Gifts

A gift they'll open twelve times.

Soon you'll be able to give the child in your life a hardcover storybook starring them, delivered every month for a year. Join the waitlist to hear when you can give one.

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The main gift Coming soon

Give a Hero Book subscription

A hardcover storybook starring your grandchild, niece or nephew arrives every month for 12 months. You choose it once, and they get to be the hero all year.

  • 12 books over 12 monthsA new adventure each month, with the child as the hero on every cover.
  • Just one photo and an addressThe photo is only used to draw the child's character, and it's deleted within an hour.
  • Something to look forward toA gift that keeps turning up, long after the wrapping paper is gone.

Planned price: $449 for all 12 hardcover books

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Perfect for

Every big day needs a story.

Birthdays

Skip the toy that gets forgotten by Friday. Give the one with their name on the cover.

Holidays

One gift that spreads twelve small celebrations across the whole year.

A new sibling

Remind the big brother or sister that they are still a hero in their own story.

First day of school

Something to hold on to for a big step, with a brave hero who looks just like them.

Giving a Hero Book

It takes a few minutes.

  1. Pick the hero

    Choose a grandchild, niece or nephew to star in the books.

  2. Add a photo and an address

    One clear photo and the delivery address. You approve the character and preview the first pages before you buy.

  3. They unwrap a new story each month

    A printed storybook starring them arrives every month for 12 months.

Coming soon

Join the gift waitlist

Hero Books aren't ready yet. Join the waitlist and we'll email you when you can order one as a gift.

  • First accessWaitlist members get the first invitations.
  • Made for gift-giversYou add the photo, approve the character and preview the first pages before you buy.
  • No commitmentJoining the list doesn't sign you up for anything.
Which plan sounds right?
If Hero Books were ready today, would you order?

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We'll email you as soon as Hero Books can be ordered as a gift.

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For Mother's Day, Father's Day and every day

Gift a printed copy of a book your child made.

Grandparents love a book their grandchild wrote and drew. Print one and send it straight to them.

  • Their words, their picturesA real printed picture book of the story your child created in My Story.
  • Ship it to grandparentsSend it to your home to wrap, or straight to a grandparent's door.
  • Preview before you orderFlip through every page first, then check out.
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Coming soon

Story Sparks gift cards

Story Sparks power the magic tools in My Story. Soon you will be able to give them as a gift. Leave your email and we'll tell you when gift cards are ready.

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We'll email you when Story Sparks gift cards are ready.

Give a story they'll keep.

Join the Hero Books gift waitlist, or print a book your child made for someone who loves it.

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