Iris and the Two of Us
Books for twins and siblings
One book each. The second book is 30% off, applied at checkout, no code.
It is the question people ask most often about personalized books, usually like this: "All the books I have seen only have room for one name." Our answer is that each book has one hero. Not because a second child cannot be drawn - we have tested that, and it works - but because a book about everyone is a book about no one in particular. If the second child has not arrived yet, a book for the older child to read before the baby arrives is the one that fits.
Every page is built from one illustrated portrait, so the child stays recognisably themselves across all twelve chapters - and the book is theirs, with their name on the cover. See how the likeness is tested
What two and three books cost
The second book is 30% off, applied at checkout, no code. Both ship in one parcel.
| Format | Two children | Three children |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover keepsake | $72.94 $85.80 | $115.83 $128.70 |
| Softcover keepsake | $66.14 $77.80 | $105.03 $116.70 |
| Digital book | $25.34 $29.80 | $40.23 $44.70 |
Printed formats are plus shipping, quoted live for your address before you pay - one parcel however many books. Three hardcovers are $38.61 each instead of $42.90.
Making the second one is quick
Make the first book as normal. At the end, choose Make one for another child - the occasion, who it is from, the art style and the story all carry over, so the second child needs only their name, age and photo. And once a child has been drawn, any later book for them needs no photo at all: we keep the illustrated portrait, and the photograph is deleted seven days after upload. What happens to the photo
Common questions
- Can two children share one book?
- Each book has one hero, and twins get a book each - so each book is unambiguously theirs, with their name on the cover and their face on every page. That is a choice about whose story it is, not a technical limit: we have tested illustrations holding two, three and four people and the likeness holds.
- What is a good gift for twins?
- Something each of them can point to as theirs. Twins share most things, so a book each, with their own name on the cover and their own face on every page, is the rare gift they do not have to split. The second book is 30% off, so two hardcovers come to $72.94.
- Can both twins be in one book?
- Yes, with one of them as the hero. Some of our stories let up to 3 more people be drawn beside the hero, so the other twin can be drawn in the story with them, and a book with two or more people in it costs $16.90 digital or $49.90 in hardcover. Every book has one hero, so twins who each want to be the hero get a book of their own.
- Is there a discount for more than one?
- Yes: the second book is 30% off, applied automatically at checkout - no code. Two hardcovers come to $72.94 instead of $85.80, and they ship in one parcel. Ordering for a whole class or kindergarten is priced separately and starts at five children.
- Do I have to upload a photo for each child?
- One photo per child, once. We keep the illustrated portrait, and the photograph is deleted seven days after upload, so any later book for that same child needs no upload at all - you pick them from a list.
- Can my twins have the same story?
- Yes. Choose the story once and it carries to the next child, so twins can have matching books with each of them as the hero of their own. You can also pick a different story for each, which is what most people do when there is an age gap.
- What about a big brother or big sister book for a new baby?
- That is one of the commonest reasons people order. The story marks the child becoming an older sibling, with them as the hero of it - the new baby is present in the story without being a second illustrated character.
- Can I ship them to different addresses?
- Not in a single order. Books ordered together ship together, so for grandchildren in different houses place one order per address - the second-book discount applies per order.
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