A custom storybook for the months a parent is away: your child and their deployed parent drawn from photos, in a story about the countdown, the calls, and the day they come home.
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Deployment books for kids tend to be generic: a cartoon soldier, a cartoon kid, a flag. A personalized one has your child's face and your service member's face, your family's name for the countdown chain, the stuffed animal that goes to bed with the uniform shirt. It is a book the parent can record themselves reading before they leave, and the one the child reaches for when the phone call drops.
The same page at every reading level. Pick one to see how the story reads.
Scritch, scratch, red crayon! Jose marks an X. One day is done! He hugs soft puppy. He smiles at Mom. "Soon!" Jose whispers. The bright stars shine. Almost home today!
Jose gripped his bright red crayon. "Another box crossed off!" he cheered. He made a giant, bold X. His puppy watched from the bed. "Look at that, Mom!" Jose whispered. Her pictured smile beamed right back. He felt proud and determined tonight. "You will be home soon!"
Jose pressed the crimson crayon against the paper, dragging two bold lines across the square. Each red mark brought him closer to the day Mom would walk through the front door. "Only twelve days left," he whispered, glancing toward her framed photograph on the nightstand. Mom grinned back in her camouflage jacket under the soft, warm lamplight. His chest felt both fluttery and brave as he pulled his cozy blankets tight.
Jose dragged the crimson crayon diagonally across the grid, sealing another completed day with a satisfying scratch against the poster paper. Across the room, moonlight filtered through starry curtains, washing the bedside table in quiet silver. Beside his glowing nightlight sat Mom’s portrait, her kind eyes steady in her crisp military uniform. The separation felt heavy some evenings, like an ocean he could not cross, but every bold mark became a bridge back to her. "One day closer," he promised softly to the photograph, letting hope outshine the lonely quiet of his room.
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Choose a piece of the deployment to tell, or describe how your family counts down:
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
The book does two jobs. Before the deployment, it is a rehearsal: what is going to happen, what stays the same, how the calls work. During it, it is the thing with both faces in it that lives on the nightstand, and the story the parent at home can read in a voice that does not shake.
The digital flipbook is ready the moment you approve, so the deploying parent can read it with your child on a tablet the night before, or from wherever they are after.
“It’s a very special keepsake, and their kindness made the experience even more meaningful.”
Leslie P.
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“My only regret is not getting three copies so each daughter could have their own, because I see this as something they will want to keep and take with them when they leave the nest!”
Lauren E.
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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.”
Julie
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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.
Paperback Storybook
A full-color story to read together.
The same custom story and illustrations in a lightweight, softcover format.
Hardcover Keepsake
The keepsake families choose most.
A premium, durable hardcover made to be loved and saved for years.
You review your book before it's printed.
No printing happens until you approve every page.
Timing before a departure, photos in uniform, where they are going, reading from overseas, and who can be in it.
Upload photos of your child and the parent who is leaving, describe how your family stays close, and have the book ready for the months apart.
Create their deployment bookDigital flipbook the day you approve · Hardcover keepsake
