A ONE-OF-ONE CUSTOM STORYBOOK

The Dinosaurs Need You

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Starting at $59
10K+ books made
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They know every dinosaur. Now the dinosaurs know their name. After lights-out, their favorite dinosaurs arrive with one very big problem: the Great Night Roar cannot begin without a real dino expert.

Ages 2–6Adventure
Start their dino mission

Ships within 7 days. Love-it guarantee.

The proof · real books, real reactions

No two books alike. Every one its own.

Loved by parents from communities including

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Inside the story

Inside The Dinosaurs Need You

They know every dinosaur. One night, their favorites arrive with a mission: bring the Great Night Roar back to a silent, moonlit valley. This time, their dinosaur knowledge leads the way.

Their favorite dinosaur comes calling.

A tap at the window opens a world of towering ferns, glowing clues, and the real dinosaurs they know by heart.

ACT I · THE TAP

Only their expert eyes spot the clues.

Footprints, horns, frills, and tail trails help them guide their dinosaur team to the right places for the Great Night Roar.

ACT II · THE CLUES

One small expert. One enormous roar.

They lead the dinosaurs into the Great Night Roar, then return to the warmth of their own bed with a little proof of the adventure.

ACT III · THE ROAR

Their favorite dinosaurs, their little habits, their own way of knowing — every adventure is shaped by the details you share.

A finished story. Yours is still waiting.

This book belongs to someone. Yours will be its own.

Every Sundayfawn includes

Custom story + artwork

Built from the names, photos, pets, memories, and little details only their people would know.

8.5×11 hardcover

A real 38-page printed storybook with a spine — made to be held, read, gifted, and kept.

Digital fast. Hardcover next.

Your finished digital book arrives in ~20 minutes, and the hardcover ships in ~7 days.

Love-it guarantee

If it does not feel right, we make it right — or your money back.

How yours gets made.

It's as simple as one, two, three.

  1. Tell us about them

    A photo, a name, a favorite thing, a phrase, or a memory — just enough for us to make the story feel like theirs.

    ~10 min
  2. Read it tonight

    Their finished digital storybook is usually ready in about 20 minutes.

    ~20 min
  3. Hold the hardcover

    We print the 8.5" × 11" hardcover on premium paper and ship it in about 7 days.

    Ships within 7 days
One brief · One book · About a week
The Sundayfawn difference

Other books add their name.We create their story.

Built from their photos, family, pets, personality, and favourite things.

The others

Usual book

sundayfawn

One-of-one

  • The story

    An existing story with names added

    Written from scratch around the details you share

  • The characters

    Choose from preset avatars

    Illustrated from real photos

  • Their world

    Fixed scenes and supporting characters

    Their family, pets, memories, places, and favourite things woven in

  • The final book

    The same story personalized again

    A one-of-one story created around them and the people they love

The one to get.

sundayfawn

Not their names in someone else's story.Their whole world in a book of its own.

A custom Sundayfawn hardcover on a sunlit table.
Hardcover · 8.5″ × 11″
An interior spread from a custom Sundayfawn hardcover.
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A custom Sundayfawn hardcover in a nursery with wooden blocks.
A custom Sundayfawn hardcover on a knit throw at bedside.
Made to be kept

A real hardcover, made for the family bookshelf.

An original story paired with a substantial full-colour hardcover — plus a photo keepsake made from the real people, pets, and memories behind it.

The specifications
  • 01
    8.5″ × 11″
    Large-format hardcover
  • 02
    38 pages
    Full-colour storybook
  • 03
    80 lb coated paper
    Premium interior stock
  • 04
    Matte case-wrap
    Durable hardcover finish
  • 05
    Two-page photo keepsake
    Add up to six real photos
  • 06
    Digital edition included
    Read the complete book digitally
The photo keepsake

A little piece of real life, kept inside the story.

A two-page spread inside every book. Upload up to six real photos.

The details

Questions about The Dinosaurs Need You

How their favorite dinosaurs become a real mission, what you choose, and what happens before printing.

You choose one to five favorite dinosaurs and put the biggest favorite first. You may add one small habit or exact phrase — the correction they always make, the roar they do, or the way they line dinosaurs up. We build the mission, clues, scenes, and illustrations around those choices. This is not a finished story with their name inserted. The story, characters, scenes, illustrations, and personal details are created from one family's brief for one recipient, making their exact book one-of-one.

The Dinosaurs Need You is designed for ages 2–6. Younger listeners get short sentences, clear actions, and a refrain they can join in with. Older dinosaur experts get recognizable body clues and a solution they can proudly spot. Juno adapts the read-aloud rhythm to the age you provide.

After lights-out, the child's favorite dinosaur arrives with a glowing leaf-map. The Great Night Roar is waiting: the dinosaurs need an expert to find their marked places at Echo Ridge. The child follows body clues, gathers their chosen team, and matches each dinosaur's shape to its place. One small hand gives the cue. One enormous roar answers.

No. Pick the dinosaurs they love and Juno can write the rest. If you know one tiny habit or saying, add it; otherwise the book is complete without it. You do not need to spell every long name perfectly, and no extra story upload is required.

This is a solo-child dinosaur mission: your child is the only human hero, alongside the exact dinosaurs you choose. Family members, friends, and pets are not added as story characters. You can still dedicate the book from loved ones and include real family photos in the keepsake.

We create their illustrated character from the photographs you upload, using recognizable details such as their hair, skin tone, facial features, and overall appearance. The result is a storybook interpretation of them—not a photograph pasted into the artwork.

Upload clear, recent photographs where their face, hair, and important features are easy to see. Natural light, front-facing views, and a few different angles work best. Avoid heavy filters, sunglasses, distant photographs, screenshots, or images where their face is covered.

Every Sundayfawn is protected by our love-it guarantee. If your book does not feel right, contact us and we'll make it right or refund your order.

Your order includes: • An 8.5″ × 11″ hardcover storybook • A matte case-wrap cover • 38 full-colour pages • Premium 80 lb coated paper • The complete digital edition • A two-page photo keepsake featuring up to six real photographs of the people, pets, and memories behind the story.

Your complete digital edition is typically created in about twenty minutes. Once approved, the hardcover is prepared and ships within seven days. Delivery time after shipment depends on the destination and shipping method selected at checkout.

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