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Personalized Space Adventure Books for Kids

Suit up: your child blasts off as the astronaut of their own intergalactic adventure. Drawn from their photo, helmet and all.

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Paper-cut space book, Genie's Spaceship: a boy beside the cardboard-box rocket he built, next to his photo

An Astronaut Adventure Starring Them

Most space books are about somebody else exploring the stars. Yours stars your kid, in the suit, at the controls, planting the flag. Built around whatever they're curious about this month.

  • Your child in the suit on every page, drawn from their photo
  • A mission written around them, real planets or made-up ones
  • Pick the planet, the mission, the alien crew
  • Choose Retro Adventure, Layered Paper, 3D Rendered, and more art styles
  • Redraw any page before launch

Peek Inside the Book

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

Customize the look

Ready for Blastoff

Click goes the flashlight! Beep goes the button! Genie counts out loud. Three! Two! One! See the bright stars? Zoom goes the ship! Little astronaut waves hello. Ready for blastoff!

Countdown in the Cockpit

Genie clicked his shiny flashlight on. It lit up the whole cardboard cockpit! "Time for blastoff!" he cheered. His toy astronaut stood by the controls. Genie pressed a big red button. "Three more seconds until we fly!" Outside the round windows, stars twinkled. Space Commander Genie was ready to soar!

Three Seconds to Launch

Genie switched on his trusty flashlight, casting a golden beam across the cardboard ceiling. Beside the colorful control panel, his tiny plastic astronaut stood ready at attention. "Three seconds to launch!" Genie announced, holding up three eager fingers. The scent of tape filled the cabin as he tapped the buttons, gazing out at paper stars.

The Glow of the Galaxy

Inside the fold of corrugated walls, Genie clicked his flashlight to life, sending a warm pillar of light into the cardboard rafters. Every marker-drawn dial and taped cylinder hummed with secret potential. His plastic astronaut stood steadfast beside the red emergency button, guarding their passage into the unknown. "Three seconds," Genie called out, holding up his fingers as his heart fluttered with pure possibility. Beyond the twin portholes, ink-black paper skies and painted planets waited patiently for him to fly.

Inside page of a personalized space book: Genie counts down for launch inside his cardboard-box rocket

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Astronaut book for kids, Cosmic Curiosity: The Orb Weaver: a boy in a spacesuit meets a glowing alien, drawn from his photo

Missions for Young Astronauts

Choose a mission, or tell us the planet they've been asking about:

  • First Mission to Mars: A classic astronaut adventure: launch, land, plant a flag, find something nobody expected
  • The Friendly Alien: Your child meets a creature on a faraway planet and helps them find their way home
  • Save the Space Station: An emergency in orbit and your child is the only one who can solve it
  • Junior Astronomer: An adventure of telescopes, comets, and one very surprising discovery
  • Family Mission to the Moon: Bring parents or siblings as the rest of the crew
  • Build Your Own Space Story: Describe the mission, the ship, and who's on the crew

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

Space storybook, Arjun and the Paper-Cut Comet: a boy watches a comet through a telescope on the rooftop

Why Space Books Build Tomorrow's Scientists

Kids who imagine themselves as astronauts grow up imagining themselves as scientists, engineers, and explorers. The leap from "I read about an astronaut" to "I am the astronaut" makes the imagination easier to hold onto.

Pair the topic with a personalized hero, and the book becomes the one they ask for at bedtime, the one they pull off the shelf to show grandparents, the one that quietly makes a future feel possible.

What Families Are Saying

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

Lauren E.

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“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.”

Tugboat Boards

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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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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 space book

Real science, favorite shows, ages, the crew, and how fast the story moves.

Suit them up and send them to the stars

Upload a photo and pick a mission. We'll write the launch and draw your child at the controls.

Create their space adventure

Real planets or made-up ones · Hardcover available