What age is this book designed for?

For children aged 3 to 11, and the story genuinely adapts to the age you enter. For a child of 3 to 5, the journey stays gentle: short sentences made for bedtime reading, friendly animal encounters, nothing scary. From age 6, it becomes a true traveller's tale, with true facts about each country, a travel notebook and landscapes that invite real questions. The vocabulary and sentence length follow the same curve.

Are the places and animals real?

Yes, every single one. The pyramids of Giza, the lions of the Maasai Mara, the mountain gorillas of Rwanda, the penguins of Boulders Beach in South Africa: each stop names real landmarks and real animals, in the country where they actually live. The little facts woven into the story are true, chosen for the child's age. No vague scenery, no made-up places.

How does the route of four countries work?

The book follows one journey through four countries, chosen among twelve: Morocco, Senegal, Ghana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Madagascar. We suggest a first route (Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, the route of Emma's book) and you swap any stop for another in a click. Each country shapes its chapter: the landscapes, the animals, the wonders.

Will my child really recognise themselves?

Yes, that is the heart of the book. You share a photo, and we compose their illustrated portrait: their face, their hairstyle, their smile. That portrait travels with them on every page, from the souks of Marrakech to the dunes of Namibia. You see the portrait before continuing, and you can redo it until it is just right.

Can the family come along on the journey?

Yes. Grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters: the people you choose appear in the story alongside the child, sharing the journey. A lovely touch when the book is a gift from a grandmother or a godfather: you are in the adventure too.

What happens to the photo I share?

It is used solely to compose your child's illustrated portrait, then deleted immediately. Never stored, never shared. You can also delete the portraits from your account area, or keep them to create more books.

How much does the book cost, and what are the formats?

Two formats to choose from: softcover at €57, hardcover at €69. The price includes the composition of the story, the illustration of every page, printing in Europe on FSC paper and delivery. The 21.5 × 21.5 cm square format and the 50 pages are identical in both cases.

Can I give it without knowing every detail about the child?

Yes, that is exactly what the gift card is for. You give the value of the book, and the parents compose the journey themselves: the photo, the age, the four countries. The card is valid for two years, plenty of time to plan the route together.

What if we don't like one of the illustrations?

Everything remains editable after ordering, the text as well as the illustrations. You adjust each page until it truly looks like them, and nothing goes to print without your approval.

How soon does the book arrive?

Creating it takes about fifteen minutes. Printing and delivery then take 5 to 12 working days, depending on your location and the shipping option you choose. For a birthday, allow two to three weeks of margin for peace of mind.

Is the book available in other languages?

Yes. The book can be composed in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Handy for families living between two languages, or for a little cousin growing up abroad.

Personalized Africa Adventure Book for Kids

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The Africa adventure book

Their name, their face, their own route across Africa. An illustrated book where your child travels through four real countries as a family, meets the lions of the Maasai Mara and climbs the dunes of Namibia. Here is Emma's example: a gift your child will unfold like a treasure map, for years.

Cover of the book THE LITTLE EXPLORER EMMA

Their great family journey

Personalized book

The book of their great journey

from €57

50 carefully illustrated pages
Square format, 21.5 × 21.5 cm
Printed and bound with care in Europe
Softcover or hardcover

Create their book

About fifteen minutes · Nothing is printed without your approval

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Parents compose the book themselves, with their child's name, photo and route.

From their photo to the book

A truly singular kind of craft

Their face, their family, the route you trace together: see how the book of their great journey comes to life, step by step.

01 · The brushstroke

Their photo becomes their explorer portrait

It all begins with their photo

02 · The composition

Their family, their dog, their cuddly toy: the journey begins in THEIR everyday life

“Her dog Maracuja drifts off to sleep against her knee.”

“Dad gives Emma a beautiful notebook for drawing it all”

“Zoé, the pink cuddly toy, slipped into her bag”

“Dad and Mum got engaged in this very country!”

“Maracuja comes bounding up joyfully on the evening they return”

03 · The perfectionism

Refine every last detail, until everything feels just right

The great pyramids of Giza rise above the golden sand. Emma whispers Salam. Mum reads that they were the tallest in the world for 3800 years.

Edit the illustration

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What would you like to change?

Soften the lightWarmer colors

Redraw the illustration

We keep the style and the characters. Only what you describe is retouched.

Nothing goes to print without your approval.

Twelve countries

Twelve countries. Four stops. One great family journey.

Every place in the book is real. Choose the four stops of the journey: each one shapes the pages, the animals and the wonders your child and their loved ones will meet.

Emma and her parents on their journey: Morocco, an illustrated page from the Africa adventure book

The lantern-lit souks of Marrakech and the dunes of the Sahara.

