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Jenna R.
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He reads it with his own magnifying glass now, hunting for the tiny baby Oviraptor on every page.
Hardcover
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Based on True Dinosaur Mix-Ups!
Imagine their face when they open the book and find themselves on a real dinosaur adventure. See yours free in about a minute.
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🎄 Christmas delivery: order by Mon, Dec 14
Your photos are used only to paint this book. We delete them within 30 days of delivery and never share or sell them.
The story
Every page here was wrong, and the glass still came through! So a wobbly new drawing could work for me, too!
From page 21
Max hates mistakes. One wobbly leg on a dinosaur drawing, and CRUNCH, into a ball it goes. Then a package arrives from Grandma: an old dinosaur book from long ago, a shiny magnifying glass, and a card with a job to do. “It’s wrong here and there. Can you find the mistakes?”
One peek through the glass, and Max is standing next to a real Brontosaurus. In a misty forest and on a desert nest at sunset, every page of the old book got something wrong, just as scientists once did. Then Max gets something wrong too, and has to find the courage to say sorry, and to draw the way back home, wobbly lines and all. Written in read-aloud rhyme for ages 3 to 7.
Back home, the crumpled drawing gets a brand-new tail: “That’s okay! I can try it once more!”
What’s personalized
20 painted scenes
Upload one clear photo. We paint Max into the illustrations, page after page: red-striped shirt, denim overalls, and a yellow pencil tucked behind one ear.
Families say
He reads it with his own magnifying glass now, hunting for the tiny baby Oviraptor on every page.
HardcoverGave it to my niece for her birthday. The card signed by her grandma made my sister tear up.
Hardcover + gift boxBoth my grandsons loved their personalized book. We had to read it several times each day and because they saw their picture in the book, they were captivated by their adventure
HardcoverThis book was for grandson for his birthday! He is all about dinosaurs and loved his book especially with his picture and name in it
SoftcoverMy son crumples every drawing that isn’t perfect. After this book he smoothed one out and said “I can try it once more!” I nearly cried.
HardcoverI grew up with Brontosaurus wearing the wrong head too! Reading my letter at the end with my grandson was the best part.
Hardcover + gift boxMy son loves his book so much! We giggle whenever we flip the pages and see his face on them. It's definitely worth buying and it's something he will treasure forever. :)
SoftcoverThe details
A 32-page picture book starring your child, painted from one photo, in a boy’s or a girl’s version.
| Size | 8.5 × 8.5 in square |
|---|---|
| Pages | 32, full color |
| Cover | Softcover, hardcover or hardcover + gift box |
| Paper | Thick matte, 100 lb |
| Ages | 3 to 7 |
Every book is printed to order and ships in 3–5 business days. Ordering for Christmas? Order by Dec 14 with standard shipping, or by Dec 18 with express, for delivery by Christmas Eve in the continental US.
Reprint guarantee. If your book arrives damaged or with a mistake, we reprint it free. Write to us within 30 days of delivery.
Dates are for US orders.
Good to know
Yes. Your free preview shows the cover and the first 4 pages. The rest of the book is painted after you order, and you can ask for changes for 24 hours.
One child, boy or girl, ages 3 to 7, painted into the story from one clear photo. Choose Boy or Girl and the story says “he” or “she” all the way through. It’s written as a gift: the person who gives it owned the old dinosaur book in the story.
Yes, every one. Brontosaurus wore the wrong head for about 100 years, museums showed T. rex dragging its tail until the 1990s, and Oviraptor was named “egg thief” in 1924, long before scientists found it was guarding its own eggs. Page 30 tells the true stories, for grown-ups too.
Up to 5 a day. Changing the name, Boy or Girl, who it’s from, who’s at home or the dedication paints a new preview, so check the spelling before you start.
A clear, front-facing photo of your child in good light, with nothing covering the face. A phone photo is perfect. If a photo doesn’t work, we’ll ask you for another before anything is printed.
The way Max says your name: Grandma, Nana, Grandpa Joe, or a pair like Nana & Pop. It signs the dedication on page 1, the card in the package on page 3 and the letter on page 29. From two of you, the card says “It was ours long ago” and the letter says “we”.
The grown-up who waits at home, the way Max says it: Mom, Dad, Mama, or Mom and Dad. They cheer Max on at the kitchen table on page 2, worry when it gets dark on page 18, and give the big hug back home on page 23.
Order by Dec 14 with standard shipping, or by Dec 18 with express, for delivery by Christmas Eve in the continental US. Any other time of year, every book is printed to order and ships in 3–5 business days.
Yes, for 24 hours after your order: the name, the photo, who it’s from or the dedication. After that, your book goes to print.
They’re used only to paint your book. We delete them within 30 days of delivery and never sell or share them.
Give them a story that says mistakes are okay, one they’ll ask for again and again. Add a favorite photo and see it free in about a minute.
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Make it theirs
From our families
“He reads it with his own magnifying glass now, hunting for the tiny baby Oviraptor on every page.”
Jenna R. · Hardcover
“Gave it to my niece for her birthday. The card signed by her grandma made my sister tear up.”
Carlos M. · Hardcover + gift box
“Both my grandsons loved their personalized book. We had to read it several times each day and because they saw their picture in the book, they were captivated by their adventure”
Priya S. · Hardcover
“This book was for grandson for his birthday! He is all about dinosaurs and loved his book especially with his picture and name in it”
Tom & Ellie · Softcover
“My son crumples every drawing that isn’t perfect. After this book he smoothed one out and said “I can try it once more!” I nearly cried.”
AAshley M. · Hardcover
“I grew up with Brontosaurus wearing the wrong head too! Reading my letter at the end with my grandson was the best part.”
LLinda K. · Hardcover + gift box
“My son loves his book so much! We giggle whenever we flip the pages and see his face on them. It's definitely worth buying and it's something he will treasure forever. :)”
MMarcus T. · Softcover
The way Max says your name: Grandma, Nana, Grandpa Joe, or a pair like Nana & Pop. It signs the dedication on page 1, the card in the package on page 3 and the letter on page 29. From two of you, the card says “It was ours long ago” and the letter says “we”.
The grown-up who waits at home, the way Max says it: Mom, Dad, Mama, or Mom and Dad. They cheer Max on at the kitchen table on page 2, worry when it gets dark on page 18, and give the big hug back home on page 23.
Order by Dec 14 with standard shipping, or by Dec 18 with express, for delivery by Christmas Eve in the continental US. Any other time of year, every book is printed to order and ships in 3–5 business days.
Yes, for 24 hours after your order: the name, the photo, who it’s from or the dedication. After that, your book goes to print.
