A personalized book for a child who is afraid of the dark
If your child is scared of the dark, a TinyHeroes book makes them the hero of a bedtime story about exactly that, written for them alone. The hero hears the noises in the night, finds the courage to look, and ends the night feeling braver.
Tell us what bedtime looks like in your house: the shadow on the wall, the noise under the bed, the light they want left on. The story is built from those details, so your child sees a hero who looks like them get through the same night they do.
Some children like to feel powerful, so they can be a night explorer with a light of their own. Others like a quieter story where the hero learns, step by step, that the dark is the same room with the lights off.
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Personalized brave hero picture book
A personalized picture book where your child is the hero who faces the dark, a new baby, a new school or a big feeling, and ends the story feeling braver. 16 scenes, each with its own page of story, and 15 full-page pictures, with Pip the cat along for the adventure.
- Digital PDF: CA$19.99
- Hardcover, with the PDF: CA$49.99
Christmas: order the hardcover by Mon 30 Nov for Canada and the US, by Fri 20 Nov for everywhere else. The PDF: by Wed 23 Dec.
- Ages 3 to 8. Read it aloud to little ones; older kids read it themselves.
- Hardcover, about 8.5 x 11 inches (21 x 28 cm), full colour, shipped free. Or a printable PDF.
- 30-day returns: if the book isn't right, we reprint it or refund you.
- In English only for now.
How ordering works
- Tell us your child's name, age and look (or add a photo) and what they are facing.
- See a free preview of your child as the hero before you pay.
- Choose the PDF or the hardcover. The PDF is ready, usually within 1 hour.
- The hardcover is made in 5 to 7 business days once we have checked every page, then shipped free.
Story and pictures made with AI writing and illustration tools, guided by what you tell us. Every picture is checked, and a person checks every page before a hardcover is printed.
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Common questions
Is there a personalized book for a child scared of the dark?
Yes. Our brave hero book is a bedtime story where your child is the hero who is scared of the dark, finds the courage to look, and learns the noises in the night are nothing to fear. Order it here as a hardcover (CA$49.99, the PDF comes with it) or a printable PDF (CA$19.99), and see a free preview first.
My child is really scared. Will the story make it worse?
The story never adds anything scarier than what your child already imagines, and it ends with the hero calm and safe in bed. You see a free preview before you pay, and if any part isn't right, tell us and we change it.
What ages is it for?
Ages 3 to 8. Read it aloud to little ones; older kids read it themselves.
Is a book a replacement for help from a professional?
No. It is a story to read together at bedtime. If the fear keeps your child from sleeping for weeks, talk to your doctor.
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