Birthdays · ages 4-8
A story where the birthday child is the hero, written the night before, read on the morning of. It costs a minute and it is the part of the day they narrate back to you at bedtime.
Type their first name and age. Free preview with illustrations and narration.
The details are the whole thing. A generic birthday story is wallpaper; a story with the right cake in it gets read four times.
Made the night before, read before anyone else is up. Sets the tone for a day that can otherwise start at maximum volume.
After the guests leave, when everyone is overstimulated and slightly sad. A story about the day that just happened lands the plane.
The same story as a softcover or hardcover book with their name on the spine — the present that is still on the shelf in five years.
The most valuable version of this is not one birthday story. It is the same character, revisited every year, with your child's story universe carrying forward the companions and places from the last one. Year two references year one, and by year four the book has a history in it.
Free to try — name, age, and the thing they are currently obsessed with. Print it later if it turns out to be the good one.
The story itself takes about a minute, so the night before is fine. Make it earlier only if you want a printed copy — a softcover keepsake needs roughly two weeks including shipping.
Yes. Add the venue, the theme, who is coming and what the cake looks like, and those details are written into the plot rather than mentioned once.
Make a second story with the sibling as the hero and the birthday child as the sidekick. Each child has their own profile and their own library, so neither is reading the other's book.
No. This page is for making a story for your own child. If you are buying for someone else's child, the gift shop sends a code and a printable card instead.