Personalized Christmas storybook: the story, page by page
Inside our personalized Christmas storybook: the 12 scenes of the story, sample pages, reading time, ages and the ten looks you can choose from.
- Pages
- 12 story pages plus a cover
- Reading time
- About 10 minutes aloud
- Ages
- 2 to 8
- Looks
- 10 original characters, 5 girls and 5 boys
- Words per page
- About 40 to 70
| Page | Scene |
|---|---|
| 1 | Christmas Eve at home by the fireplace |
| 2 | A tiny golden star falls into the snowy garden |
| 3 | The star asks for help to get home |
| 4 | A young reindeer lands to give a ride |
| 5 | Flying over snowy rooftops |
| 6 | Arriving at the North Pole elf village |
| 7 | Helping the elves wrap presents |
| 8 | Walking bravely through a snowstorm |
| 9 | Meeting Santa by his log house |
| 10 | Placing the star on top of the Great Tree |
| 11 | Flying home with a star ornament |
| 12 | Christmas morning, and the dedication |
Sample pages from two of the ten looks. Preview your child’s book free.
The story in our personalized Christmas storybook
Every personalized Christmas storybook on this site tells the same warm adventure, with your child as the hero. On Christmas Eve, while the stockings hang by the fire, a tiny golden star tumbles out of the sky into the snowy garden. It fell off the top of the Great Tree at the North Pole, and if it is not back by midnight, Christmas will not sparkle. Your child decides to help. The title on the cover reads "[Name] and the Lost Christmas Star".
Twelve scenes, one brave child
A young reindeer with a red harness lands in the garden and carries your child over sleeping rooftops to an elf village of candy-striped lamps. The elves are running late, so your child rolls up their sleeves and helps wrap the last presents. On the way to the Great Tree a snowstorm makes the star flicker, and your child holds it close and keeps walking. Santa is waiting by his log house and already knows your child's name. Together they put the star back, the sky fills with northern lights, and your child flies home with a little star ornament. On Christmas morning, the star winks from the top of the family tree.
Sample pages from the personalized Christmas storybook
These sample pages come from two of the ten looks. In your book every page uses the look you pick, and the text uses your child's first name and the right pronoun.
Ten looks, the same character on every page
Instead of uploading a photo, you pick the character that is most like your child: five girls and five boys with different skin tones and hairstyles, from blonde pigtails to curly puffs and short black hair. Each look was illustrated in advance on all 12 pages and the cover, so the hero never changes face from one page to the next, a common problem with books generated on the spot. Your child's name appears in the title and throughout the text.
Reading it together
Each page has a full illustration and 40 to 70 words to read aloud, so the whole story takes about 10 minutes at bedtime and suits children aged 2 to 8. Younger children enjoy pointing out the reindeer and the elves; older ones can read their own name on every page. Read it on a tablet with the page-turning link, or print it at home and staple it into a booklet.
Frequently asked questions
Is the story the same for every child?
The adventure is the same, but the name, the pronoun, the character and the dedication are yours, so every book is personal.
Does the book use copyrighted characters?
No. Santa, the reindeer and the elves are traditional folklore figures drawn in our own style; there are no characters from films or brands.