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The One Who Knows How

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Ages 2-4Ages 4-6With someone they loveA new siblingBig feelings
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The house is louder, the days are different, and your child is suddenly the big one. An honest, gentle story about a change nobody asked for - and about finding the one job that only a big sibling can do.

Formats and prices for The One Who Knows How
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Digital$16.90Read tonight, any device
Softcover$44.90Printed keepsake
Hardcover$49.90Premium keepsake

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  • Truly their faceBuilt from one photo, recognizable across all 12 chapters.
  • 12 illustrated chaptersA real story arc, warm hyper-realistic art.
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A peek inside

How the adventure unfolds

These are just sample lines. Your book is written fresh for your child - their name woven through every page, with the words, sentence length and tone tuned to their age, and shaped by the story, interests and details you choose.

A living room with more people and more noise in it than it used to have.
Chapter One

Everything Is Different

There was a new sound in the house, and your child was not entirely sure about it.

A living room with more people and more noise in it than it used to have.

A quiet corner found behind a sofa, with one child in it and nobody looking for them.
Chapter Two

The Quiet Corner

So your child found a quiet corner and had a think, all alone, for quite a long while.

A quiet corner found behind a sofa, with one child in it and nobody looking for them.

The one job only they can do, being done, with a parent deliberately not helping.
Chapter Three

The Only One Who Can

It turned out there was one thing that made the crying stop - and only your child knew how to do it.

The one job only they can do, being done, with a parent deliberately not helping.

These three sample the opening, middle and ending of a 12-chapter book. All twelve are drawn with your child in them when the book is made: the cover and chapter one free in your preview, the remaining eleven once you order.

Is this the one?

Who the One Who Knows How is for

The One Who Knows How is the honest new-sibling book. The house is louder, nobody consulted your child, and the story says so. You add a photo of the parent, and the resolution is a specific job that only the older child can do rather than a reassurance that everything is fine.

Two to six. It assumes a child old enough to notice that things have changed and to resent it slightly, which is about three. The quiet corner in the middle chapter is the part that gets recognised. Reading level chosen at setup, and this one is worth reading when there is time to talk.

For Ori, who found the whole thing hard and said so, which took more courage.
Every book opens on a dedication page. You write your own - this is one that suits this story.
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Common questions

What age is The One Who Knows How for?

The One Who Knows How is written for ages 2-6. The story is generated at the reading level you pick during setup, so the same book works at the younger or older end of that range.

How is The One Who Knows How personalized?

You upload a photo of your child and one of Mum. Each becomes an illustrated character - same face shape, hair and skin tone - and they stay recognizable together across all 12 chapters. Your child's name, age and a dedication are woven in too.

How long is the book, and what formats are there?

Twelve illustrated chapters, one full-page illustration per chapter. Digital is $16.90, softcover $44.90 and hardcover $49.90 plus shipping; the hardcover is a 8x8 inch matt-laminated keepsake.

Can I see it before I pay?

Yes. The cover and the whole first chapter - artwork included - are generated free. You only pay if you want the remaining eleven chapters.

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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