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Illustration Styles for Personalised Books, Compared
Storybook, watercolour, pencil, gouache, cartoon or photo-real: what each illustration style looks like in a personalised book and which children tend to like it.
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Practical, honest guides to choosing and making personalised story books — how they work, what to look for and how to get the most from them.
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How to Take the Right Photo for a Personalised Book
The photo decides how much the book looks like your child. Light, angle, distance and what to avoid, plus a two-minute way to take…
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Name-Only vs Photo-Illustrated Personalised Books: Which Should You Buy?
Name-only books change the words; photo-illustrated books draw your child into every picture. Where each one is better, where it falls short, and who…
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Is It Safe to Upload Your Child’s Photo for a Personalised Book?
Eight plain questions to ask any personalised book company before you upload your child's photo, and how to take a photo that gives away…
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Personalised Books by Age: What Works From 1 to 10
What a one-year-old, a four-year-old and an eight-year-old each get out of a personalised book, with story picks, sensible lengths and who to add…
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How Photo-Personalised Books Work, Step by Step
What happens between uploading one photo and reading a picture book with your child in it: the choices you make, what the AI draws,…
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Personalised Story Books: A Parent’s Guide to Choosing a Good One
Name-only or photo-illustrated? What age? What does it cost and what happens to the photo? A practical guide to personalised story books, with real…