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About the hero

Character details

Tell us a few visible details so the art feels more like your child.

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Who else should appear?

Add family members or pets for the story text and scene notes. The child photo remains the main visual identity reference.

Choose your format

Father's Day timing — by format:
  • Digital PDF: Digital PDF: order by Jun 18 for safe digital delivery on Father's Day. No shipping step — the only loop is your proof review.
  • Classic softcover: Classic softcover: Jun 5 is the best-chance window for on-day arrival. Not a deadline or guarantee — print and carrier timing can shift after proof approval.
  • Premium hardcover: Premium hardcover: treat as a post-holiday keepsake. Hardcover production runs longer; it will almost always arrive after Father's Day and is best given as a follow-up keepsake.

Shipping dates are estimates, not guarantees. Print and carrier windows vary; only the proof-before-print review is in our control. Every printed book is proof-approved before print — no book is sent to production until you approve the digital proof.

Where should we send everything?

We'll send your confirmation, delivery updates, and any preview approval steps here.

✨ Print books include a digital preview first, so you can approve everything before it prints.

Add a photo when you're ready

We use the photo as a reference for your child's illustrated character, then hand-review the proof before anything prints.

A clear, well-lit photo of your child is required before production starts because it guides the personalized illustrations. Don't have one handy? You can still place the order now and add the photo later; we won't begin the proof until we have one. Large phone photos are automatically reduced when we can.

What your proof includes

Example reference photo used for a personalized book
Uploaded photo
Example storybook illustration created from the uploaded photo
Illustration proof

Uploaded photo → storybook illustration · hand-reviewed before print

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Click to Upload

or drag & drop · JPG/PNG/WebP/HEIC

🔒 Photos processed securely · Used only for your order · Add it later if you need to

🎙️ Let your child help tell the story

Beta · Optional

Optional: record a 30-second story idea — your child describing the adventure they'd love — or upload a note, PDF, Word doc, or audio file. It's a sweet way to make a Father's Day book feel like it came from them. We use it only to help personalize the writing.

We do not clone your child's voice, and the recording is never published or shared — it just inspires the words on the page.

Used only to help our writer match the story's voice — we never share it. Want it removed? Email support@herostorybooks.com and we'll delete it.

Notes and uploads are in beta. To avoid losing something special if checkout hits an unexpected error, save it first on your device, then upload the saved file here.

Try one of these prompts:

  • What adventure should you go on?
  • What do you love most right now?
  • What should your hero be brave about?

Use Record audio for a new voice note, Upload audio file for a saved recording, or Upload text/document for text, PDF, or Word notes.