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Eight Small Lights

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Ages 0-2Ages 2-4Ages 4-6Ages 6-8Hanukkah
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Formats and prices for Eight Small Lights
FormatPriceWhat you get
Digital$14.90Read tonight, any device
Softcover$38.90 + shippingPrinted keepsake
Hardcover$42.90 + shippingPremium keepsake

Upload one photo, add their name. Your child becomes the named hero of this story, drawn on every page.

One more candle every night, and the room gets warmer each time. A slow, glowing story about eight nights of light that your child counts all the way up.

Your photo is only used to draw your child - never published, sold or used to train AI.

  • Truly their faceBuilt from one photo, recognizable across all 12 chapters.
  • 12 illustrated chaptersA real story arc, one full-page illustration per chapter.
  • Ready in minutesPreview free tonight - pay only if you love it.
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.

One flame in a dark room, with seven empty holders waiting in a row beside it.
Chapter One

The First Night

On the first night there was one small flame, and your child thought it was the bravest little light in the world.

One flame in a dark room, with seven empty holders waiting in a row beside it.

Four lights, and a face close enough to the menorah to be lit entirely from below.
Chapter Two

Counting Upward

Each night your child counted one more, and each night the window glowed a little further out into the dark.

Four lights, and a face close enough to the menorah to be lit entirely from below.

All eight burning, the window bright, and the street outside visible past the flames.
Chapter Three

All Eight Burning

On the eighth night every flame was lit at once, and the whole room felt like the inside of a lantern.

All eight burning, the window bright, and the street outside visible past the flames.

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 Eight Small Lights is for

Eight Small Lights is the counting book of the Hanukkah set. One more candle a night, one more warm thing in the room, and nothing else asked of the reader. It is the right choice for a toddler and for a family reading the same page every evening for a week.

Nought to eight, though it is really a book for two to five. Counting to eight is the spine of it, so a child who can already count past twenty will find it slight unless it has become the family ritual. Reading level low is better here; the repetition is the point rather than the vocabulary.

For Yaeli, who counts them out loud every night and starts again if anyone interrupts.
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Common questions

What age is Eight Small Lights for?

Eight Small Lights 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 Eight Small Lights 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. See it up close

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