About the story

The story in brief

On a noisy Christmas Eve, your grandchild is the one who notices the quietest sounds, but nobody listens, except their grandparent. Tinsel, a small elf, arrives with a problem: Santa's sleigh bell is lost somewhere in the busy North Pole workshop, and it has to ring for the reindeer at midnight. As the clock counts down, your grandchild remembers the words their grandparent always says, and helps everyone hear the bell in time. The story ends with a page turn that reveals the grandparent, and a message in the grandparent's own words.

Subtitle: The night {Name} saved Christmas.

Who it’s for

Written for ages 3–8, with two reading levels: a shorter text for ages 2–4 and a longer one for ages 5–9.

24 pages: 8 illustrated double-page spreads, a closing spread, a dedication page and a page for the grandparent's message.

What is personalized

• Your grandchild's name and illustrated likeness on every spread.
• Up to 3 children can star together in one story (siblings or cousins).
• The grandparent's title (Grandma, Grandpa, Nana, Papa, or your own).
• One thing your grandchild loves (for example dinosaurs), worked into the story.
• The saying you always tell them, which becomes the words that help save Christmas.
• A dedication and a short love note from you on the last pages.

Tone

Gentle, cozy and safe: no scary moments, no peril. The elves are original characters, and Santa appears only as a tiny distant silhouette.

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