The personalized Christmas hardcover with the photo it was made from

Your Girl Saves Christmas

Her real face, from one photo. Not a character picked from a list - she is the girl in every illustration, from the cover to the last page.
A new Christmas story. Santa's sleigh stuck on the roof and a small reindeer who lost its bell, told in gentle rhyme, with her as the heroine.
Your message on the first page. A printed dedication, free - the first words she reads every time she opens it.

The sleigh can't fly without its little silver bell. Tonight, she is the one who finds it.

Ages 3-8
30 pages
Hardcover
11 × 8.3 in

See her in the book firstThe cover and one inside page, free, before you decide

Money-back guaranteeIf she doesn't look like herself in the book, we refund itHow it works

Your data stays privateUsed only to make her book, never sold or shared, deleted after 30 days

A gift that lastsHardcover with a matt finish, made to be read for years

Made only for herOne copy, with her face and her name

Printed and shippedIn 3-5 business days

$44.90

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How is it personalized?

Upload one clear photo of her face and type her first name. She becomes the heroine in every illustration - her own face, not a stand-in - and her name is on the cover and throughout the story.

What's the story?

In this original Bookarino Christmas story, your girl is waiting at the window on Christmas Eve, in the scarf Grandma knitted, hoping to hear Santa's sleigh. What she hears is a THUMP on the roof. Up there she finds nine reindeer, a tiny elf in green, a sighing Santa and Pip, a young reindeer who lost the silver bell when he bowed to a mouse. Without the bell the sleigh can't fly, so she climbs on Pip's back and follows its jingle over the rooftops and into the dark pines. A cat, a goose and a lost fox cub each need her help, and each sends her a little closer. She finds the bell hooked on a twig high in a pine, and back on the roof she rings it so brightly that the night turns to day. The sleigh lifts off with her and Pip on board, and Santa writes a gift tag with her name on it. In the morning, under the tree, there is a small silver bell. Gentle for bedtime: the worst that happens is a sigh from Santa, and the book was written to be read aloud on Christmas Eve.

Size & quality

A book made to be kept. Premium hardcover with a matt cover, 30 illustrated pages on smooth silk-finish paper, 11 × 8.3 in (28 × 21 cm) landscape. Printed to order, one copy at a time, for ages 3-8.

How is your book made?

In three steps. You send one photo and her first name. We create her illustrations so she looks like herself, and build the story around her. A person checks every book before it is printed. Your photo is used for this one book and deleted after 30 days.

The look on their face

See inside the story

Turn the pages of a finished book.

Emma Saves Christmas, spread 1 of a finished book (sample child)

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Emma Saves Christmas, spread 3 of a finished book (sample child)

Emma Saves Christmas, spread 4 of a finished book (sample child)

Emma Saves Christmas, spread 5 of a finished book (sample child)

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Emma Saves Christmas, spread 7 of a finished book (sample child)

Emma Saves Christmas, spread 8 of a finished book (sample child)

This is a sample of the Christmas story. In your book, your child becomes the hero.

Your child

Make her the hero

From one photo, she's drawn as herself and named in the story. Santa's sleigh is stuck, and this time the one who saves Christmas is really her.

Emma Saves Christmas, the hardcover, 11 × 8.3 in

Made for bedtime. Kept for years.

A hardcover with a matte finish, 30 illustrated pages and your own dedication printed inside, free. Made to be read again and again, and still on the shelf when she's grown.

Printed in the US

Questions about the Christmas book

Is this a classic tale?

No, it is an original Bookarino Christmas story. Santa, his reindeer and a stocking to fill are the parts children already know. Pip and his lost silver bell are new, and the girl who finds the bell is her, with her own face in every picture. It is told in gentle rhyme, to be read aloud on Christmas Eve.

Will it really look like her?

That is the whole point of the book, and you see it before you pay: the free preview shows her on the cover and one inside page. If the finished book still isn't right, we refund it.

I'm her grandmother - can I make it?

Yes. You don't need to be the parent - just one clear photo of her face and her first name. Write the dedication yourself, and the first thing she reads when she opens the book will be your message.

How long does it take?

Every book is made to order. Printed and shipped in 3-5 business days.

What age is it for?

Ages 3-8. Little ones love being read to and pointing at themselves on every page; older children start reading their own name in the story.

