Once upon a time, Maisie drew a monster afraid of the dark.

A child's felt-tip drawing of a green monster with red horns and a long tail

Finish the sentence and send us their drawing. We'll make it into a hardback storybook, finished page by page, for them to keep.

Read the whole book Begin their story
Example drawing. Monster, felt-tip on printer paper. Example book: The Monster Who Kept the Lamp OnAll 24 pages, bound into one hardback

The proof

Every page starts from their drawing.

The character they drew is the character in the book. Same horns, same colours, same tail, on every page.

The original monster drawing
Example drawing · felt-tip on printer paper · became page 7
PAGE 7 · FINISHED ILLUSTRATION GOES HERE "The monster checked under the bed. Nobody there but the dark, and the dark was very small tonight."
The Monster Who Kept the Lamp On · page 7 of 24 · read the whole book
A child's drawing of a cross red sun with yellow rays
PAGE 3The sun who got up grumpy
Example drawing · felt-tip · became page 3
A child's drawing of a yellow one-eyed monster with green horns
PAGE 12Gloop sees everything twice
Example drawing · felt-tip · became page 12
A child's drawing of a girl with yellow pigtails and red shoes
PAGE 1Pip and the very red shoes
Example drawing · crayon · became page 1

How it's made

From the fridge door to their bookshelf.

1. Send their drawing

Up to four drawings, paintings or doodles. A clear phone photo is fine. Tell us who's in it and what they get up to.

2. We write and make it

Reece writes the story around their drawing and finishes every page himself, in the studio.

3. It arrives at their door

Printed and bound as a hardback, posted free in the UK. About two weeks from order to door, with a digital copy too.

Prices

Two lengths of story, one size of book.

Both are A4 hardbacks, 21 × 29.7 cm, with their drawing tipped onto the cover.

The Monster Who Kept the Lamp On

24 pages £42.99

  • A4 portrait hardback
  • Free UK delivery
  • Digital copy included
Gloop Sees Everything Twice

32 pages £59.99

  • A4 portrait hardback
  • Free UK delivery
  • Digital copy included
  • Room for more of the story

Questions

Before you begin.

What kind of drawing works?

Any drawing, painting, doodle or sketch they've made. A clear phone photo is enough. Send up to four, and tell us who's who.

Who makes the book?

Reece does, personally. He writes the story around your child's drawing and finishes every page before it goes to print.

When will it arrive?

About two weeks from order to door with standard post.

What happens to the drawings I send?

We use them only to make your book, and delete the files [deletion period] after it's delivered.

What if something isn't right?

[Remake policy in plain words]

A note from Reece

[Reece, in your own words: why you make these books, and what you look for in a child's drawing. 60 to 90 words.]
photo of ReeceReeceFounder, Doodleworth