Emma and her parents on their journey: Senegal, an illustrated page from the Africa adventure book — SenegalThe pink water of Lake Retba and its painted fishing boats.

Emma and her parents on their journey: Ghana, an illustrated page from the Africa adventure book — GhanaThe rope bridges above the Kakum forest canopy.

Emma and her parents on their journey: Egypt, an illustrated page from the Africa adventure book — EgyptThe pyramids of Giza and a felucca gliding down the Nile.

Emma and her parents on their journey: Ethiopia, an illustrated page from the Africa adventure book — EthiopiaThe rock churches of Lalibela and the geladas of the Simien Mountains.

Emma and her parents on their journey: Kenya, an illustrated page from the Africa adventure book — KenyaThe lions and giraffes of the Maasai Mara at golden hour.

Emma and her parents on their journey: Rwanda, an illustrated page from the Africa adventure book — RwandaThe mountain gorillas of the Volcanoes forest, up close.

Emma and her parents on their journey: Tanzania, an illustrated page from the Africa adventure book — TanzaniaKilimanjaro above the clouds and the great Serengeti crossing.

Emma and her parents on their journey: Namibia, an illustrated page from the Africa adventure book — NamibiaThe red dunes of Sossusvlei and the oryx that walk them.

Emma and her parents on their journey: Botswana, an illustrated page from the Africa adventure book — BotswanaThe waterways of the Okavango Delta, paddled at dawn.

Emma and her parents on their journey: South Africa, an illustrated page from the Africa adventure book — South AfricaTable Mountain and the penguins of Boulders Beach.

Emma and her parents on their journey: Madagascar, an illustrated page from the Africa adventure book — MadagascarThe Avenue of the Baobabs and its wide-eyed lemurs.

Every book follows a route of four countries among these twelve. We suggest Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania and Namibia to begin with, the route of Emma's book, and you can swap any stop for another in a click.

Compose their route

Ages 3 to 11

A journey that grows with them, from 3 to 11

Giving the book to a 4-year-old or a 9-year-old? We shape every page to their age: the tone, the sentences, and the true facts tucked into the story. Here are two real excerpts from Emma's book, told for each age.

Illustration from Emma's book: on the Maasai Mara savannah, Emma and Mum watch a peaceful lion from the jeep — Kenya stop from Emma's book, told for a 4-year-old

A gentle journey, made for bedtime

Short sentences, made for reading aloud
Gentle encounters: a giraffe saying hello, a sleepy lion king
The family travels along: grandma, dad, whoever you choose

The likeness

Emma recognises herself from the very first page

Their photo becomes their illustrated portrait, true to their smile.

Illustrated portrait of Juliana, Emma's mum

JulianaMum

Illustrated portrait of Alfred, Emma's dad

AlfredDad

Illustrated portrait of Maracuja, the family dog

MaracujaThe dog

Mum, Dad, even the dog: the people you choose appear by their side as the pages unfold.

Cover of Emma's book, her name in gold letters

Their name in gold letters on the cover, like a true travel tale.

From the very first page, your child recognises themselves, and finds their loved ones at every stop of the journey.

Emma's book

50 pages, one great journey

The cover of the book The Little Explorer Emma — The cover

Page from Emma's book: she packs her bag with her binoculars, her notebook and her cuddly toy — The packing

Page from Emma's book: on the plane, she follows the journey line with Mum and Dad, high above the Mediterranean — The plane

Page from Emma's book: a majestic lion rests in the savannah grass — The lion

Page from Emma's book: a herd of wildebeest races past in a great cloud of dust — The Serengeti

Page from Emma's book: the family gathered at the night camp, under thousands of Tanzanian stars — The night camp

Page from Emma's book: the ochre dunes of Sossusvlei blaze in the evening light — The dunes

Page from Emma's book: Maracuja comes bounding up joyfully at the door, back in Paris — The homecoming

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Two covers

Softcover or hardcover, the same care for detail

The same book, the same pages, two ways to hold it. Yours to choose the one that suits them.

Softcover

€57

Light and supple, made for bedtime reading.

Satin-finish cover, lovely to hold
Slips into a school bag or a travel bag

Hardcover

€69

Rigid boards with a matte laminate, built to last.

Stands upright on the bookshelf, like a family album
Reinforced binding, made for years of re-reading

And for both

50 carefully illustrated pages
Square format, 21.5 × 21.5 cm
Printed and bound with care in Europe

Create their book Give a gift card

Real families

They received their book

Moments shared by families as they open their book for the very first time.

The showcase book

Emma's book, exactly as she received it

Every page composed from Emma's portrait and the route her parents chose: Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia.

50 pages in full colour. A real book, not a mock-up.

