A book that grows up with Max.
One hero, illustrated around your child: same face on the fridge door at 3, at 6, at 9. New chapters arrive as they grow.
Their book, in three small steps
About two minutes. Less time than the bedtime negotiation.
Name, age, hair, the things they love right now. No photos: the hero is illustrated around your child, not copied from them.
The full book arrives within 24 hours, usually the same evening. If a detail you entered was applied incorrectly, we correct it free, always.
Each birthday, a new chapter: same hero, one year older. The story keeps pace with the kid on the sofa next to you.
Most personalized books are one and done. This one comes back every year.
Max at 4 fights the dark under the bed. At 6, the first-day-of-school nerves. At 9, the friend who moved away. Same hero, same shelf: a series they watch themselves grow through.
No photos needed. Ever.
You never upload your child's face. We build the hero from what you tell us: curls, glasses, the dinosaur obsession. The character is unmistakably theirs without a single photo leaving your phone.
Your details are used to make one book, for one kid. Never sold, never shared, deleted on request.
Start Max’s story
Every book: 8.5 inch square, 22 pages, full-bleed art, matched to their exact age.
The full book as a beautiful PDF. Read it on the tablet at bedtime or print at home.
A light, bendy copy for the diaper bag and the backseat. The digital edition arrives within 24 hours while it prints.
Thick matte pages, stitched spine, made to survive a thousand bedtimes. Digital copy included free while it prints.
One new book each year for three years, arriving around each birthday. The same hero, drawn a year older each time. Any titles. Skip or delay anytime.
Printable coloring pages, a door sign, and stickers of their hero. Same art, more fridge door.
Every book is final as illustrated. We do not redo artwork for taste. If a detail you entered was applied incorrectly (name spelling, hair, skin tone, glasses), we correct it free, always.
Questions parents ask
How does it look like my child without photos?
You describe them: hair, skin tone, glasses, favorite things. Our character system builds a hero around those details, and the resemblance is the point: unmistakably theirs without a single photo leaving your phone.
What ages does it work for?
Ages 0 to 10. The story, vocabulary, and reading level are tuned to the age you enter: under-the-bed monsters at 4 read very differently from moved-away friends at 9.
Is the 3-Book Journey a subscription?
No. You pay once, and one new book arrives each year for three years, around each birthday. Skip or delay anytime, it never expires, and there is no subscription billing, ever.
When will it arrive?
The digital book arrives within 24 hours, usually the same evening. Softcovers and hardcovers print and ship in 5 to 7 days.
What if something is not right?
Every book is final as illustrated. We do not redo artwork for taste. If a detail you entered was applied incorrectly (name spelling, hair, skin tone, glasses), we correct it free, always.
Is this a gift I can send?
Yes. Add a gift message at checkout and it is printed inside the book. Gift receipts never show prices.
Within 24 hours, Max meets their hero.
Usually the same evening. Two minutes now, a book they'll ask for every night.
Make Max’s book