Personalized books for kids
Looking for the gift they will remember? Their name, their face, their everyday world: two illustrated stories where the child becomes the main character. A superhero epic, or a great journey across Africa.
50 carefully illustrated pages · Square format, 21.5 × 21.5 cm · Printed and bound with care in Europe
Two stories
The same care for detail, two very different angles. Choose the story that suits them, or let their character decide.
The playful adventure
Your child discovers an extraordinary gift, learns to master it and saves their city. A costume you compose yourself, their hero name in gold letters, and a true epic to reread for years.
The educational adventure
Your child crosses four real African countries with their family, from the pyramids of Giza to the red dunes of Namibia. Real places, real animals, and true facts to tell at school.
The Hero book
The power you choose together transforms the cover, the costume and every page of their story.
The same little boy on all eight covers: Leo, age 10, our example. Your child keeps their face, whichever power you choose.
Leo's example, age 10
The Explorer book
Every place in the book is real. The four countries you choose shape the pages, the animals and the wonders your child and their loved ones will meet.
Every book follows a route of four countries among these twelve. We suggest Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania and Namibia to begin with, and you can swap any stop for another in a click.
Emma's example, the explorer
Before you choose
Both books share the same care: the child's illustrated portrait, 50 pages, the 21.5 × 21.5 cm square format. Hero is the playful adventure: an extraordinary gift, a costume, a city to save. Explorer is the educational adventure: four real African countries, real animals, true facts. For a child who runs around the living room in a cape, choose Hero. For a curious mind who asks a thousand questions, Explorer.
Discover the Hero book in detailIn Hero, your child discovers one of eight powers, composes a costume and saves their city: suspense, courage, a victory well earned. In Explorer, they cross Africa with their family: the pyramids of Giza, the lions of the Maasai Mara, the dunes of Namibia, with true facts woven into the pages. Two different tones, the same emotion the moment they recognise their face.
Discover the Explorer book in detailYes, that is the heart of both books. You share a photo, and we compose their illustrated portrait: their face, their hairstyle, their smile. That portrait follows them on every page, as a hero or as an explorer. You see the portrait before continuing, and you can redo it until it is just right. The photo is deleted immediately afterwards, never stored, never shared.
Both stories are written for every child aged 3 to 11: the tone, the vocabulary and the scale of the adventure follow the exact age you enter. For a little one, the sentences turn short and gentle, perfect for bedtime reading. For an older child, the story grows into a true tale. Emma and Leo, whom you will meet on this page, are simply our examples.
Both books follow the same pricing: 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.
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 or for Christmas, allow two to three weeks of margin for peace of mind.
Yes, that is exactly what the gift card is for. You give the value of the book, and the parents compose the story themselves: the photo, the age, the power or the route. The card is valid for two years and works for both books.
Everything to know
A personalized book for kids, at Spark Stories, is not a name pasted onto a cover. It is an entire story built around the child: their face on every page thanks to their illustrated portrait, their real everyday world as the starting point, and an adventure that belongs to them alone. You share a photo, we compose their portrait, and they recognise themselves from the very first page.
Two stories are on offer. Hero: the child discovers an extraordinary gift among eight powers, composes a costume and saves their city. Explorer: they cross four real African countries with their family, meet the lions of the Maasai Mara and climb the dunes of Sossusvlei. In both cases, 50 carefully illustrated pages, a 21.5 × 21.5 cm square format, and a softcover or hardcover.
Finding a gift for a child that will not end up at the bottom of a toy chest is the whole challenge. A book where the child is the main character plays in another league: it is the gift they ask for at bedtime, the one they show their friends, the one the parents keep preciously once they have grown. Grandparents, godparents, uncles and aunts: this is the gift that marks a birthday or a Christmas.
And if you do not know every detail, the photo, the little habits, the power that suits them, the gift card lets the parents compose the book themselves, whenever they wish. It is valid for two years and works for both stories.
Both books adapt to the child's age, from 3 to 11. The real question is their character. Hero speaks to children who invent worlds, run with a cape and dream of saving the neighbourhood: an epic with suspense and a victory well earned. Explorer speaks to curious minds who ask a thousand questions: real countries, real animals, true facts they will proudly repeat at school.
In both cases, everything happens online, in about fifteen minutes. You review every page before printing, the text as well as the illustrations, and nothing goes to print without your approval. The book is then printed in Europe on FSC paper and delivered in 5 to 12 working days.
“There are two ways to fill a child with wonder: entrust them with a power, or open up the world.”
Spark Stories
Which adventure will you choose for your child?
