Chapter One
The Scene of the Crime
There was a corner missing from the cake, and your child was standing right next to it, looking extremely innocent.
Your child beside a cake with a missing corner, hands behind their back and chocolate on the nose.
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It Wasn't Me!
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| Format | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Digital | $14.90 | Read tonight, any device |
| Softcover | $38.90 + shipping | Printed keepsake |
| Hardcover | $42.90 + shipping | Premium keepsake |
Upload one photo, add their name. Your child becomes the named hero of this story, drawn on every page.
Somebody has been at the chocolate cake, and your child happens to be standing right beside the evidence, looking very innocent indeed. A funny, gentle mystery about getting caught, owning up, and the grin that comes after telling the truth.
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.
Chapter Two
A Very Good Excuse
Your child explained that the dog did it, then the wind, then a passing dragon, each excuse grander than the last.
Pointing at a sleepy dog with total confidence, while the chocolate fingerprints say otherwise.
Chapter Three
It Was Me
In the end your child owned up with a big chocolate grin, and telling the truth felt even better than the cake tasted.
Owning up with a huge chocolate grin, one hand raised like a promise, the cake on the table behind.
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 It Wasn't Me! is for
It Wasn't Me! is the honesty book that never lectures. Your child is caught beside the evidence with chocolate on their nose, tries every excuse from the dog to a passing dragon, and finally owns up with a grin. It suits a child going through a fibbing phase, and parents use it to talk about telling the truth without anyone feeling told off.
Four to eight. Four and five year olds laugh at the chocolate on the nose, which gives the game away on page one. From six the joke is the excuses, each grander than the last, and the quiet relief of the ending lands properly. Older readers spot the evidence in every picture before the hero admits it. Reading level chosen at setup.
For Maya, who said the cat ate the biscuits, while holding the biscuits, with crumbs on her chin.
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What age is It Wasn't Me! for?
It Wasn't Me! 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 It Wasn't Me! 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?
Deep brown skin, tightly coiled hair
Fine, fair, barely-there hair
Straight black hair with a fringe
Curly ginger hair and freckles
Round glasses
Long braids with beads
A visible hearing aid
A baby with no hair
Skin tone, hair texture and freckles all carried through. See it up close
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