A personalised hardcover storybook for dad, mum, the kids or the two of them, with everyone in it illustrated from your photos on every page. Ships worldwide in 2 to 4 weeks.
🚚 2 to 4 weeks from order to doorstep, worldwide ❄️ November and December add about a week
Prefer email? hello@storystarsbook.com
The gift a dad keeps is the one about his own family. A personalised StoryStars book puts him and the kids into the illustrations, drawn from your photos, so what he unwraps is a hardcover storybook that only exists because of them. From $39 SGD, 2 to 4 weeks from order to doorstep, worldwide.
Most Christmas gifts for dad are a guess at a hobby. This one is not a guess: the story is about him and the people in the house, illustrated to look like them, checked page by page by a human illustrator before it prints. It lands under the tree and then goes on a shelf, which is a longer life than most gifts manage.
The same answer holds for the rest of the list. Mum, the kids, a couple: the book is about the people, not about the category, which is why it survives Boxing Day. Pick a name below and see what we would put under the tree for them.
Same illustrators, same hardcover, same 2 to 4 week window. Only the story changes. Pick a name off the list and see what we would put under the tree for them.
The gift a dad keeps is the one about his own family. Pick the story that already sounds like the house, and we illustrate him and the kids into every spread from the photos you send: the hairline, the glasses, the shirt he wears every weekend.
Ages 4–5 He leaves every morning. He always comes back. The child imagines (baker? astronaut? boss of all the cranes?) but knows one thing for certain.
"I don't know what you do all day, Daddy. But I know you always come home to me."
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Ages 4–5 Most dads go to work. This one stays. A quiet celebration of the dad who chose the school runs, the toast, and the kindy-gate hugs, every single day.
"Most daddies go to work. Mine stays home with me. Thank you for being home, Daddy."
Ask about this title → A first Christmas The story of how he became a dad, told by the baby. From the first night home to the first smile, they noticed everything.
"Daddy and me: our story starts here."
Ask about this title →Not sure which one sounds like him? Tell us about him and we will pick →
Four starting points, sorted by how old the child is now. Mum and the child are illustrated into every page from the photos you send, so the ordinary years (the packed lunches, the school runs, the naps on her shoulder) end up on a shelf instead of in a drawer.
Newborn A keepsake of the earliest days with a newborn: first nights, first laughs, first naps in her arms, when home was wherever the two of them happened to be.
"From the moment you arrived, our home knew you."
See inside this one → Ages 1–3 The chaotic, beautiful toddler years, told through mum's arms as the safest place in the world. Sticky cuddles, sudden naps, tiny hands reaching for hers.
"You were my first home, and you'll always be my safe place."
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Primary school For a child old enough to notice how much mum does: the endless packed lunches, the school runs, the hug at the gate. Mum is the hero on every page.
"Thank you for being my biggest cheerleader."
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Teens and older An older child's tribute to the woman behind the magic, the one who is always there, even when she thinks nobody is looking.
"I see you, mum. And I'm so glad you're mine."
See inside this one →Not sure which stage fits? Tell us the child's age and we will pick →
The child is the main character, by name and by face. A name story for the littlest, and three about big feelings for the ones already having them. Every title is hardcover, and the child's name is on the cover as well as inside.
Ages 0–6 A council of animals gathers in a moonlit meadow, and each one carries a letter of the child's name home. A three-letter name means three adventurers, a nine-letter name means nine.
"Letter by letter, the name journeys home."
See inside this one →![Cover of the personalised storybook [Name]'s Bravery Switch](/featured-books/bravery-switch.png)
Ages 3–7 Lights off, dark creeps in. This one hands the child a portable courage tool: press the chest, breathe slowly, feel the gold spark bloom. A gesture they keep after the book closes.
"Press. Breathe. Feel the spark."
See inside this one →![Cover of the personalised storybook When [Name] Gets Angry](/featured-books/when-i-get-angry.png)
Ages 3–7 The tower falls and the anger rises. A story about naming the feeling, breathing through it, and finding out that repair is always available.
"Name it. Breathe. It gets smaller."
See inside this one →![Cover of the personalised storybook [Name] and the Colorful Inside](/featured-books/big-feelings.png)
Ages 3–8 Every feeling gets a colour and a character, from joy to frustration, so a child can point at what is happening inside before they have the words for it.
"Every feeling has a colour, and every colour has a name."
