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Personalised books, painted from one photo

Your child,
painted into the book.

Send one photo — we paint their face, their hair, their own clothes onto every page, and it arrives as a real hardback you can put on the shelf.

See it first — pay only if you love it

Order by Sunday 14 December for delivery before Christmas

Pick their book
The printed hardcover — Nia at the school gate, painted from one photo

It arrives as a real book. A thick 210 × 210 mm square hardcover, gloss pages, printed in Britain — see it close up.

Painted sample cover — a child's Letter from Santa
Made especially for Arthur
The photo the book is painted from
The photo we painted Arthur from
Flip through the book ↓
Painted from one photo Their own clothes, really theirs A human checks every page Printed in Britain Photos deleted after your order

how it works

One photo becomes the whole book.

The photo we painted Arthur from
the photo we painted Arthur from
Arthur painted into page eleven of the book
page eleven of Arthur’s book

Their face, their hair, their own clothes — painted by our studio, checked page-by-page by a human. You see your child painted before you pay a penny.

Nothing to imagine — read it now

Flip through Arthur’s real book

This is a real finished book, unretouched. The pages below show Arthur, our demo star — your edition is repainted from scratch around your child, with their name woven through every page.

Book page artwork

swipe or tap the arrows · all 12 interior spreads

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The real thing

Made to be held.

This is what turns up: a thick 210 × 210 mm square hardcover with gloss pages that make the paintings glow — printed in Britain and delivered free to your door, £36.98 all in. You pay £6.99 once the sample pages make you smile, and the rest only when you love the finished book — so you never pay for a book you haven’t seen.

The printed hardcover — Nia at the school gate, painted from one photo
A real spread, open flat — Dad, Mum and the little tin of brave
Inside the printed book — page one, the uniform waiting on the door
The back cover, with the book's own story printed on it

The bookshop

Fourteen books, ready to become theirs

Every one painted from your child’s photo — four Christmas stories, and a book for every other day of the year.

Painted sample cover — Your Child and the Pocketful of Brave Your Child and the Pocketful of Brave Ages 3–5Rhyming verse The night before school, Dad brings out a little empty tin — for the BRAVE. The first-day gift that packs their pocket full of courage. Put your child in this book → Painted sample cover — Your Child and the Big Kid Promotion Your Child and the Big Kid Promotion Ages 2–5Rhyming verse A new baby is coming — and she's the BIG one now. Jealousy melts into pride, page by page. Put your child in this book → Painted sample cover — Captain Your Child and the Star Treasure Captain Your Child and the Star Treasure Ages 4–7Rhyming verse A pirate voyage where the real treasure turns out to be courage. Put your child in this book → Painted sample cover — The Night Your Child Saved Christmas The Night Your Child Saved Christmas Ages 4–8Rhyming verse The sleigh is stuck, the snow is deep — and only one child can help. Put your child in this book → Painted sample cover — Your Child's First Christmas Your Child's First Christmas Ages 1–3Rhyming verse Twinkle, crinkle, jingle, munch — a baby's first Christmas in sounds and rhymes, with the whole family painted in from your photo. Put your child in this book → Painted sample cover — Your Child's Night Before Christmas Your Child's Night Before Christmas Ages 2–6Rhyming verse Christmas Eve through your child's eyes — Santa's visit, a secret kept, and a robin to find on every page. Put your child in this book → Painted sample cover — Your Child teaches Bunny to use the potty Your Child teaches their toy to use the potty Ages 2–4Rhyming verse Their own toy learns the potty. Your child teaches it. Both painted from your photos. Put your child in this book → Painted sample cover — Your Child's Big Birthday Wish Your Child's Big Birthday Wish Ages 3–6Rhyming verse Their birthday, their face on every page, and one secret wish that turns out to be the best thing in the room. Put your child in this book → Painted sample cover — Your Child Can Be Anything Your Child Can Be Anything Ages 4–7Rhyming verse What will they be? Nine jobs, one dressing-up box, their face on every page — and the answer at the end. Put your child in this book → Painted sample cover — Your Child and the Kindest Crown Your Child and the Kindest Crown Ages 4–7Rhyming verse A palace, a missing crown, and the discovery that crowns choose kindness. Put your child in this book → Painted sample cover — Your Child and the Almost-Flying Cape Your Child and the Almost-Flying Cape Ages 4–7Rhyming verse A home-made cape that never quite flies — and turns out not to need to. Put your child in this book → Painted sample cover — Your Child and the Very Polite Dragon Your Child and the Very Polite Dragon Ages 4–7Rhyming verse A knight's tale where kindness beats fire — and manners beat everything. Put your child in this book → Painted sample cover — Your Child and the Little Fallen Star Your Child and the Little Fallen Star Ages 3–5Classic story A tiny star falls into the garden — and needs help finding its way home. Put your child in this book →

Or the second door

Can’t find the one? Tell us YOUR story.

We’ll write a one-off around your child — the battle they are actually facing — then paint them into it from one photo. You approve it before paying a penny. Same price as the ready book: £6.99 for the ebook — see every page before you pay.

Glasses refused · the dark · a new school · a move · a wobbly tooth · saying goodbye to someone

Tell us the story you approve the idea before anything is made

Real one-offs we’ve written and delivered: Theo and the See-More Glasses Zuri and the Velvet Dark Milo and the Hungry Colours

How it works

Sixty seconds now. A book that's properly theirs.

  1. Type & tap ~60 seconds Their name, one photo, your email. That’s genuinely everything — no account, no payment.
  2. See them painted in within 24 hours We paint your child into the story — face, hair, their own clothes — and email you the first pages free, watermarked. Judge the likeness with your own eyes.
  3. Love it? Then it’s theirs only if you smile Unlock the full book from the preview page. A human checks every spread before it reaches you as an ebook tonight — and the printed British hardcover upgrade offer, for the bookshelf, comes with it.

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The Little Tailor Promise

You see your child painted into the story before you pay anything. If the preview doesn’t make you smile, you owe us nothing and your photo is deleted. And if you love it but something isn’t quite as you expected, tell us what’s off — we’ll fix it, free of charge. We’re not happy until the book has earned its place on the bedtime shelf.

Questions parents ask

Before you ask…

Will it actually look like my child?

That’s exactly why the preview is free. We paint your child from your photo: face, hair, skin tone, even the clothes they really wear. You judge the likeness with your own eyes before paying anything, and if a detail is off, tell us — we’ll fix it, free of charge.

What photo works best?

One clear, front-facing photo with their face easy to see — close up, in good daylight, looking at the camera, nothing in front of the face. The closer and clearer the face, the better the likeness on every page. You can change it later if the preview isn’t right.

What happens to the photo?

It’s used only to paint your book, then deleted within 30 days of your book being finished — and within 90 days if you never go ahead. It is never used to train an AI model and never shared. No account is created. Our photo promise →

What does it cost?

£6.99 for the ebook — and you see every page first, so you pay only if you love it. Love it? Upgrade to the printed British hardcover for £29.99, free UK delivery — the offer comes with your finished ebook. The whole journey, plainly →

How fast is delivery?

The free preview lands within 24 hours. The ebook is yours the moment you approve it; the hardcover upgrade is printed in Britain and typically arrives well inside two weeks.

Who are you?

Little Tailor Books is a small British studio — a trading name of Complete Asset Solutions Ltd, registered in England & Wales. Every book is checked by a human before it reaches a family.

Somewhere in these pages,
a kid is about to gasp at their own name.

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