Personalised mermaid market adventure book UK families can make
In a bustling underwater market, your child helps Neri the mermaid find thoughtful gifts for a family returning home for supper. Each colourful stall offers a tempting choice, and your child must listen carefully to choose presents that suit every member of the family.
- Ages 6-9
- Under the Sea
- Storybook watercolour
See the cover free before you pay.
What happens in your child Explores Mermaid Market
- Your child enters Mermaid Market beneath a swaying kelp arch.
- Neri explains that her family is returning home for a special supper.
- Your child visits shell, sea-glass and coral craft stalls to gather clues.
- Your child chooses gifts that match each family member’s likes and needs.
- The family arrives home to a table laid with thoughtful surprises.
How the first page could read
At the edge of the reef, your child paused beside a swaying kelp arch. Beyond it, Mermaid Market sparkled with shell stalls, bobbing lanternfish and baskets of sea-glass berries. “A family is coming home tonight,” said Neri the mermaid. “Will you help me choose gifts for their supper table?”
Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.
Why this story works
For children aged 6 to 9, this story gives your child a lively role in a busy setting full of things to notice. Rather than simply collecting treasures, your child listens to clues, weighs up choices and thinks about what will make each gift useful or welcome. That makes the welcome-home supper feel personal and gives grown-ups plenty to talk about while reading. Mermaid Market also offers rich illustration details, from strings of shells to kelp baskets and glowing fish. A photo of your child places them at the centre of the 32-page story, with wording suited to their age.
Reading it together
- Pause at each stall and ask your child which gift they would choose before turning the page.
- Use the family’s clues to talk about what makes a present thoughtful rather than simply shiny.
- Point out small market details in the pictures and invite your child to invent another stall for Mermaid Market.
Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour
Storybook watercolour gives the underwater stalls, shells and sea-glass a soft, detailed glow without making the busy market feel crowded. A sidekick idea: Neri, a practical young mermaid with a shell shopping basket. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.
Make your child Explores Mermaid Market
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 photoWhat’s in the book
HardcoverPaperback- 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 happens in your child Explores Mermaid Market?
Your child visits an underwater market with Neri the mermaid before her family’s welcome-home supper. At each stall, there are several beautiful things to consider, but the best choice depends on a clue about the person receiving it. The story follows your child as they gather thoughtful gifts and prepare the table for the family’s return.
How is this mermaid market book personalised?
Picture to Story uses one photo of your child to draw your child as the star of the book. You answer a few questions about their name, age, chosen art style, adventure and little details. You can see the cover free before paying, and the story’s wording grows with your child’s age.
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.