up on the page.
Start the bookReady tonight, printed in about ten days
Tell us about them
Name, age, what they love, the occasion, and a photo or two. Up to three people or pets in one book, any age.
See the first pages free
We write and illustrate a story around them in the style you picked. Change anything before you pay.
Read it, then hold it
The digital book is yours in minutes. Add the Keepsake Hardcover with your dedication printed on the first page.
Gifting tips
- Write the story of your first date in five lines; we do the rest.
- Use a photo of them laughing at the camera; a candid beats a posed portrait every time.
- For a kid's valentine, cast a favorite stuffed animal or the family dog as the sidekick.
- Save the dedication page for the line you would be too shy to say out loud.
One price per book
The Storybook
- Up to 24 pages in any art style
- Their photo becomes the hero
- Online, PDF and a link to share
Keepsake Hardcover
- 8.5″ square premium hardcover
- Dedication and bookplate printed inside
- Ships in 7–12 business days
Not sure of their photo or their favourite things? Send an e-gift and let them make it.
Valentine's Day book questions
What is a personalized Valentine's book?
A storybook with the person you love as the main character, drawn from their photo in the art style you choose, in a plot we write around the two of you. It comes as a digital edition you can read tonight, or as a keepsake hardcover with a dedication page and printed bookplate that also includes the digital edition.
Can it be a valentine from a parent to a child?
Yes, and it is a favorite for the years when a kid still wants to be told they are loved. The child becomes the hero of a story about being cherished, made from their photo, with a parent, a sibling or a pet alongside. Set the reading level to match them and it becomes a bedtime book, not just a February one.
How romantic does it have to be?
As romantic as you are. Some couples want a tender story with a watercolor sunset; others want a claymation comedy about who forgot to buy milk. Tell us the tone when you describe the story, and we write to it. Many of the best ones stay funny until the last page, which is where the sincere part goes.
Can I include both of us in the book?
One story holds three people or pets at most, so the two of you plus the dog, or the two of you plus the kid who thinks Valentine's Day is about candy. Send a clear photo of each face and we draw everyone in the same style so the pages hold together. You can preview the book before you pay.
