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The Day Everyone Came

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Ages 2-4Ages 4-6Ages 6-8With someone they loveBirthday
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A morning of waiting by the window, and then the doorbell starts and does not stop. A warm, noisy story about the day the whole family arrived - and about your child, who was the reason for all of it.

Formats and prices for The Day Everyone Came
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Digital$16.90Read tonight, any device
Softcover$44.90Printed keepsake
Hardcover$49.90Premium keepsake

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A story for three: you'll add Mum's and Grandma's photos as well as your child's - all three appear on every page, and the prices above include everyone in the book.

  • 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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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.

A child at a window in the morning, coat on indoors, watching an empty street.
Chapter One

Waiting by the Window

Your child pressed a nose to the glass, because waiting is the longest part of any big day.

A child at a window in the morning, coat on indoors, watching an empty street.

The doorbell going, and going again, with the hallway already too full of coats.
Chapter Two

The Doorbell

Then the doorbell went, and went again, and the house filled up with coats and voices and cake.

The doorbell going, and going again, with the hallway already too full of coats.

The whole room, everybody in it, and one small person in the middle of all of them.
Chapter Three

All of Us

By the end everyone was squeezed into one room, and your child was right in the middle of it.

The whole room, everybody in it, and one small person in the middle of all of them.

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 Day Everyone Came is for

The Day Everyone Came is the birthday book for a big family. You add photos of a parent and a grandparent, and the doorbell simply keeps going until the house is full. There is no plot beyond the arriving, which is deliberate: the point is that all of it was for your child.

Two to eight. Younger children enjoy the doorbell and the counting of arrivals. From six the last chapter, where your child realises they were the reason for the whole day, is the one that lands. Reading level chosen at setup, and it holds up read aloud to a room of relatives.

For Talia, whose fourth birthday brought twenty-three people and one very tired dog.
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 Day Everyone Came for?

The Day Everyone Came is written for ages 2-8. 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 Day Everyone Came personalized?

You upload a photo of your child, one of Mum and one of Grandma. Each becomes an illustrated character - same face shape, hair and skin tone - and they stay recognizable together across all 12 chapters. Your child's 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 $16.90, softcover $44.90 and hardcover $49.90 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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