A look inside
Occasion: Birthday adventure
Shown as Ellie, age band 0-4.
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Story excerpt
But the blanket was empty. No treasure. No cake. Ellie’s smile slipped. ‘Maybe I missed my birthday surprise.’ Mom sat down beside her. ‘We can take our time.’ Together they listened. Rustle, rustle went the apple tree.
These pages come from a made-up family. The book you make uses your names, photos, and the details you share, and its story is written fresh.
The Saturday you watch from another kitchen
Saturday is the day you cannot fly in for. Cupcakes, a scooter, and balloons can come from a shop near their porch. What you can still give is your voice on the speaker while they open something that already knows your kitchen, your song, and the word they use for you.
This Saturday story is separate from the grandparent story. The child is 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7. Nana and Papa can join, up to four seats counting the child. A dog or a cat can take a seat when it has its own snapshot. A group snapshot is not split into faces.
If you want a bound copy on the table, send it to the parents and check how long making it takes, plus transit ahead of promising Saturday. When the week is tight, open the file on the call and let that copy arrive after the candles.
The household in the garden scenes is made up. Yours can mention the airport hug, the frosting they save you, or the song you sing into the phone when you type those details.
What gets personalized
Choose this Saturday story. Enter how old they will be, from 3 to 7, and one snapshot. Put grandma in with the word the child actually says, and her own snapshot. A short note can hold strawberry frosting, yellow boots, or the porch light you look for on video.
A dedication can be the sentence you would say if you were in the room. You look over the drawings, then the scenes are illustrated. The file is part of the purchase. Paper is a separate choice at checkout.
Format, price, and timing
Grandparents mailing a birthday present should read Pricing before they promise the party. The cards are the book totals. The digital file can be opened on the call the day you approve the proof. This birthday guide names no last order day.
Prices
Digital book
$15
Total, plus shipping and tax
- Every page illustrated
- Downloadable PDF
Digital + softcover
$35
Total, plus shipping and tax
- Your full custom story
- Every page illustrated
- Shipping shown before payment
Digital + hardcover
$45
Total, plus shipping and tax
- Everything in Softcover
- Durable hardcover binding
- Gift-ready finish
- Shipping shown before payment
Pricing shows these same totals.
Questions
What can grandparents mail when they will miss Saturday?
Mail something you can open together on the call. This story, for a child who is 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, can be on the screen that day. A bound copy mailed to the parents depends on making time and transit.
Can Nana stand in the scenes with the child?
Yes. Give her the word the child uses and a separate snapshot. There is room for up to four seats, counting the child. A dog or a cat can take one of those seats with its own snapshot.
Does this cover a celebration at age 1?
No. This story starts at 3 and stops at 7. An earlier celebration needs a different keepsake. This one is not a baby album.