A Christmas Eve story where your child saves the night
Tell us your child's name, age and the things they love. We write and illustrate a 24-page hardcover book with them as the hero, and add a letter from Santa that mentions what they did this year.
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Illustrations are made with AI and checked by a person before anything is printed.
Theo and the Star Lantern
What his grandma told us
Theo, 7. Light skin with freckles, sandy-blond hair that sticks up at the back, round green glasses. Loves dinosaurs, building with blocks and ice skating.
Look inside
Real pages from the sample book for Theo. Every story is different, because the plot bends around what each child loves. Theo loves dinosaurs and building blocks, so in his book he builds a block dinosaur tall enough to reach the top of the Great Tree.
Theo is a made-up boy, and these pages come from his finished sample book. Your child's book has its own story, built around what they love, with a full picture on every one of the 16 story pages. Illustrations are made with AI and checked by a person.
How it works
Tell us about your child
First name, age, three things they love, and what they look like in a sentence or two. No photo needed.
We make the book
The story is written around your answers and the pictures are drawn to match your description, with your child on every page. We use AI for both.
A person checks every page
Before anything is printed, one of us reads the whole book, looks at each picture and signs it off by name. A picture that is not right gets redone.
Your book arrives
The digital book comes first, with the story read aloud. The printed hardcover follows by post.
What is in the book
An 8 by 8 inch hardcover with 24 pages.
- 16 pages
- The story, with a full picture of your child on every page
- 1 page
- A letter from Santa, written to your child
- 1 page
- "All about" page with their age and favorite things
- 1 page
- Your dedication, in your words
- 1 page
- A space to draw their favorite part
- 4 pages
- "This book belongs to", the title page, "The End" and the book's details
- Audio
- The whole story read aloud as an MP3, for the car or bedtime. The voice is made with AI.
Dear Theo,
Thank you for coming to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. The elves are still talking about your dinosaur. Nobody here had ever thought of building one to reach the top of the Great Tree, and now they want to build another one next year, just for fun.
Seven is a fine age for big ideas. You build carefully, one block at a time, and you do not give up when something is missing. I saw how fast you skated across our pond, too. Clover says you held on beautifully all the way home.
I also know about your Saturdays with your grandpa and all those leaves. Helping like that, kindly and all the way to the end, is what makes a true builder.
Keep your star block somewhere safe. The lantern is shining, and so are you.
With love,
Santa
Three ways to have it
Every book comes with its letter from Santa and the story read aloud.
Digital book
The whole book as a PDF for screens and home printing, the Santa letter on its own page, and the audio.
Hardcover
The 8 by 8 inch book to keep, with the digital book and audio to enjoy while it is being printed.
Brothers and sisters
A hardcover for each child. Each one is the hero of their own story and gets their own letter from Santa.
Prices and the Christmas order dates go up on this page when orders open.
Questions parents ask
Do I need to upload a photo?
No. You describe your child in a sentence or two and we draw them from that. The likeness is close rather than exact, and a person checks every picture before the book is printed.
How is AI used?
We use AI to write the story from your answers and to make the pictures. A person on our team then reads every page and checks every picture before the book is printed. If a picture is off, we redo it.
What ages is it for?
Ages 4 to 10. The story length and words change with the age you give: shorter and simpler for younger children, more to read for older ones.
Is anything in the story scary?
No. There is no villain and nobody is ever in danger. Something small goes wrong at the North Pole on Christmas Eve, and your child helps put it right with the things they love.
What happens to my child's details?
We use them only to make and deliver your book, and we delete them 30 days after delivery. They are never sold and never used to train AI. Read more on our privacy page.
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A free letter from Santa, ready to print
Type your child's name and a few things from this year, and Santa's letter fills in as you go. Print it at home or save it as a PDF. There is nothing to sign up for.