TalePaint
Christmas 2026

A Christmas storybook starring the people you love

Describe it in one sentence: your child saving Christmas, the grandchildren baking with Grandma, the dog's first Christmas. It's written and painted in about fifteen minutes, and printed as a hardcover to unwrap.

Your first book is free · no card needed

Two printed TalePaint hardcovers, Pip's Christmas Present on top of Mei and the Little Lost Cloud
Sample books, printed as hardcovers

Order the hardcover in time for Christmas

Each book is printed for you and shipped with tracking. Last day to order for delivery by Christmas Eve:

Somewhere else? The order page shows the date for your country. Past the date, the online book still makes a lovely Christmas-morning present, with the hardcover to follow.

Or give them a storybook to make themselvesEmailed on Christmas morning with your note. They make their own book, and the printed hardcover is included. Never too late.Give a storybook

A real Christmas book, made from one sentence

Open it and turn the pages. Yours is written and painted just for the people in it.

Families love their books

Before TalePaint, our team made personalised storybooks for families. This is what they said.

4.8from 48 families

Start from an idea

Pick one and change the names, or write your own. Add photos so everyone looks like themselves.

How it works

  1. 1

    Describe it

    Who it's for, who's in it and what happens. One sentence is enough; add photos if you like.

  2. 2

    Watch it painted

    The storyteller writes every page and paints it in about fifteen minutes. Change any word or picture after.

  3. 3

    Give it

    Read it on any screen, share it with family, and order the printed hardcover to unwrap.

Christmas questions

When do I need to order for Christmas?

For a printed hardcover, order by Wed 2 Dec for Malaysia, Mon 30 Nov for Singapore, Fri 4 Dec for Japan, Hong Kong & Korea, Mon 7 Dec for United States, Mon 7 Dec for Canada, Mon 7 Dec for Australia & New Zealand, Mon 7 Dec for India, Fri 4 Dec for Philippines & Indonesia, Thu 10 Dec for United Kingdom, Mon 7 Dec for Most of Europe. The book itself is ready to read online in about fifteen minutes, so it's never too late for the online version.

Can my child, our family or our pet be in the story?

Yes. Add up to three photos of each person or pet and they're painted to look like themselves on every page. Photos are only used to paint your book and are deleted when you delete it.

How much does it cost?

Your first book is free to make and read online. A printed hardcover is $44.99, or $35.99 with any plan, with free delivery to the US, UK, most of Europe, Australia, India and Mexico.

Is it a good gift for grandparents?

It's one of the most-loved uses: a story about the grandchildren, or about the grandparents' own lives, printed as a hardcover they can read with the children. Extra copies in the same parcel cost less.

What if it's too late for the printed copy?

Give the book on Christmas morning on a phone, tablet or TV, with its own share link, and the hardcover arrives in the new year as a second present. Or give a storybook gift: we email it on Christmas morning and they make their own, printed hardcover included.

Make their Christmas book