Making a Splash

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Ages 4-6Ages 6-8Learning to swimBravery

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Your child steps up to the water's edge, a little nervous, and learns to float, kick, and glide. A splashy story about facing fears and finding out you can do hard things.

Formats and prices for Making a Splash
Format	Price	What you get
Digital	$14.90	Read tonight, any device
Softcover	$38.90	Printed keepsake
Hardcover	$42.90	Premium 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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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.

Toes over the tiled edge, water very blue below, both arms wrapped around a middle.

Chapter One

Toes in the Water

Your child dipped both toes into the cool blue pool, feeling a little flutter of nerves.

Toes over the tiled edge, water very blue below, both arms wrapped around a middle.

Kicking hard and going nowhere, an instructor's hands flat under the stomach.

Chapter Two

Kick, Kick, Kick!

Holding on tight, your child kicked up a sparkling splash and started to float.

Kicking hard and going nowhere, an instructor's hands flat under the stomach.

Swimming, properly, with the width of the pool already behind and nobody holding on.

Chapter Three

I'm Swimming!

Then your child let go and glided across the water, beaming - a real swimmer at last!

Swimming, properly, with the width of the pool already behind and nobody holding on.

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 Making a Splash is for

Making a Splash is for the child standing at the edge. The first chapter is only toes, the second is the kicking that does not work yet, and the third is swimming. It is bought mid-course, usually after a lesson that went badly, and it is one of the stories most often read in the car on the way.

Four to eight. It assumes a child who has already met a pool and formed an opinion about it. Below four, Underwater Adventure does this job better because it removes the fear rather than facing it. Reading level chosen at setup.

For Tamar, who cried at the edge for three weeks and then swam the whole length.

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 Making a Splash for?

Making a Splash is written for ages 4-8. 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 Making a Splash 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.