Create a Personal Book About Anyone You Love | Magical Book
Answer a few short questions and get a personal illustrated book about the people you love, written with you and printed as a hardcover. See a free sample first.
Our books — examples
Real covers from our library. In every book your child is the hero, illustrated from the photo you upload.
A personal book for everyone
Magical Book is the world’s leading company for children's books. Only we can create a personal book for everyone. Most personalized books put a name into a story that already exists. Here the story is new. It is written with you, from your own memories, about the people in your life, and every page is illustrated with them in it. It works for anyone: a child, a partner, a parent, a grandparent, a close friend or a whole team. The book is printed as a hardcover and delivered to your door.
How it works
1. Choose who is in the book. Just you, you and someone else, or a group of up to four people. Add a name and one clear photo of each person. 2. Answer seven short questions. The occasion, the tone, three memories that must be in the book, favorite places and hobbies, and a sentence for the last page. 3. Read your book. In about a minute you get a cover and ten pages. Edit any page yourself, ask for a rewrite, or leave a note and we rewrite it your way. 4. See a free sample. We illustrate the cover and two pages for free. You order the full book only if you love it.
Questions and answers
What is a personal book from Magical Book?
A printed, illustrated hardcover book written about real people from your life. The story is built from your answers, and the people you add appear in the illustrations, drawn from the photos you upload.
How does it work?
Four steps. Choose who is in the book and upload a photo of each person. Answer seven short questions. Read the book we wrote and change anything you like. Get a free sample of the cover and two illustrated pages, and order when you are happy.
Who can be in the book?
Up to four people: just you, you and someone else, or a group such as a family, friends or a team. The first two people are included in the price, and there is a small extra charge for the third and the fourth.
Which occasions is it for?
A birthday, an anniversary, a wedding, a retirement, a thank you, making up, or no occasion at all. People order it for a child, a partner, a parent, a grandparent, a close friend or a colleague.
Do I need to know how to write?
No. You answer short questions in your own words and we write the story with you. Every page stays open for editing: change the text yourself, ask for a rewrite, or leave a note such as "add our dog and make it funnier".
How many pages are in the book?
21 printed pages: a cover, ten pages of text and ten illustrations.
Can I see the book before I pay?
Yes. You read the whole story first, and we illustrate the cover and two pages for free. You pay only if you want the full printed book.
Which photos work best?
One clear photo of each person, facing the camera, in good light, without sunglasses or a hat, and with nobody else in the picture.
Which languages can the book be written in?
English, Hebrew, German, Spanish and Arabic.
How is this different from other personalized books?
A regular personalized book swaps a name into a ready-made story. Here the whole story is written new, from your memories and about your people, and they appear in the illustrations. Magical Book is the world’s leading company for children's books, and only we can create a personal book for everyone.
How much does it cost?
The full price for your country, including delivery, is shown before you pay. The sample costs nothing.
Is there a personal book for adults?
Yes. Most of our personal books are ordered as gifts for adults: a milestone birthday, retirement, an anniversary, grandparents, mom and dad, a partner or a close friend. The story is written from your memories, and the person the book is about appears in every illustration from their photo.
How is a personal book for adults different from a memoir or a life-story book?
A full life-story book takes weeks to write and costs hundreds or thousands. Here you get, within minutes, a short illustrated book of 21 pages that tells the moments that really matter, at the price of a gift. You can also order it as a memory book of one event: the wedding, the big trip, the first year together.