A personalized bedtime story book for your little one
A calm story to end the day, with your child saying goodnight to the things they love. For babies and toddlers it is a short, gentle rhyme; for older children, a quiet adventure that ends in bed. For newborns to 7-year-olds.
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A sample: “Isla Says Goodnight”
Made on our form, like any book, in the watercolor style. The family is invented; this is what they wrote:
Isla, 1. A one-year-old baby girl with light olive skin, chubby cheeks, big dark eyes and a little wisp of dark hair, wearing soft yellow pajamas with white moons. Loves: her toy bunny, bath time and the moon. A gentle bedtime story: saying goodnight to the moon, the stars, the garden animals and her bunny. Also in the story: her toy bunny.
Bath time done, pajamas bright; Isla cuddles her bunny tight.
Through the window, round and white, the moon peeks in to say goodnight.
“Goodnight, moon,” says Isla. “Shine so soft, till morning light.”
Read the rest of the story (11 more spreads)
- Tiny stars blink high and bright; blink, blink, blink, and then goodnight.
- Isla waves her little hand: “Goodnight, stars above the land.”
- In the garden, leaves sway slow; sleepy breezes come and go.
- “Goodnight, birds, tucked out of sight; leafy branches hold you tight.”
- “Goodnight, snails beneath the leaves; rest until the morning breeze.”
- “Goodnight, garden, soft and deep; all your little creatures sleep.”
- Bunny’s ears flop left and right; Isla kisses them goodnight.
- “Goodnight, bunny, pink-nosed sweet; bedtime hugs are warm and neat.”
- One soft yawn, one sleepy sigh; little hands wave night-night, sky.
- Bunny rests beside her bed; moonlight strokes her sleepy head.
- Goodnight, Isla, cosy, bright; all is soft, and all is night.
Before ordering you see every page’s words like this, with the cover and the first pictures. The rest is drawn after you order.
Start with an idea
Pick one and the form opens with it filled in. Change anything: it is your story.
Questions
- Is it right for a baby?
- Yes. Up to the age of two, each spread is one short, rhythmic line with gentle repetition and a soft rhyme, ending calm and cosy.
- Can a favourite toy be in it?
- Yes: describe it like a character, for example “a soft grey bunny with floppy ears”. It gets its own reference drawing and looks the same on every page.
- How long is the book?
- 32 pages: 14 spreads of story, each with its picture, plus the title page, your dedication, a page that introduces the hero and “The End”.
- Can I see the book before I pay?
- Yes. You see the whole story, the cover and the first pages before paying. After you order, we draw the rest and show you the whole book before anything is printed, for you to approve or change. Not happy before printing? Full refund.
- What does it cost?
- $44.99 for the hardcover, 8.5 × 8.5 inches, 32 pages in full colour. Shipping is free to the US, the UK and Ireland; to Canada, Australia and New Zealand you pay the postage ($10–16).
Make your child the hero
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