Made from Lydia's real photo
The Other End of the String
A tin can on a string drops over the garden fence one morning, and the voice on the other end is too shy to say its name. The child sends a biscuit down the line, then a drawing, then their best joke, and every gift comes back changed: half eaten, coloured in, answered with an even worse joke. But when the string goes quiet for a whole day, the child must do the truly brave thing and climb through the gap in the hedge to knock, and finds the shy new neighbour standing behind the door holding a welcome gift they were too nervous to give. Some friendships start with a whisper down a string; all of them start with somebody going first.
Your child is the hero
- Their name is woven through the whole story
- The hero is drawn from a photo you upload, so it really looks like them
- Choose from 3 art styles
- Read the full story before it goes to print
Digital copy
Read tonight on any screen, PDF to keep. Add the hardcover later for $33.00 more
Printed hardcover
Posted free, 7-8 working days. Digital copy included
How it works
1
Tell us about your child
Their name, their age and one clear photo - that is all we need.
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Read the story first
We write and illustrate it around your child; you read every page and can ask for changes.
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Printed and posted
Your book is printed, bound and posted to your door.
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