Compose theirs

Before you begin

Last hesitations

: For children aged 3 to 11, and the story genuinely adapts to the age you enter. For a child of 3 to 5, the journey stays gentle: short sentences made for bedtime reading, friendly animal encounters, nothing scary. From age 6, it becomes a true traveller's tale, with true facts about each country, a travel notebook and landscapes that invite real questions. The vocabulary and sentence length follow the same curve.
: Yes, every single one. The pyramids of Giza, the lions of the Maasai Mara, the mountain gorillas of Rwanda, the penguins of Boulders Beach in South Africa: each stop names real landmarks and real animals, in the country where they actually live. The little facts woven into the story are true, chosen for the child's age. No vague scenery, no made-up places.
: The book follows one journey through four countries, chosen among twelve: Morocco, Senegal, Ghana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Madagascar. We suggest a first route (Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, the route of Emma's book) and you swap any stop for another in a click. Each country shapes its chapter: the landscapes, the animals, the wonders.
: Yes, that is the heart of the book. You share a photo, and we compose their illustrated portrait: their face, their hairstyle, their smile. That portrait travels with them on every page, from the souks of Marrakech to the dunes of Namibia. You see the portrait before continuing, and you can redo it until it is just right.
: Yes. Grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters: the people you choose appear in the story alongside the child, sharing the journey. A lovely touch when the book is a gift from a grandmother or a godfather: you are in the adventure too.
: It is used solely to compose your child's illustrated portrait, then deleted immediately. Never stored, never shared. You can also delete the portraits from your account area, or keep them to create more books.
: Two formats to choose from: softcover at €57, hardcover at €69. The price includes the composition of the story, the illustration of every page, printing in Europe on FSC paper and delivery. The 21.5 × 21.5 cm square format and the 50 pages are identical in both cases.
: Yes, that is exactly what the gift card is for. You give the value of the book, and the parents compose the journey themselves: the photo, the age, the four countries. The card is valid for two years, plenty of time to plan the route together.
: Everything remains editable after ordering, the text as well as the illustrations. You adjust each page until it truly looks like them, and nothing goes to print without your approval.
: Creating it takes about fifteen minutes. Printing and delivery then take 5 to 12 working days, depending on your location and the shipping option you choose. For a birthday, allow two to three weeks of margin for peace of mind.
: Yes. The book can be composed in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Handy for families living between two languages, or for a little cousin growing up abroad.

Everything to know

The personalized Africa adventure book, in a few words

A personalized book where your child travels across Africa

A personalized Africa adventure book for kids is not an atlas with a name pasted onto the cover. It is a whole journey built around your child: their face on every page thanks to their illustrated portrait, a route of four real countries chosen among twelve, and the family members you invite along for the ride. The child is not reading about a faraway traveller: they are living a great journey of their own.

Every stop is precise and real. In Egypt, the pyramids of Giza and a felucca on the Nile. In Kenya, the lions and giraffes of the Maasai Mara. In Rwanda, the mountain gorillas of the Volcanoes forest. In South Africa, Table Mountain and the penguins of Boulders Beach. Across 50 illustrated pages, your child meets landscapes and animals in the countries where they actually belong, with true facts sized for their age.

The gift from grandparents and godparents that lands every time

Finding a gift for a child aged 3 to 11 that will not end up at the bottom of a toy chest is the whole challenge. The book of their great journey plays in another league: it is the gift they ask for at bedtime, the one they trace with their finger on the map, the one parents keep preciously once they have grown. Grandparents, godparents, uncles and aunts: it is the gift that opens the world.

The story genuinely adapts to the child's age. At 3, 4 or 5, the journey stays tender and reassuring, perfect for bedtime reading. From 6 to 11, it becomes a true traveller's tale, with a travel notebook, real wonders and facts they will repeat at school. And the family can come along in the pages: a grandmother in the hot-air balloon over the Maasai Mara says more than any postcard.

The 21.5 × 21.5 cm square format, the softcover at €57 or hardcover at €69, the FSC paper printed in Europe: every detail is designed for an object that travels through the years, not for one more gadget.

How to compose their Africa adventure book

Everything happens online, in about fifteen minutes. You enter the first name and the age, and share a photo: we compose your child's illustrated portrait. You then draw their route: four countries among the twelve of the catalogue, each with its real landmarks and animals. You can invite family members into the story, and add the little details that make the journey theirs.

Before printing, you review everything. Every page remains editable, the text as well as the illustrations, and nothing goes to print without your approval. Once the book is approved, it is printed in Europe and delivered within 5 to 12 working days. All that is left is to watch their finger follow the route on the map, stop by stop.

“What wonders are waiting at the far end of the world? Golden sand, wonderful people and unforgettable animals.”
Page 45 of Emma's book

Which four countries will you choose for them?

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