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The Great Grandparents Day Out

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Ages 2-4Ages 4-6Ages 6-8With someone they loveBravery
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One day, two grandparents, and absolutely no plan. A joyful ramble of wrong turns and good sandwiches - until the map blows away and it is your child who has to find the path home.

Formats and prices for The Great Grandparents Day Out
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Softcover$44.90Printed keepsake
Hardcover$49.90Premium keepsake

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A story for three: you'll add Grandma's and Grandpa'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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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.

Three of them setting off with no map, no plan and a bag of sandwiches between them.
Chapter One

No Plan At All

Your child woke up early, because a day with no plan is the very best kind.

Three of them setting off with no map, no plan and a bag of sandwiches between them.

The wrong turn, taken confidently, into somewhere that is clearly not the right place.
Chapter Two

The Wrong Turn

Nobody was quite sure which way the path went, which made it much more interesting.

The wrong turn, taken confidently, into somewhere that is clearly not the right place.

Heading home with the child in front, both grandparents following without argument.
Chapter Three

The Way Home

When the map blew into the river, your child was the one who remembered the crooked tree.

Heading home with the child in front, both grandparents following without argument.

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 Great Grandparents Day Out is for

The Great Grandparents Day Out puts two grandparents and your child in the same book, with photos of both, and then takes the plan away. The map blows off, the turns go wrong, and it is your child who works out the way home. Grandparents buy this one for themselves as much as for the child.

Two to eight. Younger children enjoy the wrong turns and the sandwiches. From six the reversal, where the child is the one who solves it and the adults follow, is the part that gets requested again. Reading level chosen at setup, and this one carries a lot of dialogue.

For Savta Rina and Saba Dov, who always get lost and never once mind.
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 Great Grandparents Day Out for?

The Great Grandparents Day Out 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 Great Grandparents Day Out personalized?

You upload a photo of your child, one of Grandma and one of Grandpa. 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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