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Personalized Books About New Glasses, Hearing Aids, or Braces

A custom storybook where your child, drawn from a photo with the new glasses, hearing aids, patch, or braces on, is the hero of an adventure that treats the new gear as part of who they are.

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Book about getting glasses, The Day Everything Got Sharp: a boy in new glasses smiles on his way to class, drawn from his photo

The Hero Wears Them Too

The first week of glasses, hearing aids, an eye patch, or braces is mostly about whether the kid will keep them on. A book where the hero wears them on every page, and nobody in the story makes it a thing, does more than a pep talk. It is also the first picture of themselves with the new gear that they get to like.

  • Your child appears as the hero on every page, drawn from a photo, with the new gear on
  • A story where the gear is part of the hero, not the plot, unless you want it to be
  • Works for glasses, hearing aids, cochlear implants, eye patches, braces, orthotics, and leg braces
  • Add a parent, a sibling, or a friend who wears them too, up to 4 people
  • Digital flipbook the day you approve, for the first week when it matters most

Peek Inside the Book

The same page at every reading level. Pick one to see how the story reads.

Customize the look

Look at the Bird

Kai steps up. Tap, tap, tap! "A bird!" he calls. The leaves look crisp. The sun shines bright. His friends smile. "I see it all!" Kai beams with joy.

The Secret in the Chalk

Kai hurried up to the chalkboard. "A bird!" he cheered proudly. Yesterday, the chalk was a blurry smudge. Now, every leaf looked crisp and bright. His teacher beamed by the desks. His classmates smiled from their seats. "I see everything!" Kai laughed. No more guessing games for him!

Feathers in Focus

Kai bounded to the front of the classroom, his backpack bouncing with every eager step. He raised an index finger, pointing triumphantly at the chalk bird perched among emerald leaves. "It actually has feathers and tiny claws!" Kai announced with wide eyes. His teacher beamed beside the globe, while his classmates cheered for the bright, sharp world he finally saw.

The Hidden Sparrow

Kai stepped right up to the chalkboard, his finger finding the tiny pastel songbird perched upon the chalk dust limb. "It was never just a green smudge," he announced, grinning as the classroom leaned in. Behind him, his teacher beamed beside listening classmates, sharing the quiet triumph of his revelation. For months, the board had been an ocean of ghostly blurs and nervous guesses. Now, through polished glass, every vibrant yellow petal and feathered wing sang with startling precision.

Inside page of a book about getting glasses: Kai points at the classroom board, reading it clearly for the first time

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Coloring-style book for a kid with a leg brace, The Brace and the Race: a girl breaks the finish-line ribbon

Story Ideas for New Gear

Pick the gear, or describe the adventure you want it to show up in:

  • The Day Everything Got Sharp: A first-glasses story about the leaves on the trees and the words on the board
  • The Sound Collector: A hearing aid or implant story about the sounds that were hiding: birds, the cat, a whisper
  • Captain Patch: An eye-patch adventure where the patch is the pirate captain's badge of rank
  • The Brace and the Race: A story for a leg brace or orthotic where the hero moves exactly the way they move, and wins
  • Braces Day: For older kids: the appointment, the colors, the first apple slice, and the smile at the end
  • Build Your Own Story: Describe the gear, the worry if there is one, and the adventure you want it inside

How It Works

From a single photo to a professionally printed book — about 15 minutes of your time.

Upload photos

Pick your style

Approve characters & story

Approve illustrations

Printed & shipped

Book about braces, Braces Day: a boy grins with his new braces at the orthodontist, drawn from his photo

Part of the Hero, Not the Plot

Most books about glasses or hearing aids are about glasses or hearing aids. Kids get one of those from the audiologist. What is rarer is a pirate story, a dragon story, a space story where the hero simply has the gear on and gets on with saving the day. That is the book that makes it normal.

You can go either way in the outline: a story about the first day with the new thing, or an adventure that happens to star a kid who wears it.

What Families Are Saying

“They read it to each other at night and the illustrations rendered from their photos strike the perfect balance between whimsical character and accurate portrait, so they see themselves so fully in the story.”

Lauren E.

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“I like that u can review and modify it over and over again before approving it and then submitting the print.”

Julie

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“I’ve received the book and am delighted with the quality, the layout and the print.”

Victor G.

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Pricing Options

Choose how their custom story comes to life.

Personalized Coloring Book

A full storybook they can color.

Same custom story and cover, printed in black & white on coloring-friendly paper.


$15
Full-length book, not a mini version
Black & white pages for coloring
Same cover and page count as paperback
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Paperback Storybook

A full-color story to read together.

The same custom story and illustrations in a lightweight, softcover format.


$35
Full custom story & illustrations
Glossy softcover format
Full-color pages
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Hardcover Keepsake

The keepsake families choose most.

A premium, durable hardcover made to be loved and saved for years.


$50
Full custom story & illustrations
Full-color pages
Durable hardcover binding
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You review your book before it's printed.

No printing happens until you approve every page.

Questions parents ask before ordering

Getting the gear drawn right, a photo without it, whether the story is about it, keeping them in, and grown-ups who wear them too.

A hero who wears them too

Upload a photo and describe the new glasses, hearing aids, or braces. Your child is the hero, with them on, on every page.

Create their story

Digital flipbook the day you approve · Hardcover available