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🦸 For the kid who wants to fly · ages 4–7

your child and the Almost-Flying Cape

A home-made cape that never quite flies — and turns out not to need to. Your child, painted from one photo — their face, their hair, their own clothes. Type their name and watch the book become theirs.

  • Done for you: painted, checked by a person, posted to you
  • Free painted preview before you pay a penny
  • Rhyming verse · 13 painted spreads
  • A human checks every page · printed in Britain
  • £39.99 hardcover, UK delivery free
Painted sample cover — Kenji and the Almost-Flying Cape
Made especially for Kenji
The photo the book is painted from
The photo Kenji was painted from
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Painted by AI from one photo · checked by a real person

4 little stitches · about 60 seconds
2 · The story says…
3 · One clear photo of their face
One clear photo of their face This is the whole trick. Close up, good light, looking at the camera — no hat, no sunglasses, nothing in front of the face.
A phone photo is perfect · used only to paint the book, then deleted

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Your words for the first page — free (optional — you can add or change them later when you see your book)
“Absolutely magical book and flawless service”
— Katherine, on Trustpilot, 22 October 2026 · her birthday book for her granddaughter
“We will treasure it forever! Highly recommend.”
— Kayleigh, on Etsy, 22 October 2026 · her one-off book for her son

No card. No account. We email you your child, painted into the first pages, within the hour — you pay only if it makes you smile. A real person checks every page first, so a late-night order is waiting for you in the morning.

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 Kenji was painted from
the photo Kenji was painted from
Kenji painted into page two of the book
page two of Kenji’s book

Their face, their hair, their own clothes — painted from one photo, 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 Kenji’s real book

This is a real finished book, unretouched. The pages below show Kenji, 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 story

What happens inside

Your child ties on a cape and jumps off everything in the house. The cape refuses to fly. But a rescued teddy, a caught basket of apples and one shy kid made to laugh add up to something better: flying, on the whole.

Rhyming verse for ages 4–7 · 13 painted spreads · a “made especially for…” dedication page for your message.

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 within the hour Your child is painted into the story — face, hair, their own clothes — and we email you the first pages free, watermarked. Judge the likeness with your own eyes. A real person checks every page before we send it, so if you order late at night, your preview will be waiting for you in the morning.
  3. Love it? Then it’s theirs only if you smile Order the printed British hardcover from the preview page. Every page is painted, then checked by a person, the ebook copy comes free with it within 24 hours, and the hardcover follows, delivered free to your UK door.

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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 put it right, free of charge. A real person checks every page before it reaches you.

Questions parents ask

Before you ask…

Will it actually look like my child?

That’s exactly why the preview is free. Your child is painted from your photo: face, hair, skin tone, even the clothes they really wear. You judge the likeness with your own eyes before paying anything. If something isn’t right, like the hair, the eyes or the glasses, tell us and we’ll put it right, free of charge.

Who paints the pictures?

An AI image model paints every page from your photo, in our watercolour style. A real person then checks every face, anything that is not right is repainted, and you see sample pages free before you pay a penny.

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 →

Do I need to do anything technical?

No. Pick a book, add one photo and type their name — about a minute. Every page is painted, a real person checks every face, and we print and post the book. No apps, no account, nothing to edit.

Can I add Mum, Dad or Grandma?

Yes, on the books with a family photo box: the Pocketful of Brave (starting school), the Big Kid Promotion (big sister or big brother) and Your Child’s First Christmas. Add a clear photo of each person and they are painted in too. More books are coming.

What does it cost?

£39.99 for the printed hardcover, delivered free in the UK — and you see your child painted in first, so you pay only if you love it. A second copy of the same book is £24.99. All prices →

How fast is delivery?

The free preview usually lands within the hour — a real person checks every page before we send it, so if you order late at night it will be waiting for you in the morning. Say yes and the whole book is painted and checked within 24 hours, with the ebook copy free the moment you approve it. The hardcover is printed in Britain and posted with tracking: up to 6 working days to print and 1 to 4 for the courier, so 7 to 11 working days after you approve (about two weeks). These are the printer’s and courier’s estimates, not a guarantee — busy times, like the weeks before Christmas, can be slower.

Who are you?

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

Some books are picked off a shelf.
This one is cut to fit your child.

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