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A Personalized First Day of School Book: Your Child Is the Hero
New backpack, tummy butterflies, one enormous door. And behind it: crayons, cubbies and a friend they have not met yet.
We fill in the story idea for you. You can change every word.
Every page of your book is drawn in one of 10 art styles. These samples were created with LittleReaders, exactly as your pages will be.
The night-before jitters are real, so this story walks through them one small victory at a time. Your child picks the backpack, waves goodbye like a champion, finds the coat hook with their very own name on it, and discovers by snack time that the kid at the next desk likes dinosaurs too. By pickup, the enormous door looks a lot smaller.
Seeing themselves brave on the page, illustrated from your photo with their name throughout, is exactly the rehearsal a nervous starter needs. Many families read it every evening of the first week. Digital copy in about half an hour; the printed softcover becomes part of the bedtime routine.
The story idea, ready to go
Packing the new backpack, being brave and making a new best friend on the first day of school
This is what we'll suggest when you start. Keep it, tweak it or replace it entirely.
How it works
Add your child
Add a photo or description and choose from 10 art styles. Prepare drafts for your child, siblings, parents and friends, or reuse saved portraits.
Shape the story
Start from the story idea on this page, keep what you like and change the rest. You choose the length: 16, 20 or 24 pages.
Read, edit and print
Review and pay for your book. We create any new portraits, then write and illustrate the story. When it is ready, edit pages, download the PDF or order a printed softcover.
Good to know
What does a personalized book cost?
Pay directly for each book: from $7.20 for 16 pages to $9.35 for 24 pages. New character portraits selected for the book are included and created after payment. There is no subscription. Prices are in USD; Stripe shows applicable tax and any local-currency option at checkout.
How long does it take?
About half an hour for most books. Every page is written, illustrated and quality-checked from scratch, and we email you the moment your book is ready, so there is no need to wait around.
Can we get a printed copy?
Yes. Every book includes a digital copy you can read anywhere, and books with 16 pages or more can be ordered as a 21 x 21 cm printed softcover for $19.99 plus shipping, printed and delivered by our print partner Peecho.
Your child's next favorite book is one photo away
Set it up in a few minutes. The book is written, illustrated and ready to read in about half an hour.
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