How it works

Pick a story. We draw your family into it.

A real person checks every page. Then you read the whole book and approve it, or leave notes. It prints only when we both say yes.

  • 8.5 x 8.5 inch hardcover, 32 pages
  • Up to 6 people and pets
  • Digital edition included

Our First Camping Trip

Amara’s familyAmara, Mom, Grandpa Luis and Pepper

Our First Camping Trip

Kai’s familyKai, Dad, Mom, Nana and Biscuit

Five steps

Two approvals before anything prints.

Ours comes first, page by page. Yours comes second, for the whole book.

  1. 1

    Choose a story

    Pick the one you want to read together at bedtime.

  2. 2

    Add your family

    Up to 6 people and pets, from a few everyday photos. You approve how we draw each one before any page is painted.

  3. 3

    We draw it, and a person checks every page

    Every page is drawn with your family in it. A real person looks at each one and fixes anything that is off.

    We approve
  4. 4

    You approve, or leave notes

    Read the whole book on your phone or computer. Leave a note on any page, and we fix it and send it back to you.

    You approve
  5. 5

    It prints when we both say yes

    After you approve, we give the print file one last look and send it to the printer. Printing takes 3 to 5 business days, then it ships to your door.

    We approveYou approve

A note sends that page back to us. We fix it, approve it again, and the book comes back to you.

The proof

One story, two families.

The same pages of Our First Camping Trip, drawn for two different families. Same lake, same tent, their own people.

Page 5The tent flops on the grown up who knows how.

Grandpa Luis is caught under the falling tent while Amara, Mom and Pepper laugh.
Amara’s family
Nana is caught under the falling tent while Kai, Dad, Mom and Biscuit laugh.
Kai’s family

Page 10Marshmallows by the fire.

Amara and Grandpa Luis toast marshmallows by the campfire at night while Mom watches, and a chipmunk waits on the log.
Amara’s family
Kai and Nana toast marshmallows by the campfire at night while Dad and Mom watch, and a chipmunk waits on the log.
Kai’s family

Pages 13 and 14The first stone that skips.

Amara watches her stone skip across the lake while Grandpa Luis cheers with his mug and Mom looks on.
Amara’s family
Kai watches his stone skip across the lake while Nana cheers with her mug and Dad and Mom look on.
Kai’s family

The words change too.

Kai’s family has one more grown up, so page 11 has one more shadow bunny. Names, he and she, and the count all follow your family.

Page 11, Amara’s family

Mom made one next, just like his.
Then Amara.

Three bunnies in a row,
and one more with a floppy ear,
for somebody hiding
at the bottom of the sleeping bags.

Page 11, Kai’s family

Dad made one next, just like hers.
Then Mom.
Then Kai.

Four bunnies in a row,
and one more with a floppy ear,
for somebody hiding
at the bottom of the sleeping bags.

Just your child Coming soon

Some stories star only your child.

In The Monster Who Was Afraid of You, the little monster under the bed, the mayor and Pim are the same in every book. Your child is the one who changes.

CoverLumpkin holds up his star lamp.

Nia leans over her bed toward Lumpkin, a small orange monster holding a glowing star.
Nia
Ravi leans over his bed toward Lumpkin, a small orange monster holding a glowing star.
Ravi

Page 3“Please do not eat me.”

Nia sits on her bed while Lumpkin stands on the rug, scared, holding his star lamp.
Nia
Ravi sits on his bed while Lumpkin stands on the rug, scared, holding his star lamp.
Ravi

Page 11Every child knows what a button is for.

Nia presses the button on top of the Grumbler while Lumpkin hides behind her.
Nia
Ravi presses the button on top of the Grumbler while Lumpkin hides behind him.
Ravi

Every family and child on this page is made up, drawn from a written description, to show you how it works. We never show a customer’s family.

Your family, in a book they will keep.

Start with a story. You will see every page before it prints.