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Make them the hero
Use a photo or describe the child. Family, friends, and pets can join the adventure too.
Personalized birthday books
Make them the hero of their birthday book.
Make this year’s favorite things part of an adventure starring the birthday child. A real storybook, with a birthday wish from you.
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First story and cover free · No subscription needed
- Your dedication inside
- Ship straight to them
- No price in the box
A book made
just for them.
Softcover $7Hardcover $15
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A real StorySafari family
The moment it becomes real.
Murray helped imagine a flower-garden adventure. Here she opens the finished hardcover. A familiar face, a story of her own, and a book to keep.
Create a bookFrom you, with imagination
One child. One idea. Their very own book.
Make it feel like them
Bring a favorite thing or a shared memory. Leo helps shape the story; you review the words and pictures.
Make it a gift
Add your dedication, choose softcover or hardcover, and send it to their door. The price stays out of the box.
Made to give
Sign it for the birthday and send it to their door
At checkout, add a dedication in your own words. It is printed inside the book, and you see a preview of the page before you pay.
Each book is printed to order: printing usually takes 3–5 business days before it ships, and you choose standard or expedited shipping at checkout. Giving it for Christmas? See the estimated Christmas order-by dates.
Happy 5th birthday, Ava!
Here's to your biggest adventure yet.
Love,
Nana & Pop
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A dedication from you
Up to 200 characters, from a birthday wish to a note they will find again in ten years.
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Shipped straight to them
Enter the birthday child's name and address at checkout. The packing slip lists the book, never the price.
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A book for every birthday child
Each new story after your first starts at $7, paid up front. Print upgrades, shipping, tax, and extra pages are additional. Order extra copies anytime from your StorySafari library.
For this birthday, and the rereads after
This year, give their imagination a place on the shelf.
Their dinosaur phase, their best friend, their very big plans for being a year older. Make a birthday story that could only belong to them.
- An original story shaped around them
- Your dedication printed inside
- A free preview of your first story and cover
Plan the birthday gift
A good birthday story starts with a detail they love
Pick one interest, one small challenge, and the people who belong in the adventure. For example: a dinosaur-loving child and their dog have to return a runaway birthday cake before the candles go out.
The browser creator supports up to seven characters. Give each one a job in the story, and leave room for the birthday child to make the choice that saves the day.
Ordering for a particular date? Each book is printed to order, and printing usually takes 3–5 business days before it ships, so finish the book early and choose expedited shipping at checkout if the day is close. Creating a preview does not reserve an arrival date. Read how shipping works.
Prefer to use the birthday child's own sentences? Write the book together page by page.
Birthday story starters
Begin with something only they would choose
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The runaway birthday wishes
Each candle wish turns into a tiny glowing creature, and the birthday hero has to guide them home before the party begins.
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The surprise-party rescue
The invitations blow into a magical forest, so the child and their favorite pet race to bring every guest back.
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The year-ahead adventure
A mysterious birthday map reveals three brave, funny, and kind things the child will discover in the year ahead.
A book to hold. A price you can see.
Choose how they’ll keep it.
Read your first story and preview its cover free. When you’re ready, choose a printed book with illustrations from $7, or digital illustrations from $1 for 12 pictures. That $1 goes toward a printed book. Choose upgrades at print checkout.
Premium color +$3. Shipping, tax, and extra pages cost extra; your final print total is shown before you order. Each new story after your first is paid up front.
Loved by families
Real stories from real families.
The best proof is the detail kids ask to keep: a pet dragon, a space slug, a horse best friend, the fairy story that gets read again.
My mom reads me my fairy story every night.Wren
I always dreamed of having a horse best friend.Paiya
Personalized birthday book questions
How personalized is the birthday book?
StorySafari creates an original illustrated story around your child as the main character, using the character and story idea you choose rather than placing a name into a fixed book.
Can I see the story before ordering the hardcover?
Yes. Start with a free story preview, and read the finished pages and cover before the hardcover is printed. Shipping and tax are shown before you pay.
How much does the birthday book cost?
Your first story and cover are free to preview. Illustrations start at $1 for 12 pictures, credited toward a printed book. A standard-color softcover starts at $7; hardcover adds $8 and premium color adds $3. Shipping, tax, and extra pages are added at checkout. Additional stories start at $7, paid before creating. No subscription needed.
Can a grandparent or relative make the birthday book?
Yes. A parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or family friend can create the child as the hero, choose the story idea, and enter the delivery address at print checkout.
Can I add a personal message to the book?
Yes. At checkout, add an optional dedication of up to 200 characters. It is printed inside the book, on the opening title page or the last page depending on the layout, and you can preview it before you pay.
More personal book ideas
Begin their Birthday Hero Book
Create the characters and start a free story preview in your browser.
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