Huon Press

One-of-a-kind picture books, illustrated for one child.

A picture book starring a child you love.

Tell us their name, their town and what they love. We write the story, you approve it, we illustrate every page in one style.

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The Platypus Who Lost the Mist, first spread as typeset
A spread from The Platypus Who Lost the Mist, made for Ash, 5, Geeveston.

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Two illustration styles to choose from, and one style on every page.

Where
Set in their real city: Hobart, Sydney, Canberra, Toronto or Ottawa, for now.
Length
32 pages at ages 3 to 5, 40 pages at 6 to 8. A picture on every spread.
Reading level
Matched to the child's age. You read every word before we illustrate.
Yours to keep
Read online, or download the print-ready PDF.

Your details

  • We ask only for what the book needs: a first name, age, town, what they love and how they look, and your email so we can tell you when it's ready.
  • The photo is optional. It is used once, to draw the character sheet, and then deleted. We don't keep it.
  • To write and illustrate the book, these details are sent to the AI services we use (Anthropic and OpenAI). We never sell them or use them for advertising.
  • Your book has its own link that isn't listed anywhere. Anyone with the link can open it, so share it as you would a family photo.
  • We never show a book on this page without asking first. To have a book deleted, reply to any of our emails.

1About the child

Australia and Canada for now.

Age

A photo (optional)

Face on, in good light. Hair, skin tone and face shape come from it; clothes from the outfit above. Used once for the character sheet, then deleted.

2What they love

Used to plot the story. Pick up to six.

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The name and what they look like. The pet is in the story and in the pictures.

Named in the story, never in the pictures: every picture has only the child.

3The illustrations

One style for every page of the book.

4The dedication

Printed on the title page. You can leave it blank.

For [the child's name],

5Your email

Two emails: when the story is ready to read, and when the book is ready. Then you can close this page.

You read the story and say yes before we illustrate it.

Books we have made.

Every one written and illustrated from scratch for the child on the cover.

Katherine and the Big Slow Breath cover art

Katherine and the Big Slow Breath

Katherine, 4 · Sydney, Australia

Monica and the Quiet Shell cover art

Monica and the Quiet Shell

Monica, 5 · Hobart, Australia

Stomp's Tail cover art

Stomp's Tail

Hugo, 5 · Toronto, Canada

The Ice Road Dog cover art

The Ice Road Dog

Elizabeth, 7 · Ottawa, Canada

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