A gift certificate for a hardcover book your grandchild writes themselves — with a little help from a lovable monster.
A beautiful voucher you can print or email. And we can even deliver the email Christmas morning.
They go on the story-making adventure. In about 20 minutes they can complete a real illustrated book.
A grown-up enters the gift code and the hardcover ships, with the child's name on the cover.
US shipping only for now.
How a child-authored book differs from a personalized one →
Takes a minute. You'll get the code + a printable certificate by email.
We'll send you the gift code and a printable certificate.
If you add it, we'll email them the gift for you.
Leave blank to send right away. We can email it Christmas morning. ✨
Buying for more than one grandkid? Come back and grab another code — each book gets its own.
Secure checkout by Stripe. You'll get the code + certificate by email.
No worries. The code never expires. It waits patiently until the child is ready to write their story whether it's this year or years from now.
The kid never sees the price. Just Obooga getting stuck and needing their help to finish the story.
Yes. Add the family's email and we'll send it for you — or pick a delivery date and we'll email it that morning. You'll also get everything yourself to forward however you like.
Standard US shipping is included. When the family redeems, they can upgrade to Ground (+$8) or Express (+$30) — they pay only the difference at that point.
Yes. No child accounts, no ads, human-written story worlds, and everything a child types is moderated. More detail is on our press page.
Obooga is holding a hardcover, just waiting for a story.
Wrapping your gift…