Paper Lantern Stories
Your child
and the Lunch That Fed Thousands
John 6
A child in the crowd shares five loaves and two fish, and Jesus feeds everyone with them. In this one, that child is yours.
A personalized Christmas picture book
They don't just hear the Christmas story. They're in it.
Your child joins the shepherds on the night the sky sang, in a paper-cut hardcover told faithfully from Luke 2.
Your child
and the Night the Sky Sang
The art shows our sample child. Yours is drawn to look like them.
A gift for Grandma's lap, the bedtime pile, and every Christmas Eve after this one.
A real look inside
Twelve full-spread pictures, all starring your child
These are finished pages from a sample book made for a fictional girl named Eliana. Your book uses your child's name and character.
Their name, right in the first lines
“…young Eliana helped shepherds take care of their sheep.”
They meet the angel, curious, not scared
“But Eliana stepped closer. She wanted to see!”
A palace? A throne? No: a feeding trough
“A trough?” Eliana gasped. “Where my sheep eat their lunch?”
They meet the baby with the shepherds
“Then Eliana crept close, holding Lou at her side.”
Three minutes to start. Free to preview.
1
Add your child
Type their name, then upload one photo or pick their hair, eyes and skin tone.
2
Approve their character
We draw them as a paper-cut storybook character. Nothing else is drawn until you say yes.
3
Read before you buy
See the cover and first pages free. Love it? Unlock the whole book and we print it.
Told the way Luke tells it
No donkey. No star. Just the shepherds, the angels and a feeding trough.
Most Christmas books mix in things the Bible never says. Ours follows Luke 2 and adds only your child, the sheep's names, and one very interested camel. A note at the back tells grown-ups exactly what's added, with the verses to read together.
What you get
- Size
- 8.5 × 8.5 in hardcover, matte
- Pages
- 26, with 12 full two-page illustrations
- Ages
- Best for 2–8, read aloud
- Printing
- Printed to order on thick, full-colour pages
- Inside
- Your dedication on the first page, and a note for grown-ups at the back
$39hardcover, includes the PDF · or PDF only $19
Our promise
You see your child's character and the first pages before you pay. If your printed book arrives damaged or with a printing mistake, we reprint it free. Just email us a photo.
Your child's photo is safe
Used once, to draw their character, then permanently deleted the moment you approve. Never shown, shared or reused. Prefer no photo? Pick their features instead.
More stories on the way
Their next adventure
Each book puts your child inside a different Bible story, told the way the Bible tells it. Tick the ones you'd like and we'll email you the day they're ready.
Your child
and the Ark Full of Animals
Genesis 6–9
Rain is coming, and every animal needs to get on board, two by two. Your child helps Noah's family fill the ark.
Questions parents ask
What does my child do in the story?+
They're a young shepherd helper on the hills outside Bethlehem, on the night the angels came. They hear the news, run to Bethlehem with the shepherds, and meet baby Jesus. Their name and their look are in the story and on every illustrated page.
Is it faithful to the Bible?+
The story follows Luke 2:1-20. Your child's part is added, and so are the sheep's names and a camel; the note for grown-ups at the back says exactly what's added. We left out what Luke doesn't mention, like the donkey and the big star (that's the wise men, in Matthew).
How are the pictures made?+
Every book is illustrated just for your child. We built our own illustration process around an AI image model: it draws each page in our paper-cut style, working from the character you approve, so your child looks the same on every page. A second AI reviewer then checks every picture for mistakes, like the wrong hair colour or glasses that shouldn't be there, and redraws it before you ever see it. The story itself was written and edited by us, line by line, to follow Luke 2. And you see the cover and first pages before paying anything.
What happens to my child's photo?+
It's used only to draw their character. The moment you approve the character, the photo is permanently deleted. It's never shown on the site, shared, or used for anything else. Don't want to upload a photo? Pick their features instead.
What if the character doesn't look right?+
Press “Try again” and we'll redraw them, up to four times. Nothing else is drawn until you approve.
How long does the hardcover take?+
Each book is printed to order. Allow about a week to print, plus shipping. The PDF is ready to download as soon as you unlock the book.
Can I give it as a gift?+
Yes, it's made for gifting. Add your own message on the dedication page, from Mom and Dad, Grandma, or a godparent.
This Christmas, let them be there.
Start with their name. The preview is free.
Your child
and the Night the Sky Sang
The art shows our sample child. Yours is drawn to look like them.