The cover of Ava and Dot, A Reading Christmas: a robin in a Santa hat on a snowy branch under a full moon

A personalised picture book

Their name.
Their town.
Their book.

Your child helps Dot the robin find her lost Christmas song, round six real places in your town that you choose. Every place is drawn from a real photograph.

  • Hardback, 30 pages, 21 × 28 cm
  • £29.99, a second copy £19.99
  • Free UK delivery
  • Last Christmas order Sunday 13 December

The picture book is printed and delivered in the UK only for now.

What's inside

A page from the Reading sample book: Reading Abbey Gateway drawn in the snow, with Dot the robin by the gate
Six places you pick, each drawn in winter. This is Reading's Abbey Gateway from our sample book. Where we haven't drawn your town yet, you choose from real photographs of it.
A busy snowy street scene full of people, trees and snowmen, headed Find Dot and Ava!
A busy double page with Dot, your child and their pet hidden in it. It's drawn fresh for every book.
  • A street map of your town with the six places pinned
  • The real night sky over your town on Christmas Eve
  • Up to four family members and a pet in the pictures
  • Dot's Christmas Song, with a QR code to hear it
  • A keepsake page and a handprint page

How it works

  1. Type their name and your town. You see the cover straight away.
  2. Pick six places and draw your child. The park, the high street, Grandma's road. Choose their hair, coat and glasses, and add the family.
  3. We print it as a hardback and post it. Free delivery anywhere in the UK.
A girl and her grandad with hot chocolate on a bench outside Reading Town Hall at Christmas

The Parcel

A made-up story, filmed with AI. The book pages shown are from a sample book for Reading. Every place in your book is a real place in your town, drawn from a real photograph.

A made-up story, filmed with AI. The book pages shown are from a sample book for Reading. Every place in your book is a real place in your town, drawn from a real photograph.

Questions

When do I need to order for Christmas?

By Sunday 13 December. Each book is printed to order and posted free to any UK address.

What if you haven't drawn our town yet?

You can still make it. Choose from real photographs of your town and we draw them for your book, in the same style as the rest.

Can I add our own places?

Yes. At least two of the six can be your own: your street, their school, a grandparent's road.

Can I see it before I pay?

Yes. You see the cover, the title page and the map of your town as you go, with their name and your town on them.

Can I order a second copy?

Yes, a second copy in the same parcel is £19.99. Handy for grandparents.