A picture book with your child in it.

Tell us their name, their town and a few things they love. We write a new story with them in it, you read it and say yes, and we illustrate every page in the same style. About twenty minutes, start to finish.

The Platypus Who Lost the Mist, first spread — Ash, 5, Geeveston

1

Tell us about them.

2

Read the story we write. Say yes, or ask for changes.

3

We illustrate it, scene by scene, and check every page.

4

Read it here, or keep the print-ready book.

The Platypus Who Lost the Mist, first spread as typeset

A spread from The Platypus Who Lost the Mist, made for Ash, 5, Geeveston. Thirty-two pages for ages three to five, forty for six to eight; the words match their reading age.

Make one.

The pictures are gouache on cream paper, the same style on every page. Read it online, or download the print-ready book to keep.

Where: Set in their real town. Australia and Canada 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 your child's age. You read every word before we illustrate.
Yours to keep: Read online, or download the print-ready PDF.
Time: About twenty minutes to write, illustrate, and check.