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Personalized Halloween Books

A not-too-scary trick-or-treat adventure starring your child, with their real costume, glowing pumpkins, and friendly magic. Order by October 9 for book-rate delivery before Halloween, or by October 16 with expedited shipping.

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Personalized Halloween book, The Spooky Wand of Wonder: a boy in a vampire cape trick-or-treats with friendly ghosts and pumpkins

A Halloween Story That Knows Your Kid

Halloween is one of the easiest holidays for kids to imagine themselves inside. A personalized Halloween book puts your child's name and face on every page and turns their costume, their favorite kind of spooky, and your family's trick-or-treat traditions into a story where they lead the adventure.

  • Your child in their real costume, drawn from a photo
  • Choose cozy, silly, magical, mysterious, or lightly spooky
  • Written around their costume and your street's trick-or-treat route
  • Add siblings, friends, parents, grandparents, aunts, or uncles, up to 4 characters
  • Hardcover available for a seasonal keepsake; paperback for a Halloween gift bag

Peek Inside the Book

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

Customize the look

A Sweet Ghost

Owen sits down. Swish goes his cape! Whoosh! A ghost floats! "Boo!" giggles the ghost. Owen shares sweet candy. The black cat purrs. The little ghost glows. Sweet, sweet treat!

A Treat for a Phantom

Owen rested on the porch steps. A glowing ghost floated from the dark! "Any snacks for me?" the phantom squeaked. Owen reached into his bright bucket. "Take a purple treat!" Owen cheered. His black cat blinked in surprise. The ghost hovered with joy. Sharing made the night truly magical!

The Porch Light Specter

Owen settled onto the stone porch steps, surrounded by the warm, flickering glow of grinning jack-o'-lanterns. A gentle autumn breeze swirled, carrying a translucent little ghost right toward him. "Did your wand summon me?" the floating spirit chimed with a bubbly giggle. Owen beamed and pulled a wrapped purple treat from his brimming pumpkin pail. Beside him, his black cat purred softly, watching the miraculous midnight visitor hover in delight.

A Confection for a Phantom

Owen extended a foil-wrapped plum drop toward the shimmering apparition, watching its luminous vapor ripple with delight. "Not every treasure belongs exclusively to the living," he murmured, his cape pooling across the cold stone. Beside him, the little black kitten cocked its head, offering a quiet purr of encouragement. Childhood evenings often evaporated too quickly into memory, but sharing sweetness with a ghost made the dusk feel eternal, suspended in warm amber lantern light.

Inside page of a personalized Halloween book: a boy in a vampire cape shares his candy with a friendly ghost

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Halloween storybook, Hannah's Haunted Halloween Adventure: a girl in a witch costume with a black cat and jack-o'-lanterns

Halloween Story Ideas

Spooky, silly, or somewhere in between. Pick one, or describe the costume and the night:

  • The Pumpkin Door: A glowing jack-o'-lantern opens into a friendly world of tiny October magic
  • The Costume That Came Alive: Your child's costume gives them a playful power for one moonlit night
  • The Candy Map: A trick-or-treat map leads to a sweet mystery around the neighborhood
  • The Not-So-Scary Monster: Your child helps a shy little monster find the courage to join the fun
  • Build Your Own Halloween Story: Describe the costume, the mood, and how spooky the story should feel

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

Not-too-scary Halloween book, The Pumpkin Door: a girl steps through a glowing pumpkin doorway with a black cat

A Not-Too-Scary Halloween Book for Every Age

Halloween stories do not have to be scary to be memorable. For most kids, the best October stories are playful: strange sounds, glowing pumpkins, silly surprises, and a hero brave enough to laugh at the dark.

You decide the tone. Keep it gentle for toddlers and preschoolers who are still warming up to trick-or-treating, make it more mysterious for confident early readers, or build the whole adventure around the costume they cannot stop talking about. Either way it works as a Halloween bedtime story they will ask for well into November.

What Families Are Saying

“Such a fun way to make bedtime stories a little more exciting! I got it for my youngest but it quickly became a hit with all 3 of my kids.”

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“I love how u can have many people and build ur own story! U can even choose the animation and text style.”

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“This book turned out 100 times better than I could have imagined!”

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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 a Halloween book

Timing, scariness, costumes, and who can be in the story.

Give them a Halloween book starring their costume

Add a photo, describe the costume, and decide how spooky. Your child gets a Halloween story starring the outfit they picked.

Create their Halloween book

Order by October 9 for book-rate delivery before Halloween · Expedited orders by October 16