This Father's Day, Dad is the hero of the story
A personalized Father's Day book that makes Dad the hero, written from what your family loves about him and made from his photo, whether the kids are four or forty.
Dad has enough ties. What he does not have is a book where he is the hero, made from his photo, doing what your family knows him for: Saturday pancakes, terrible puns, a lawn he treats like a golf course. We write and illustrate it for you from the stories you send, whether the gift comes from a toddler, a teenager or a grown daughter three states away.
Partners order it for kids who cannot spell yet, adult children order it for the dad who taught them to drive, and grandkids order it for Grandpa. Tell us what he says at every barbecue, choose a style (painterly for a handsome keepsake, cartoon if he laughs easily), and the hardcover arrives with a dedication page and printed bookplate. The digital edition is ready to read tonight.
A gift he reads out loud, or keeps on the desk
A Father's Day book is a card that refuses to end up in a drawer. When the kids are small, Dad reads it to them at bedtime and they hear how they see him: monster-checker, pancake chef, tape mechanic. When the kids are grown, it sits on his desk and gets shown to everyone who walks in. The details are yours, from his job to the phrase he repeats on every road trip, because we write the story from what you tell us and draw him from a real photo.
Five ways this book could go
Use one as it is, or tell us your own. The story is written fresh either way.
Dad and a four-year-old set out to build the tallest pillow fort in history, and the cat has notes.
A grown son retraces the road trip Dad drove him on at ten, this time with Dad in the passenger seat.
Super Dad is unmasked by his own kids during an ordinary Saturday of errands, snacks and one flat tire.
The fishing trip where nobody caught a fish, retold as the legend Dad has been telling for twenty years.
A first Father's Day, seen through the eyes of the baby who has been studying him closely since day one.
Your idea
The stuffed rabbit, the trip to the lake, the sourdough that never rose. Type it in and it ends up on the page.
Start the bookReady tonight, printed in about ten days
Tell us about them
Name, age, what they love, the occasion, and a photo or two. Up to three people or pets in one book, any age.
See the first pages free
We write and illustrate a story around them in the style you picked. Change anything before you pay.
Read it, then hold it
The digital book is yours in minutes. Add the Keepsake Hardcover with your dedication printed on the first page.
Gifting tips
- Collect one line from each kid about what Dad always says; the best one becomes the refrain.
- Use a photo of him smiling at the camera, not squinting on the boat in sunglasses.
- If the kids are grown, put the old family jokes in; he will know every one.
- Order the hardcover by late May, and lean on the digital edition if you are reading this in June.
One price per book
The Storybook
- Up to 24 pages in any art style
- Their photo becomes the hero
- Online, PDF and a link to share
Keepsake Hardcover
- 8.5″ square premium hardcover
- Dedication and bookplate printed inside
- Ships in 7–12 business days
Not sure of their photo or their favourite things? Send an e-gift and let them make it.
Father's Day book questions
What is a personalized Father's Day book?
It is a storybook with Dad as a main character, drawn from his photo, in a plot we write around your family. The kids, a partner or the dog can join him, up to three people or pets in all. It prints as an 8.5-inch square premium hardcover with a dedication page and bookplate, and the digital edition comes with it.
Can it come from adult children?
Yes, and those books have the best material. Thirty years of family history gives you the boat that never started, the recipe he ruins every Thanksgiving and the advice he gave before your first job. Send us the highlights, and we write and illustrate a story that treats them as the adventures they were. Sign the dedication with everyone's names.
Is it a good first Father's Day gift?
A first Father's Day book usually stars Dad and the baby, each drawn from their own photo, with the dedication written from the baby, spelling optional. Choose watercolor or painterly for a nursery look, and he will read it to that same baby for years. Partners often add the dog as the third character, since the dog was there first.
Does it work for grandpas, stepdads and father figures?
Any father figure works, because the story is written from the relationship you describe rather than a template. Grandpa and the grandkids, a stepdad and the kids he shows up for, an uncle who coaches every Saturday: tell us who he is to you and we write to that. Up to three people or pets fit in one story, him included.
Do you ship outside the United States?
Yes. Shipping is free anywhere in the United States, and we also print and ship to Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Books for those countries are printed in the same region, so they do not travel far; the exact shipping cost is quoted on the order page before you pay.
