A Night Before Christmas Book
Starring Your Child

Order the hardcover book by Friday, December 4 for delivery before Christmas in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and India. The PDF arrives instantly, so it works right up to Christmas Eve, and it comes free with every hardcover.

Children roughly 1 to 9. The language is soft and simple enough to read aloud to a toddler at bedtime, and the story still holds an older child who likes seeing themselves in it. It is made to be read on Christmas Eve, just before lights out.

Your child's name, age and gender, one photo, the cover theme and the illustration style. Before the preview you tell us whether it snows where you live, pick up to two things your child loves doing on Christmas Eve, and share what they're hoping Santa will bring. For the full book you can add who they'd love to spot on Christmas Eve, what they leave out for Santa, who gives the goodnight hug, what makes bedtime cozy, anything extra special about this Christmas, who the book is from and a dedication. Anything you leave blank is simply left out — the story will not invent traditions your family does not have.

Your child is drawn from the photo you upload, so the character is created to resemble them rather than being a generic figure with a name attached. A clear, well-lit photo with no hat or sunglasses gives the best result. You see the pages before you pay, and you can redraw an illustration or swap the photo if it is not right.

Only the people you tag in your photo are ever illustrated. A photo of your child alone makes a book about just them; tag family in the same photo if you would like them drawn too. Anyone you mention in your answers but do not tag is named in the story text, not drawn.

Gently, near the end — glimpsed while your child is asleep, filling stockings or crossing the sky with the reindeer. There is no nice list and nothing about being good enough for presents; the magic simply arrives.

Yes — many are ordered by grandparents. Upload a photo with you and your grandchild together and tag who's who; everyone you tag is illustrated in the book. You can preview the whole book free, then write your own dedication before you order.

Christmas Eve is one of the nights children remember longest — the hush, the waiting, trying to stay awake. A personalized Night Before Christmas book puts your child inside that feeling: their name on the cover, their likeness on the pages, and a story that ends with them fast asleep as the magic arrives. Preview it free, then choose a PDF for $14.99 or a hardcover for $49.99.

No. It is an original bedtime story inspired by the classic Christmas Eve poem — the hush, the gentle rhythm, the stockings and the sleigh — rather than the poem itself with a name swapped in. It is written in soft, simple lines that read aloud well, without forcing rhymes.

Many personalized books only add a name. This one uses your photo for the illustrations, the theme you pick for the look of the book, and — if you share them — what your child loves doing on Christmas Eve, what you leave out for Santa, who they'd love to spot that night, who gives the goodnight hug and what makes bedtime cozy. Anything you leave out, the story leaves out too, rather than making it up.

The story follows the shape of the night itself: the evening glow, your traditions, growing sleepy, falling asleep, and the quiet magic that comes after. It winds down instead of winding up, which suits the end of a very exciting day.

One that calms rather than excites. A personalized Night Before Christmas book follows your child through a cozy Christmas Eve to sleep, with the magic arriving quietly while they dream — a gentle way to end a big night.

Enter your child's name and age, upload one clear photo, and choose a theme and an illustration style such as watercolor, cartoon, or Pixar-inspired. Pick up to two things your child loves doing on Christmas Eve and see them in the free preview, add more Christmas Eve details for the full book, edit anything, and only pay when you love it.

Creating and previewing your book is completely free — no account and no card needed. You read the whole book, page by page, and only pay if you want to keep it. A premium hardcover is $49.99 and the instant digital PDF is $14.99. Standard shipping is included in the hardcover price — the price you see is the total you pay. There is no subscription, and the version you approve is the version we print.

Printing takes 4–5 business days, then the book ships. Orders to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and India typically arrive in 8–12 business days from the day you order. For other destinations the estimate for your address is shown at checkout. The digital PDF has no printing or shipping wait — it is delivered electronically shortly after purchase, which is the one to choose for a last-minute gift.

The hardcover is approximately 8.5 × 8.5 inches, printed on premium matte paper and bound as a keepsake meant to survive being read at bedtime for years.

They are used only to illustrate your book. We do not sell them, we do not show them to anyone else, and we never use them to train AI models. Photos uploaded before you create an account are deleted automatically within 7 days. Once you have an account, uploads are held with your book so you can come back and finish it or order a reprint, and deleting your account deletes them. Email hello@celebrateally.com at any time and we will remove them sooner.

Email hello@celebrateally.com with your order number and we will sort it out. Cancelling: if your book has not entered production yet we will cancel it and refund you in full. Once it is at the printer we may not be able to stop it, but always ask and we will check. Damaged or misprinted: tell us within 30 days of delivery with a photo and we will reprint it free or refund you. You do not return the damaged book. Never arrived: if 30 days have passed since you ordered, choose a free reprint or a full refund — your call, no questions asked. Not happy with it: because you approve the finished book before paying, a printed book cannot usually be returned over a change of mind. But if the personalization or illustrations disappoint you, contact us within 30 days of delivery and tell us what to improve — we will correct it and send a replacement free, and if we cannot make it right we will refund you in full. You keep the original book either way.

Yes. You can order several copies of the same book — useful when grandparents want one too — and you can create as many different books as you like from one account. Each book is priced individually at $49.99 for a hardcover or $14.99 for a PDF, and each one is previewed and approved separately.