Digital story PDF or printed board book?
Choose the printed board book when you want something a child can hold, shelve, and bring back to your lap. Choose the digital PDF when you want the personalized story without waiting for a package.
Start their book: upload the photo, see a free preview
The printed board book, $49
A 6 by 6 inch board book, 20 chipboard pages, matte laminate, rounded corners. Your child drawn from one photo on the cover and every spread, a story written to their age. It prints in 3 to 5 business days and ships in 5 to 8, so about two weeks door to door in the United States. This is the keepsake. It is the one that is still on the shelf when they are ten.
The digital story PDF, $19
The same personalized story and illustrations, delivered as a PDF by email after review. No box, no wait for the mail. Read it on a phone at the airport, cast it to the TV at grandma's, print it at home. The download link is good for about 14 days, so save the file when it arrives. It is the right choice for a faster gift, for sending the story to family far away, or for trying TinyStar before ordering the printed book.
Both: the $10 add-on
If you order the board book, the matching PDF is $10 instead of $19, and we email it before the printed book arrives. That is the combination to pick when the birthday is closer than the mail. Add it during the board book order. It cannot be added afterward, because the book is made to order and the two are produced together.
Which one for which situation
Gift for a toddler you will see in person: the board book. Gift for a toddler across the country with a birthday next week: the PDF now, or the board book plus PDF if you can wait for the keepsake. Grandparents who want their own copy: the PDF, they can print it. Not sure the likeness will work: the free preview shows you the cover and a spread before either purchase, so you do not have to guess.
Refunds apply to both
The redo-or-refund guarantee covers the PDF as well as the printed book. If something in the finished story is wrong, or the child does not look like your child, email within 30 days and choose a free redo or a refund. The guarantee in full.
Start the board book, or the digital story on its own. Either way the first step is the same free preview from one photo.
Questions parents ask
Can I add the PDF after ordering the board book?
No. If you want the matching PDF add-on, choose it while placing the board book order. The two are produced together.
How is the digital story delivered?
By email as a PDF after review. The download link is good for about 14 days, so save the file when it arrives.
Does the guarantee cover the PDF?
Yes. If something in the finished story is wrong or the child does not look like your child, email within 30 days and choose a free redo or a refund.