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The Egg That Hatched Something Else

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One egg in the basket is warm, and warm eggs are never chocolate. What comes out of it follows your child around the garden for the rest of spring.

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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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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 basket of foil-wrapped eggs with one plain warm one, being held apart from the rest.
Chapter One

The Warm One

Every egg in the basket was cool except one, and your child knew immediately that warm eggs are never chocolate.

A basket of foil-wrapped eggs with one plain warm one, being held apart from the rest.

The first crack, and a beak, at very close range on a kitchen table.
Chapter Two

A Crack, Then a Beak

It wobbled, it cracked, and out came a small yellow something that looked at your child and decided that would do.

The first crack, and a beak, at very close range on a kitchen table.

A duckling in single file behind a child, crossing a lawn, entirely committed.
Chapter Three

Following All Spring

It followed your child everywhere after that - down the path, round the pond, and into every single photograph.

A duckling in single file behind a child, crossing a lawn, entirely committed.

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 Egg That Hatched Something Else is for

The Egg That Hatched Something Else starts as an Easter book and turns into a book about looking after something. The warm egg produces a duckling rather than chocolate, and the duckling then follows your child around for the rest of the story, which is the part children ask to hear again.

Nought to eight. Toddlers want the hatching. From about five, the idea that the best thing in the basket was the one that needed something from you is available and worth talking about. Reading level chosen at setup, and the middle chapter benefits from being read slowly.

For Adar, who has adopted every animal she has ever met, including two woodlice.
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 Egg That Hatched Something Else for?

The Egg That Hatched Something Else 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 Egg That Hatched Something Else 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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