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Theo’s Christmas hardcover held upright on a wooden table beside a lit Christmas tree
Tiny Investigators: Christmas

Find your child this Christmas.

Add one photo. Preview the cover and first three spreads free. No card.

The tree’s golden star is missing. Follow Pip through a snowy Christmas town and find your child in every hunt.

4.7 · 500+ reviews
$59.99hardcover · free shipping · printed in the USA

Example: Theo and the Missing Christmas Star. Your book is painted to look like your child.

Try the hunt

Can you find Theo at the Christmas market?

Look for Theo, Pip, Jinx and three more things among the Christmas stalls. Explore the picture, then tick off each find below.

Swipe across the picture. Tick off each find below.

Theo’s Christmas market hunt with an illustrated wanted poster on the left
Find these six

0 of 6 ticked off.

Pictures lead the way

A picture list in every hunt.

Look for Theo’s name on the market’s wanted poster. Each hunt has small pictures and short labels to help you search together.

The market’s illustrated find list, including Theo and his lost mitten
Theo’s name appears in the real picture list and on the mitten’s tag.
How it works

From one photo to their own book.

1 · Type their name

It goes on the cover, the spine and all through the story.

2 · Add one clear photo

Their face in good light. It stays private and is never used by tinyshelf to train models.

3 · See the cover and first pages free

Read their cover and first three spreads, with their name in the story, before you pay anything.

  • 8.5×8.5" hardcover
    durable wraparound cover
  • 32 pages
    full-color illustrations
  • Ages 4 to 8
    written and illustrated for their age
  • Name on the spine
    printed for your child
  • Free preview
    pay only if you love it
  • Full refund until you approve
    nothing prints until you do
Personalized hardcover

Tiny Investigators: Christmas as a personalized book for your child

This story turns one child photo into a printed hardcover with the child's name and character woven through the pages. It is made for families who want a real keepsake book, not just a digital preview.

  • Best for ages 4 to 8
  • Preview the cover and first pages before payment
  • Approve the finished book before it prints
From our families

What parents say.

4.7 · 500+ reviews
“Honestly way cuter than I expected.”
Lauren B. · for Theo
“The cover looks great. he loves the story”
Jess R. · for Owen
“This felt personal! without being cheesy”
Priya K. · for Arjun
“Big hit. Zero complaints”
Alyssa M. · for Chloe
“It got carried around the house all afternoon”
Nina S. · for Mila
“Noah wanted it read twice the first night”
Rachel H. · for Noah
Frequently asked

The questions parents ask.

Who can be in the book?

This edition stars one child on the cover and in every hunt.

What can I personalize?

Your child’s name, painted character and Christmas gift message. You review every finished page before approving print.

Tiny Investigators: Christmas

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