Their name on the case card
Add an optional gift message on this opening page.
A search-and-find hardcover starring your child
Lila and the Runaway Parrot
Personalized search-and-find hardcover
Your child is hiding in the story
Pip the parrot has escaped on Music Day. Follow the music through town and find your child in every hunt.
$54.99Hardcover · Free shipping · Printed in the USA
Preview your book, freeOne clear photo. Free preview, no card.
- Your child’s face and name
- 12 hunts, 60 things to find
- 32 full-color pages
- You approve before we print
Your free preview features one child. It shows the cover and first three spreads.
After you order this same book, you can add one optional sibling, grown-up or pet.
Preview the opening now. Delivered by about Mon, Nov 16. $6.99 Free US shipping.
Try a hunt from Lila’s book In your book
12search puzzles
60things to find
1 + 1your child + an optional companion
Try the hunt
Can you find Lila?
Five things are hiding in the market. Look around the picture, then tick off each one you find.
Look inside
The case starts here.
An open aviary, a runaway parrot and music drifting through town. See the opening and the first two hunts.
Their name belongs on the case card inside the scene.
How it works
From one photo to their own book.
Check the opening first. Order the hardcover when you are ready to see the whole case.
- 1
Add their name and one photo
A clear photo in good light gives us their face, hair and skin tone. Their photo stays private.
- 2
Play their opening hunts, free
Check their painted character, then see their cover and first three spreads. No card needed.
- 3
Order, then check every page
Add an optional companion or gift message, review the finished book and approve it before we print.
A familiar search partner
Bring someone they love into the hunt.
Your child stars on the cover. After ordering, one sibling, grown-up or pet can join every puzzle with their own face and name.
- A sibling
- A parent or grandparent
- A pet
You check the additional character’s painted portrait before they join the book. The finder cards and answers follow the same team.
Inside their book
A message to keep. A little help at the back.
The case card carries their name. A gift message makes the opening yours, and the answers are there when you need them.
Every hunt has its answers
Matching answer pages show the hiding places, so you can check a find together.
From our families
What parents say.
4.7 · 250+ reviews
“100/10! appreciate the support”
“👍👍”
“The cover looks great. he loves the story”
“Big hit. Zero complaints”
“This felt personal! without being cheesy”
“The reaction was everything! win!”
Frequently asked
Before the hunt begins.
Who is it for?
Children around 4 to 8 who enjoy spotting things. Starter puzzles are for searching together; later scenes give them more to explore.
What is in the free preview?
Your child’s personalized cover and first three spreads. You check their painted character and play the opening hunts before deciding whether to order. No card is needed.
Who can be in the book?
One child stars on the cover and in every puzzle. After you order, one optional sibling, grown-up or pet can join the hunts using their own photo and first name. They appear in the puzzles, finder cards and matching answers.
What can I personalize?
Your child’s name and painted character, one optional additional character, a gift message and short wording. You can also change short wording. You review every finished page before approving print. The search scenes stay fixed so the clues and answers match.
Is my child’s photo private?
Yes. Photos and details stay private and are used to create and support your book. They are never sold or used by tinyshelf to train models. Email us if you would like a photo or draft removed.
How long will shipping take?
Production takes 3 to 5 days after you approve the finished book, then shipping takes about a week. Free US shipping.
Is it a real hardcover?
Yes. A personalized square hardcover with 32 full-color pages, twelve search puzzles and four answer pages. It is printed in the USA.
Do you offer refunds?
Yes. You can request a full refund within 24 hours of checkout, before you approve the book for print. If your book arrives damaged or wrong, we will reprint or refund it.
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