Growth books · ages 2–7
What's hard right now?
9:42 pm. One more glass of water… one more story… one more hug…
Bedtime gets easier when they're the hero.
A 22-page picture book with your child as the hero. In the story they feel the bedtime flutter, and a kind mentor shows them a calming trick to borrow at lights-out.
Rated 4.9 out of 54.9Loved by 1,200+ families
- Preview before you pay
- PDF in about an hour
- Printed hardcover
Before & after · Bedtime
Where you are now. Where the story is headed.
Right now
- 3–5 wake-ups a night
- Endless negotiation at bedtime
- Tears — theirs and yours
- Dread when 7pm comes around
- Googling from the hallway
What the story builds toward
- Asks for the book at bedtime
- Uses the hero's trick when scared in the dark
- Names the big feeling out loud
- Settles and falls asleep on their own
- You, finally: a whole evening
The method
Four acts. Same order, every book.
Grounded in bibliotherapy: children make sense of a feeling by watching a hero who has it too. The lesson is never told. It is lived, in four acts.
01The hook
Pure adventure
A castle, a crown, a whole kingdom to run. Pure fun, no lesson yet.
02The feeling
“I feel that too”
As the light fades, her tummy flutters and her legs go wobbly.
03The mentor
Shown, not told
Mira hands her a small lantern: “every ruler needs a resting light.”
04It works
I can do it
She breathes slowly, relaxes toe by toe, and drifts off.
Inside Zoe's book
Look closer. It's really them.
A page from Zoe's book. Yours is written and drawn new, around your child, from one photo.
From parents
After 3 evenings with this book she asks to go to bed herself. It's become our new bedtime ritual!
Rated 4.9 out of 54.9Loved by 1,200+ families
The book
One price. Everything included.
Printed hardcover + PDF
$39.99
Shipping included
- 22 illustrated pages, your child on every one
- The four-act method, written for bedtime
- Preview the whole story before you pay
- PDF in about an hour
- Printed hardcover, delivered to your door
Ages 2–7 · English, Dutch or German
Questions
Straight answers.
Does this actually help?
It is built on bibliotherapy: a child meets a hero who feels exactly what they feel, then watches that hero learn a way through. It is not a cure or a quick fix. It is a story they ask for again, which gives them words for the feeling and one simple trick to try.
Is it really my child?
Yes. You upload one photo and we draw your child as the hero on every page. Before you pay, you read the whole story and approve how your child is drawn. After that, you can redraw any page until it feels right.
What age is it for?
Ages 2 to 7. The length of the story and the words in it are tuned to your child’s age.
What do I get, and how fast?
A 22-page story with your child as the hero. The PDF is ready in about an hour. The printed hardcover ships to your door, usually in 3–10 business days.
Which problem should I pick?
The one that is hardest right now. Each book focuses on one feeling, so the trick your child learns stays clear and easy to remember.
What happens to the photo?
We use it only to draw your child, and we never share it. Read the privacy policy
Tonight could be the easy night.
Pick the topic, upload one photo, and read the story before you pay.
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