Not a name dropped into someone else's story. Your child's own drawing comes alive. The real gift you chose is revealed. Your ornaments, your hanukkiah, your child's year, the holiday you're actually having this year — each book is built from something only your family has, so no two are ever the same.
Free to start. See the cover and first three pages painted before you pay.
Most personalized holiday books put your child's name into a story written for everyone. Ours start from the things only your family has — so the book your child unwraps is one that could not exist for anyone else.
They draw a reindeer — six legs, purple nose, whatever comes out — and that exact drawing becomes Santa's ninth reindeer.
Photograph the present before you wrap it. The book tells its journey to your child, reveals it, and ends with "now turn around."
Six real moments you choose, painted and read aloud by Santa — and the last line of his book is yours.
Three of your family's real ornaments, from your photos, each one a door into the memory it carries.
Your family's own hanukkiah, one more candle each night, and the real people your child carries a little light to.
No chimney, a new home, two homes, a hotel, a hospital, a family that celebrates both — written for exactly that.
| Typical name-in-the-story book | Enchantably holiday book | |
|---|---|---|
| Your child's name in the story | ||
| Your child painted to look like themselves on every page | Sometimes | |
| Your own real things in the story (a drawing, a gift, ornaments, a hanukkiah) | ||
| Your own words in the book (the reason for the gift, Santa's last line, a childhood memory) | ||
| Written for your family's real situation (a move, two homes, both holidays) | ||
| See the cover and first pages painted before you pay | Rarely | |
| Written natively in 17 languages | Rarely |
Six Christmas stories, each one starring your child and built around something only your family can give it.
Ages 3-8
Best for: A keepsake of this exact year — the one to make every Christmas
Santa doesn't keep a list of naughty and nice. He keeps a book of who your child was this year, and on Christmas Eve he reads it to them.
What only you can add
Ages 3-7
Best for: Creative kids, and anyone who has ever said "I can't draw"
The reindeer flies terribly — until the storm comes, and its special power, the one your child invented, leads Santa's sleigh home.
What only you can add
Ages 2-7
Best for: Giving any gift as a story — read the book first, then the gift
The lost present finds its way home by the paper star your child hangs in the window. Then the last page says: turn around.
What only you can add
Ages 3-7
Best for: No chimney, a new home, two homes, travelling, a hospital stay
In the Finding Room, your child's little light on Santa's great globe has already moved with them — and he has a plan for exactly their worry.
What only you can add
Ages 3-8
Best for: Kids learning that giving is the best part
Your child arrives just as Santa lands from the longest night, exhausted — and gives him the last gift: a rest, and a bedtime story.
What only you can add
Ages 4-9
Best for: Grandparents, family history, and the stories you tell every year
At the bottom of the box is an empty space — and your child makes the ornament someone not yet born will ask about one day.
What only you can add
Hanukkah the way your family keeps it, with your own hanukkiah in your own window — and a book for families who celebrate both.
Ages 3-8
Best for: Hanukkah your family's way — a book to take out every year
Each night, one more candle; each day, a little light carried to someone real. On the eighth night, every light glows back — and your child stands beside the shamash.
What only you can add
Ages 3-8
Best for: Families who light a hanukkiah AND trim a tree
The light of the shamash and the light of the star go out into the snowy night — and neither can find the lost puppy without the other.
What only you can add
Every book is printed to order (3–5 business days), then shipped. These are estimates for printed books; the PDF is ready the moment you finish.
Begins the evening of Friday, December 4
Standard shipping: order by about November 12
Priority shipping: order by about November 23
Begins Friday, December 25
Standard shipping: order by about December 4
Priority shipping: order by about December 15
Pick the story that fits your family this year — Christmas, Hanukkah, or both.
Your child's photo becomes their storybook hero. Then the drawing, the gift, the ornaments, the hanukkiah, the moments — in photos and in your own words.
We write the whole story and paint the cover and first three pages. Love it? Choose a PDF or a printed hardcover.
Photos of things and places — a drawing, a gift, ornaments, a hanukkiah, a room — stay with your book so every page matches, until you delete the story. Photos of moments that may show your child are read once to paint the scene and never stored. Your child is always painted from their storybook hero. How we protect your family
Start free and see the first pages before you choose.
$12.99
Instant download — perfect for last-minute magic, or to print at home.
$46.99
A real hardcover picture book to unwrap, with the PDF included free.
$74.99
Opens completely flat so every painting spans both pages. PDF included.
Giving it to someone else's child? Send a gift certificate and let the family make it themselves.
Most personalized holiday books put a child's name into a story written for everyone. Each Enchantably holiday book is built from something only your family has: your child's own drawing, the real gift you chose, your ornaments and the stories behind them, your hanukkiah, six real moments from your child's year, or the holiday you are actually having. Your child is painted to look like themselves on every page.
Yes. In The Ninth Reindeer your child draws a reindeer and you photograph the drawing. That exact reindeer — every wobble, color and extra leg — comes alive in the book and becomes Santa's ninth reindeer.
Yes. In The Present Who Couldn't Wait you photograph the gift before wrapping it. The book tells that present's journey to your child and reveals it at the end, along with why you chose it, in your words. Give the book first; the last page tells your child to turn around.
Yes, two. Eight Nights of Light follows your family through the eight nights, with your own hanukkiah from your photo, your traditions, and the real people your child brings a little light to. Two Lights in One Window is for families who celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas.
Yes. Two Lights in One Window is for a child with a hanukkiah and a tree in the same window who has started to worry they have to choose. Each holiday keeps its own identity, both sides of the family are named, and the last line is: not half of two holidays — all of both.
Yes. In Santa Will Find You, you tell us where your child will be and what they are worried about, and Santa shows them his plan for exactly that. You can add a photo of the place — the new home, the hotel, Grandma's — and the last pages happen there.
Printing takes 3-5 business days, then shipping: standard 5-10 business days or priority 1-3. For 2026, order printed books by about November 12 (standard) or November 23 (priority) for the first night of Hanukkah, and by about December 4 (standard) or December 15 (priority) for Christmas. The PDF is ready instantly.
Most are written for children from about 3 to 8. The Present Who Couldn't Wait starts at 2, and The Ornament Box is best from about 4.
Yes. It is free to start: we paint your child's hero, write the whole story, and paint the cover and the first three pages before you choose a PDF or a printed book.
Photos of things and places — a drawing, a gift, ornaments, a hanukkiah, a room — are kept with your book so every page matches, until you delete the story. Photos of moments that may show your child, in Santa's Book of You, are read once to paint the scene and are never stored. Photos of children are never kept.
Yes. Anyone can make a book for a child they love, and a gift certificate lets the family make it themselves.
Any of 17 languages, written natively rather than translated.
Looking for something cozy for every night of the year? See our bedtime stories.
Pick the holiday story that fits your family, and see your child painted into it, free.