A child's holiday is made of enormous days — the first night somewhere new, a treasure found on a trail, a friend made at the campsite. Then September arrives and it all gets tucked away in a corner of memory. A personalized holiday book changes that: it turns those days into a story your child reads all year, with their name on every single page.
My Hero Holiday puts your child at the centre of their own holiday adventure. You choose the setting — the seaside, the mountains, a campsite, grandparents' house, or a world that's entirely imaginary — and our creative team writes the story that unfolds there, with custom illustrations created from an optional photo.
A children's holiday book where they recognize THEIR holiday
What makes this book special is the choice of setting. Unlike a generic "at the beach" story, here you decide where the adventure takes place. A week by the sea, a ski trip, a summer at the campsite, August at gran and grandad's: the story's backdrop matches what your child actually experienced — or what they're about to experience, if you give the book before you leave to build excitement.
And they don't go alone: up to 3 loved ones join the cast — a sibling, cousin, holiday friend, favourite toy or pet. Each with their own name, each instantly recognizable.
The holiday memory that gets re-read in the middle of winter
Seashells go missing, photos stay on the phone. A children's holiday keepsake in the form of a book stays on the shelf. It gets pulled out on a November evening, shown to friends when school starts back, rediscovered years later with a smile. That's what makes this a different kind of holiday gift for kids: not one more thing to pack, but a lasting record of one particular summer (or winter).
What every holiday book includes
- The child's name woven into every page of the story
- Your chosen holiday destination as the backdrop for the adventure
- Custom illustrations created by our creative team from an optional photo
- Up to 3 loved ones in the cast — family, friends, favourite toy, pet
- A4 landscape format (29.7 × 21 cm), 28 or 48 pages depending on the edition
- Premium hardcover binding identical across all ages
- Express delivery in 7 days to mainland UK, or PDF in 24 hours
Before you go, while you're there, or when you're back
The book works all three ways: given before departure, it builds excitement and helps ease the unknown — first summer camp, first flight, first night away from home. Read on location, it's perfect for evening wind-downs. Ordered after the trip, it captures the holiday before the memories fade. And it grows with your child — sensory text for ages 0–2, first adventures for ages 3–5, richer stories for ages 6–8, chapter-style narratives for ages 9 and up.
Ready to turn the next holiday into a book? Start creating in just a few minutes — choose the setting, and our creative team takes care of the rest.
