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The Bravest Checkup

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A checkup can feel scary - until your child discovers how brave one small hero can be. A gentle story that turns the doctor's visit into a courage-collecting adventure.

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Softcover$38.90Printed keepsake
Hardcover$42.90Premium 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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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 waiting room from child height: knees, a fish tank, and a door that keeps opening.
Chapter One

The Waiting Room

Your child held a plush bunny tight and watched the fish tank bubble in the quiet waiting room.

A waiting room from child height: knees, a fish tank, and a door that keeps opening.

One breath being taken on the paper-covered bed, with a stethoscope waiting.
Chapter Two

One Brave Breath

When the cold stethoscope touched down, your child took one brave breath - and it tickled instead!

One breath being taken on the paper-covered bed, with a stethoscope waiting.

The sticker being pressed onto a jumper, crooked, and not being straightened.
Chapter Three

A Hero's Sticker

With a shiny bravery sticker and a proud grin, your child marched out taller than ever.

The sticker being pressed onto a jumper, crooked, and not being straightened.

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 Bravest Checkup is for

The Bravest Checkup is a rehearsal. It walks through the waiting room, the actual examination and the sticker in the order they happen, so that none of it is a surprise on the day. Practice nurses recommend this shape. It is bought by parents whose child has started refusing to get in the car.

Nought to eight. The very young take it as a story about a place. From five upward, the chapter where one breath makes the fear manageable is a technique rather than a comfort, and a child can be reminded of it in the room. Reading level chosen at setup.

For Hila, who was frightened, went in anyway, and calls that being brave. It is.
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 Checkup for?

The Bravest Checkup 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 Checkup 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.

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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