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Personalised Christmas Eve sleigh adventure book for your child

When the sleigh route map blows into the snowy night, your child must follow its marked landmarks before the team can set off. With a pocket torch, a patient reindeer and a sharp eye for clues, your child brings the map safely home.

  • Ages 7-10
  • Snowy North Pole
  • Storybook watercolour
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Cover of “Ava and the Missing Rainbow”, a personalised picture book starring Ava
An example book in the storybook watercolour style

What happens in your child and the Moonlit Sleigh Map

  1. A gust whisks the sleigh map over the snowy yard.
  2. Your child spots the first clue at the lantern gate.
  3. A reindeer helps your child cross the frosty meadow.
  4. The map is found beneath an old moonlit bridge.
  5. Your child returns the route just in time for the sleigh to leave.

How the first page could read

On Christmas Eve, your child was fastening their coat when a silver-edged map fluttered from the sleigh seat. It skimmed over the snowy yard, past the lantern gate and towards the moonlit hills. Without the map, the sleigh team could not follow its route. Your child tucked a torch into a pocket and set off.

Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.

Why this story works

This personalised Christmas Eve sleigh adventure book gives children aged 7–10 a proper snowy puzzle to follow. Rather than simply waiting for Christmas morning, your child takes charge of a useful task: reading the map’s landmarks, noticing tracks in the snow and choosing where to search next. Each stop offers a clear clue, from a lantern gate to a bridge under the moon, so older children can predict the route and read along with confidence. Seeing their own photo illustrated as the capable map-finder makes the Christmas Eve setting feel close to home, while the calm ending leaves room for a cosy bedtime read.

Reading it together

  • Before turning each spread, ask your child which landmark they think the map will lead to next.
  • Use the illustrated map to talk about direction words such as across, beyond, behind and towards.
  • Read it on Christmas Eve with a torch or soft lamp to match your child’s moonlit search.

Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour

Soft watercolour gives the moonlit snow, frosty landmarks and warm lantern light a gentle Christmas Eve atmosphere. A sidekick idea: a steady, bell-collared reindeer with a keen nose. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.

Make your child and the Moonlit Sleigh Map

Add one photo and answer a few questions. This story is picked for you, and you’ll see the cover before you decide.

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What’s in the book

A hardcover and a paperback copy of the same personalised picture book, seen from aboveHardcoverPaperback
Both editions are 8.5" × 8.5" with the same 32 pages. The hardcover has rigid boards; the paperback has a soft cover.
pages
32pages
full-page pictures of your child
15full-page pictures of your child
square book (21.6 × 21.6 cm)
8.5" × 8.5"square book (21.6 × 21.6 cm)
years, words matched to their age
2–8years, words matched to their age
  • Front cover with their name in the title
  • Title page with their portrait and your dedication
  • 15 spreads: a picture on one page, the story on the other
  • “The End” page made especially for them
  • Printed: premium full-colour paper, paperback or hardcover
  • Digital: PDF and online flip-book reader

Questions

What makes this personalised Christmas Eve sleigh adventure book suitable for ages 7–10?

The story gives your child an active role with clues to notice and a route to piece together, rather than a simple festive errand. Its snowy landmarks, map-reading moments and clear mission suit children who enjoy following a plot and predicting what may happen next. The wording can also be tailored for an older child’s reading level.

How is your child included in the Moonlit Sleigh Map story?

You share one photo of your child, then answer a few questions about their name, age, chosen art style, adventure and little details. Picture to Story illustrates your child as the child following the runaway map through the snow. You can see the cover before paying, then the finished 32-page book is created for your child.

Can I see the book before I pay?

Yes. Your child’s cover and the first page of the story are made while you answer the questions, usually in under a minute, and you see them before checkout. You only pay if you love it.

How long does it take?

The digital book is usually ready about 10 minutes after you order. Printed books take 3 to 5 working days to print, then 3 to 7 days to post in the UK and US.

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