The Longest Night to Wait

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Your child is absolutely not going to sleep tonight. Not for anything. A story about the sweetest, longest, most impossible wait of the whole year.

Formats and prices for The Longest Night to Wait
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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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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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.

Eyes wide open in the dark, duvet to the chin, absolutely committed to staying awake.

Chapter One

Not Sleeping

Your child was not going to sleep. Not tonight, not for anything, and definitely not with eyes this wide open.

Eyes wide open in the dark, duvet to the chin, absolutely committed to staying awake.

A bell heard from a long way off, and one head lifted off the pillow to listen.

Chapter Two

A Bell, Far Away

Somewhere out past the rooftops and the soft falling snow, one small silver bell rang exactly once.

A bell heard from a long way off, and one head lifted off the pillow to listen.

Chapter Three

Asleep by the Second Ring

Your child was asleep before it rang again, smiling the whole way into morning.

Asleep by the second ring, mid-sentence, one arm hanging out of the bed.

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 Longest Night to Wait is for

The Longest Night to Wait is a book about being unable to sleep, read to a child who is unable to sleep. It sides with the child completely for two chapters and then lets them lose gracefully. Parents read it at the point in the evening where nothing else is working.

Nought to eight. The waiting is universal, so the range is genuinely wide. Younger children need the bell. Older ones enjoy that the book knows exactly what they are doing and does not tell them off for it. Set the reading level lower if it is the last thing before lights out.

For Ella, who has never once made it to midnight and has never stopped trying.

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 Longest Night to Wait for?

The Longest Night to Wait 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 Longest Night to Wait 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.