Is there a version for a boy?

Yes. Your Boy Saves Christmas is the same story with a boy as the hero, and his face and his name on every page.

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The sleigh can't fly without its little silver bell. Tonight, she is the one who finds it.

On Christmas Eve your girl hears a thump on the roof. Up in the snow sit Santa, nine reindeer and a tiny elf, and the sleigh won't move: Pip, a young reindeer, has lost the silver bell it cannot fly without. So she climbs onto Pip's back and follows the bell's faint jingle over the rooftops, down lantern-lit lanes and into the deep pine forest. On the way she helps a cat, a goose and a lost fox cub, and every small kindness brings her a little closer to the bell.

Her real face, from one photo. Not a character picked from a list - she is the girl in every illustration, from the cover to the last page.

Ages 3-8. Premium hardcover with a matt cover, 30 illustrated pages on smooth silk-finish paper, 11 × 8.3 in (28 × 21 cm) landscape. See her before you pay: a free preview of the cover and one inside page.

No payment needed for the preview

Printed with care in 3-5 business days, delivered 2-5 after that - free delivery during our launch.

One clear photo and their first name - they become the illustrated hero of the story, with their true likeness. You look through a free preview of the whole book before you order; nothing is printed until you love it.

See for yourself before you pay - the free preview shows exactly how your child appears as the hero. Nothing is printed until you're happy with it.

Your little one hears a thump on the roof on Christmas Eve and finds Santa stuck in the snow, his sleigh grounded without its little silver bell. Riding a young reindeer called Pip through the snowy town and the deep pine forest, will they find the bell in time for Santa to fly? This adventure shows that small kindnesses are what light the way. A bedtime story for Christmas Eve, and a keepsake they will cherish for years.

We use beautifully thick, silk-finish paper sourced from sustainable forests. Because this is a keepsake meant to last a lifetime, every story is exclusively bound as a premium, matte-laminated hardcover.

Format: 28cm x 21cm classic storybook size
Length: 30-32 beautifully illustrated pages
Paper: 170gsm premium silk finish (FSC-certified)

✦ Free delivery during launch

✦ A gift they'll keep forever

✦ Their face, their name, every page

✦ See your free preview first

Truly the hero

They don't just read the story - they live it. Their true likeness, illustrated on every page.

Classic adventures

The tales you grew up with, told true - and the lessons of bravery and kindness they carry.

The gift that outlasts the toys

Opened in a minute, read for years - a hardcover that stays on the shelf long after the party.

See it before you buy

Flip through the whole book free - their face on every page - before you decide.

How it works

Three steps, about five minutes.

Choose a story and upload one photo

Pick a fairytale. Add their first name and one clear photo. That's everything we need.

See them as the hero - free

Look through the finished book, your child in every illustration. You only order if you love it.

Then comes the moment

“That’s ME!” - and then you read it again, every night, for years.

Their photo. Their fairytale.

One photo is all it takes. We don't just print their name - we make your child the beautifully illustrated hero of a timeless story, their true likeness on every page.

The story where they are the hero

Your child becomes the brave star of a timeless classic - a beautifully printed hardcover keepsake they’ll ask you to read every single night.

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“That’s ME!” - the three words every one of these books is built for.

Learn bravery by being the hero.

Classic fairytales carry lessons of courage, kindness and love. When your child lives the adventure as the hero, the moral isn't something they heard - it's something they did. A premium hardcover that tells them they've always been brave.

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Frequently asked questions

Bookarino makes personalized storybooks where the child you love is the hero of a classic fairytale - their face and name in a premium hardcover, made for no one else. Run by two friends who think every child deserves to see themselves as the brave one.

Pick a story, add your child's first name and one clear photo, then look through the free preview - you see exactly how the book will look before you order.

Printing takes 3-5 business days and delivery another 2-5 - most books arrive within 5-10 business days. You'll get a tracking email the moment your book ships.

Choose your book, personalize it in our online creator, and check out. We'll print and ship it straight to your door.

Email us at support@bookarino.com or visit our contact page - we're always happy to help.

Your Girl Saves Christmas

The look on their face

See inside the story

Make her the hero

Made for bedtime. Kept for years.

Questions about the Christmas book

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