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Pick a story and add one photo. See your child painted into the character, cover, and first pages for free. Pay for the hardcover when you love it.

A paper crown leads your child through birthday morning until one closed door opens into a surprise.

A gentle sibling story where a little basket helps the new baby feel at home.

Hello eyes, hello nose, hello ten wiggly toes. A first book all about your baby, from good morning to goodnight.

A nightlight glow walks your child through the house to say goodnight to all the little awake things.

Pajamas on, and your toddler says goodnight to everything: the blocks, the bear, the lamp, the moon.

The big summer tournament comes to town, and your child plays the final with their own name on the jersey.

A gentle garden story where your child learns that a flower keeps its own time, and the trick is to keep it company until it blooms.

A tiny mouse asks your child to be the big friend and carry a little letter across the house.

A learning adventure through tide pools, kelp forests, reefs, currents, and the deep sea.

Your child digs up an egg, hatches a tiny dinosaur, and tries (and hilariously fails) to teach it to be a real dino.

A classic underdog race where your child wins by keeping going.

A gentle forest tale where your child follows the clue instead of opening the door.

Your little one walks through one whole farm day saying hello, and every animal answers in its own sound.

One little basket, one garden walk, and every color found one at a time: a red apple, a blue feather, a ladybug visitor.

A first-day-of-school story where one tiny pocket object helps your child through every big new moment.

On a snowy holiday morning, your child has no money and nothing big to give, so they set out to make something by hand.

A Father's Day story where your child turns Dad's everyday care into a cape full of proof.

A tender Mother's Day story about the small, ordinary magic only a mom has.

The story your family always tells, written and illustrated as a hardcover. You pay only if you love the preview.

An 8.5×8.5" hardcover with your child painted into every page and their name on the spine. The kind of book that gets read at bedtime until the corners go soft.
Source photos, finished covers, and printed-book previews.





























Pick a story from the collection and upload one clear photo of your child.

We paint your child as the main character. Approve it, then read the cover and first spreads free.

Order the hardcover for $49.99. Every page gets your sign-off before it prints and ships.
Then don't continue. The first preview is free. If you pay for the hardcover and change your mind, you have a 24-hour refund window before print.
Yes. Upload one clear photo and we paint your child into a character with the same face, hair, and skin tone across the book. You'll see the character and preview before you decide.
Yes. Your uploaded photos and details stay private: stored only while we create and support the book, never sold, and never used by tinyshelf to train models. Card details are handled by Stripe. If you want a photo or draft removed, email us and we'll delete it.
Production takes 4 to 6 days after you approve the finished book, then shipping takes about a week. US orders arrive roughly two weeks from approval.
Yes. A genuine 8.5×8.5" casewrap hardcover with 32 full-color illustrated pages and your child's name on the spine. It's printed on thick, durable paper and built to survive years of bedtime reading.
Yes. The art styles and story tone scale with age. Our oldest readers so far are 13. You pick a style and reading level up front, so the book lands age-appropriate rather than babyish, and you'll see it all in the preview.
Yes. After you continue the hardcover, you have 24 hours for a full refund before print. If something arrives wrong, we'll reprint or refund it.