Build a Book
Some stories aren’t on any shelf.
Because only your family could tell them. Build a Book is where your story becomes a brand-new book, illustrated around your family, with your pet at the center of it.
Begin your storyYour story
The story no one else could tell.
A tender moment or a tall tale. If it’s yours, real or imagined, it can become a book. These are some sparks to get you dreaming.
- A walk around the block that becomes the greatest expedition the neighborhood has ever seen.
- Every impossible face your cat makes, and exactly what each one means.
- The night you brought the rescue home, when nobody slept and nobody minded.
- The very important job your dog has given himself – guarding the house from the mail.
- Where your cat goes at night, according to your cat.
- The summer at the lake, and the dog who finally learned to swim off the dock.
How your book is made
Your story, illustrated around you.
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Tell us your story
It can be a moment your family lived, or a story you made up. A sentence is enough.
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We make it a book
We build the book around your words, or help you write it from your idea. Then we illustrate every spread from your photos, around your real family and your real pet.
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You see it first
Nothing is printed until you’ve seen every page and said yes.
Begin
Start your story.
It starts with a sentence. Send us the story, and we’ll begin.
$49.99
Free US shipping
After checkout, we’ll email you a short form to make the book yours: names, photos, and the details that matter. There’s nothing to fill in right now. Your first proof within 48 hours of receiving your photos.
From your first note to the last page, you’re working with a real person.
From families who came before you.
Reviews from our Etsy shop.
“…In a matter of two days she had a whole new storyline mocked up with my custom family characters in it! …”
“…The details on the characters were spot on! …”
“…This was- hands down- one of the most beautiful things I have found on Etsy…”
“…They showed true compassion & care to every detail! …”
We will never send you a book we wouldn’t put on our own shelf.
You approve every page before anything prints.
You can ask for changes as many times as you like.
Emily & Tyler