Personalised book about helping someone who is lost: your child's Train Station Mix-Up

On a family day out at the station, your child notices a worried child who cannot find their group. Staying close to their own grown-up, your child helps the child speak to a trusted station adult and waits kindly until help arrives.

Ages 5-8
Their own home town
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's Train Station Mix-Up

Your child arrives at the busy station for a family day out.
A worried child says they cannot find their group.
Your child stays with their own grown-up and listens carefully.
Together, they ask a trusted station adult for help.
The child is safely reunited, and your child heads off feeling proud to have helped.

How the first page could read

At the station, your child held a grown-up’s hand as trains hummed and suitcases rolled past. Near the big timetable, a child stood very still, looking this way and that. “I can’t see my group,” they whispered. Your child knew it was time to find a trusted adult.

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 story gives children aged 5–8 a clear, everyday example of how to respond when someone seems lost or worried in a busy place. Your child is kind without being expected to solve the problem alone: they stay with their own grown-up, speak calmly to the child and ask a trusted station adult for help. The station setting creates a lively family-day-out adventure, with signs, platforms and rolling suitcases to spot in the pictures. It also opens up useful conversations about recognising trusted adults, keeping close to family and noticing when somebody may need help.

Reading it together

Pause when your child spots the worried child and ask what they think a safe next step would be.
Point out the trusted adult in the illustration and talk about adults your child could ask for help in busy places.
After reading, practise a simple sentence such as, “Can we help this child find an adult?” together.

Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour

Soft watercolour keeps the busy station warm and clear, while giving family-day-out scenes a gentle storybook feel. A sidekick idea: a watchful station pigeon with a tiny ticket tag. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.

Make your child's Train Station Mix-Up

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

Start with a photo

What’s in the book

A hardcover and a paperback copy of the same personalised picture book, seen from above — 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

Is this personalised book suitable for a child who is learning about staying safe in busy places?

Yes. The story is written for ages 5–8 and shows your child helping in a sensible, child-friendly way: staying with their own grown-up and finding a trusted station adult. It is a useful prompt for talking together about what to do if someone looks worried or separated from their group.

How is your child included in the train station story?

You answer a few questions about your child, including their name, age, chosen art style, adventure and little details, then provide one photo. Picture to Story uses that photo to draw your child as the hero across a 32-page book with 15 illustrated story spreads. You can see the cover free before paying.

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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