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The Dreidel That Would Not Stop

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Your child gives the little dreidel one ordinary spin, and it simply keeps going - across the floor, up the wall, and once around the moon.

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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 dreidel released onto floorboards, everything else in the room already blurred.
Chapter One

One Ordinary Spin

Your child gave the small wooden dreidel a spin, exactly the way it had been spun a hundred times before.

A dreidel released onto floorboards, everything else in the room already blurred.

The same dreidel up the wall and across the ceiling, with two faces following it.
Chapter Two

Around the Moon

It went across the floor, up the wall and out the window, and your child chased it all the way around the moon.

The same dreidel up the wall and across the ceiling, with two faces following it.

Round the moon, small and spinning, seen from a very long way below.
Chapter Three

Where It Landed

It came to rest right back on the rug, and your child decided that was the best spin anybody had ever spun.

Round the moon, small and spinning, seen from a very long way below.

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 Dreidel That Would Not Stop is for

The Dreidel That Would Not Stop is the silly one in the Hanukkah set. A spin gets out of hand, goes round the moon, and comes back. It is bought for families who already have a serious holiday book and want something to read on the floor while the candles burn down.

Nought to eight. The joke is physical, so it works very young. Older children enjoy the escalation, which is properly absurd rather than merely whimsical, and they tend to want it again immediately. Reading level chosen at setup barely matters here; the pictures carry most of it.

For Nadav, who spins it too hard every single year and will not be told.
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 Dreidel That Would Not Stop for?

The Dreidel That Would Not Stop 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 Dreidel That Would Not Stop 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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