See inside this one →Buying for more than one child? Ask us about a matching set →
For two people, the book is written from scratch: how they met, the years since, the small things only they would recognise. Illustrated to look like them, hardcover like everything else we print, and slow enough to read together on Christmas morning.
Written from scratch A commissioned picture book about one couple, told in acts: the match, the first date, the years after. Real photographs sit alongside the illustrations on the page.
"Act I: the match. Act II: the first date. Act III: everything after."
See inside this one →Have a story only the two of them would recognise? Tell us how it starts →
Because recognition is the whole gift. Anyone can drop a name into a template. We illustrate the real people as the actual characters, so the first page turned on Christmas morning has their own family looking back out of it.
Get your book in 4 simple steps.
Choose a ready-made template or fully customise the characters and stories
Share your child's details and pay a small deposit to get started. The balance is only due after you've approved your preview.
We'll send a personalised digital preview via WhatsApp or email in 3–5 days. Approve it, request changes, or get a refund — your call.
Once you approve, we print and ship. Your book lands at your door 1–2 weeks after approval: about 2–4 weeks from order to doorstep, worldwide.
Books start at $39 SGD for name personalisation and run to $75 once the whole family is illustrated in. Whoever the book is for, the tier below is the one worth paying for at Christmas: it is the one where the person unwrapping it is on every page, drawn from your photos rather than from a template.
The child becomes the hero and looks like themselves.
A $10 deposit starts the book. The balance is only due once you have seen the preview and approved it.
Prefer email? hello@storystarsbook.com
Want a different tier, or more family members in the book? Chat with us →
Order by November 13 and the book is on track to arrive by December 18, a week clear of Christmas Day. That allows the full 2 to 4 week window plus the extra week that November and December reliably cost.
Cutting it fine? Ask us what is still possible →
There is no grandparent title in the range yet, and we would rather say so than invent one. What we can do is illustrate grandparents, siblings and anyone else who belongs in the house into a book as side characters, so they are in the story even when the story is not about them.
Still working out timing? Our full delivery timeline breaks the wait down tier by tier.
"My son has been asking to read 'his storybook' every night since we got it."
"The look on her face when she realised she was the main character was priceless. We've been reading it at bedtime every single night since."
"Beautifully made, every detail spot on. She already knows it's her very special book 🥰"
Yes, if you order by November 13. Order to doorstep runs 2 to 4 weeks: 1 to 2 weeks to personalise and illustrate (a digital preview reaches you within a few days), then 1 to 2 weeks to print and deliver once you approve it. November and December add roughly another week because carriers are at their busiest, so November 13 leaves the full window plus that peak-season allowance and still targets delivery by December 18. That applies worldwide: international shipping sits inside the same delivery window. Past the date already? Message us on WhatsApp and we'll tell you honestly what is still possible.
It is the one gift under the tree he cannot buy for himself. The Look Like Me tier illustrates dad from your photos and puts the kids beside him on every page, so the book is about his family rather than about a hobby someone guessed at. It is also the gift that gets read again: it goes on the shelf and comes back down at bedtime instead of into a drawer.
Yes. The recipient tabs on this page are the shortlist: titles built around dad, titles built around mum sorted by how old the child is, and titles where the child is the main character. We also write books for couples from scratch. Every one of them is hardcover, personalised, and made in the same 2 to 4 week window.
Yes. The Look Like Me tier illustrates the main character from your photos, and other family members can be illustrated in as side characters, so a parent and child appear together on every page. Send photos of everyone who should be in it and we handle the rest.
A few clear, well-lit photos with faces visible. Tell us the small details too: the glasses, the fringe, the shirt worn every weekend. The more you share, the more the book feels like the real person. Send everything to us on WhatsApp.
Tap any "Order on WhatsApp" button on this page. It opens a chat with us, pre-filled with what you're interested in. We ask a few quick questions, take a $10 deposit, send a digital preview within a few days, and only print once you approve it. The balance is due after approval, not before.
Yes. Every book includes a free personalised message, which is what most people use for the Christmas dedication. Send us the wording while we're confirming details.
Yes, we ship worldwide from Singapore. We've delivered books to families in the US, UK, Australia, India and beyond. International shipping is included in our quotes, so tell us where you are. International orders take the same 1 to 2 weeks from print approval as local ones, so 2 to 4 weeks from order to doorstep, plus the peak-season week in November and December.
Order by November 13 and there is room for the full 2 to 4 week window plus the extra week peak season costs. Ships worldwide from Singapore.
Prefer email? hello@storystarsbook.com
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