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A personalized alphabet book.

Twenty-six letters, each one something from your child's own world. A for their apple tree, B for Baba, C for the cat with the torn ear, and at the very end their own name, spelled out letter by letter. The child is drawn from photos and appears throughout. An ABC book that teaches letters with the things they already love.

A to Z, all of it theirs.

A personalized alphabet book open to a spread of painted objects a child owns, with the child pointing at them, and wooden letter blocks beside the book

N° 01Why it works

Letters stick to things you love.

Children learn letters faster when the word attached to each one already means something. A generic alphabet book offers an apple and a ball. A personalized one offers the apple tree in the garden and the ball that went over the fence. The letter comes with a memory, and memories are what make it stay.

We build the list with you. You tell us about the child; we propose a word for every letter from their life; you swap any you like. Then each spread is painted with the child in it.

N° 02What's inside

Twenty-six spreads and a name.

01

A word per letter, from their world

Their toys, their family, their street, their food, their pet. Proposed by us, chosen by you.

02

The child on every spread

Drawn from photos and painted into each letter's scene, so they find themselves on every page.

03

Their name, spelled out

The final spread spells the child's name letter by letter, using the pictures from the book.

04

Letters set large

Each letter in upper and lower case, set big and clear for tracing with a finger.

05

Languages

English, German, French, Spanish or Turkish, or bilingual with two words per letter. Arabic as a separate abjad book.

06

Two formats

A 32-page hardcover, or a board book with the letters grouped for the youngest readers.

N° 03Investment

Three ways to work together.

Most popular

Alphabet hardcover

From $480

32 pages, every letter from the child's world.

  • Child drawn from photos
  • 26 letter spreads plus name spread
  • Word list built with you
  • Upper and lower case set large
  • 32-page hardcover
  • One printed copy
  • Digital files for reprints
  • 1 round of revisions
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Alphabet board book

From $420

Letters grouped onto 12 thick spreads for under-threes.

  • Child drawn from photos
  • Letters grouped, two or three per spread
  • Word list built with you
  • 12 board spreads, rounded corners
  • One printed copy
  • Digital files for reprints
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Bilingual alphabet

From $620

Two words per letter in two languages.

  • Everything in the hardcover
  • Two languages side by side
  • Word lists checked by a native speaker
  • Two printed copies
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N° 04Questions

The answers we give most often.

How is it different from a normal ABC book?
Every letter is something from the child's own life, and the child is drawn into the pictures.
Do I have to choose all 26 words?
No. We propose a word per letter from what you tell us and you swap any you like.
Can it be in another language or bilingual?
Yes. Several European alphabets, bilingual layouts, and a separate Arabic abjad book.
What age is it for?
About two to five. The board book version suits the younger end.
How long does it take?
About three weeks, because it has more spreads than most personalized books.

Start your book

Start with the child's name.

Tell us the name, the age and a few things they love, and attach three photos. We reply within two working days with a first word list.

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