The Bravest Check-up

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The waiting room has a fish tank and the chair goes up and down. your child has decided to be brave, which turns out to be a thing you can simply decide.

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Format	Price	What you get
Digital	$14.90	Read tonight, any device
Softcover	$38.90	Printed keepsake
Hardcover	$42.90	Premium keepsake

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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 fish tank in a waiting room, watched closely by somebody avoiding looking anywhere else.

Chapter One

The Fish Tank

Your child watched the waiting-room fish go round and round and decided, quite deliberately, to be brave about this.

A fish tank in a waiting room, watched closely by somebody avoiding looking anywhere else.

The examination chair going up, feet nowhere near the floor, hands folded very deliberately.

Chapter Two

The Chair Goes Up

The chair went up with a hiss, which was unexpected and, it turned out, the best part of the whole morning.

The examination chair going up, feet nowhere near the floor, hands folded very deliberately.

Walking out past the same fish tank, no longer needing to look at it at all.

Chapter Three

Deciding Worked

It was over in a minute. Deciding to be brave, your child noticed, had actually worked.

Walking out past the same fish tank, no longer needing to look at it at all.

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.

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Who the Bravest Check-up is for

The Bravest Check-up hands a child a technique rather than a comfort: bravery is presented as something you decide before you go in, not something you either have or lack. The fish tank and the chair that goes up and down are the details children actually remember from a surgery.

Nought to eight. The very young take it as a story about a place with a fish tank. From five the idea that you can simply decide to be brave, in advance, is genuinely usable and can be referred back to in the waiting room. Reading level chosen at setup.

For Ella, who decided in the car park that she would be brave, and simply was.

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 Bravest Check-up for?

The Bravest Check-up is written for ages 0-8. 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 Bravest Check-up personalized?

You upload one photo of your child. That photo becomes the illustrated hero - same face shape, hair and skin tone - and stays recognizable across all 12 chapters. Their 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 $14.90, softcover $38.90 and hardcover $42.90 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.