From a photo on your phone to a book on their shelf.
It takes about five minutes to tell us about them and a few more for the book to appear. The printed keepsake follows in about ten days.
Tell us about them
Their name and age, the occasion, and the things they cannot stop talking about: the dog, the sourdough, the sister who is about to arrive, the boat he keeps meaning to fix. Add a photo of each person or pet in the story, up to three. No photo? Describe them and we draw from your words.
Choose the look
One of eight art styles and the reading level that fits them, from a toddler's first words to a grown-up who wants the jokes. Prose or rhyme. Fourteen to twenty-four pages. Give us a story idea or leave it to us.
Preview, then read it tonight
We write a new story around them and illustrate the first pages for free so you can see the likeness before you pay. The digital book is $14.99: online, as a PDF, and as a link to send to anyone.
Make it a keepsake
Write the dedication, and we print an 8.5-inch square premium hardcover with a bookplate naming who it was made for. $39.99 including the digital book and US shipping. It ships in 7–12 business days.
What makes the likeness hold
From your photo we build a character sheet: face, hair, skin tone, glasses, the striped shirt. Every page is drawn from that sheet, and any page that drifts can be redrawn before you print.