Bedtime gifts

Personalized bedtime books for a calmer night

Wind down the day with a soothing story where your child drifts off as the gentle hero of their own dream.

The book children ask for every night is the one they see themselves in. A personalized bedtime story becomes a calming ritual - and a gentle answer to the fear of the dark.

Great bedtime gift picks

Goodnight, Little Star - personalized children's book coverGoodnight, Lily

A slow, cozy journey to dreamland where your child says goodnight to the whole wide world.

From $14.90
Journey to Dreamland - personalized children's book coverSami in Dreamland

The moment your child falls asleep, a whole world of dreams swings open.

From $14.90
Not Afraid of the Dark - personalized children's book coverSam and the Friendly Glow

When the lights go out, your child meets a friendly little glow that turns shadows into wonders.

From $14.90
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Common questions

Do personalized books make good bedtime stories?

They become the requested favorite - a child settles faster into a calm story that stars them, and it doubles as gentle reassurance against fear of the dark.

How quickly can we be reading it tonight?

The digital edition unlocks the moment you approve it, so tonight is realistic. The printed keepsake follows in six days to the UK or nine to ten inside the US, and most families end up using both - the app on holiday, the book at home.

Is it long enough to be a real bedtime book?

Twelve chapters, so it is a few nights rather than one sitting. The printed edition is an 8x8 with twenty-eight interior pages: a title page, the dedication, and the twelve chapters illustrated.

Will it actually look like them?

  • Reference portrait: Deep brown skin, tightly coiled hair, age 5The illustrated character kept from it: Deep brown skin, tightly coiled hairDeep brown skin, tightly coiled hair
  • Reference portrait: Fine, fair, barely-there hair, age 1The illustrated character kept from it: Fine, fair, barely-there hairFine, fair, barely-there hair
  • Reference portrait: Straight black hair with a fringe, age 7The illustrated character kept from it: Straight black hair with a fringeStraight black hair with a fringe
  • Reference portrait: Curly ginger hair and freckles, age 4The illustrated character kept from it: Curly ginger hair and frecklesCurly ginger hair and freckles
  • Reference portrait: Round glasses, age 6The illustrated character kept from it: Round glassesRound glasses
  • Reference portrait: Long braids with beads, age 8The illustrated character kept from it: Long braids with beadsLong braids with beads
  • Reference portrait: A visible hearing aid, age 5The illustrated character kept from it: A visible hearing aidA visible hearing aid
  • Reference portrait: A baby with no hair, 6 monthsThe illustrated character kept from it: A baby with no hairA baby with no hair

Skin tone, hair texture and freckles all carried through - including the cases most generators get wrong. See it up close

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Make them the hero of their own bedtime story.