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The School of Wonder
One rainy Tuesday the toaster pops up a letter: your child is invited to the School of Wonder. Bring a spoon, jump in the biggest puddle, and find your own kind of magic.
- Ages 3 to 8
- 28 pages
- Ready in minutes
What we make just for you
- Painted from your photo, or your design. Your child is painted into the pictures in our watercolour style, so they really look like them. No photo? Design them in a few taps instead.Your child is painted into the pictures in our watercolor style, so they really look like them. No photo? Design them in a few taps instead.
- Their name in the story. The story is told about them, by name, from start to finish.
- Your message on the first page. Write your own, and add a photo above it for free.
- Three sizes in print. A 20 cm softcover or hardcover, or a big 28 cm hardcover. Every printed book comes with the digital book too.An 8 inch softcover or hardcover, or a big 11 inch hardcover. Every printed book comes with the digital book too.
Read the beginning
It was a rainy Tuesday morning, and Isla was eating jam on toast. Then the toaster went PING! And up popped... a letter. It was warm, and it smelled of toast, and on the front, in curly gold writing, it said: Isla.
"Dear Isla, Please come to the School of Wonder today. Bring a spoon. Jump in the biggest puddle you can find. Best wishes and biscuits, Miss Crumpet, Head Teacher." Isla tucked the letter into a raincoat pocket, took the jam spoon and ran outside. The biggest puddle in the street was waiting. One... two... three... SPLOSH!"Dear Isla, Please come to the School of Wonder today. Bring a spoon. Jump in the biggest puddle you can find. Best wishes and cookies, Miss Crumpet, Head Teacher." Isla tucked the letter into a raincoat pocket, took the jam spoon and ran outside. The biggest puddle in the street was waiting. One... two... three... SPLOSH!
But Isla didn't get wet at all. Down, down went Isla, onto a hill of soft white cloud. At the top stood the School of Wonder, with crooked towers, teapot chimneys and a jam-red door. On the step stood Miss Crumpet, a tiny lady with a teacup. "Ah, Isla! Did you bring a spoon?"
Isla held up the jam spoon. It was still a bit sticky. "Perfect," said Miss Crumpet, and she dipped it in her tea. The spoon began to glow like honey. "Say it with me," she said. "Twirl the spoon and stir the air, a little bit of magic... there!" Out popped a tiny gold star. "Splendid! Off to Class One!"
See the rest with your child in it
Add a photo, or design your child in a few taps, and we paint them onto the cover and the first pages, free, in about two minutes. You only pay if you love it.
Create this bookWhat families say
Reviews from across our books, newest first.
The illustrations have such a warm, gentle feel. Seeing my sons face in it makes it so much more special. A book to last forever
Anthony · The Silver BellThe story felt gentle and joyful, and the pictures gave us lots to talk about together.
Jacklin · The Silver BellIt made a lovely birthday surprise. The best bit was seeing the smile when the cover was opened.
Fran · The Silver BellWe chose a story about an adventure and it quickly became the one requested at bedtime
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