It has been almost three weeks since ‘Christmas Day’ and maybe you wonder if the presents you bought your children and young friends have already been forgotten.
Sadly, they probably have. The impact or ‘Wow’ element of most gifts for those under ten fades pretty quickly.
I recently learned about a new company online, ProtagonistBook.com, that creates gifts that will almost certainly never be forgotten, which is to say, “always be treasured.”
The owner, founder, and principal of the business has a profound appreciation of story, especially the Harry Potter novels, the Redwall series, and the Chronicles of Narnia. It shows.
I asked him for a description of Protagonist to share with you and this is what he sent:
Every parent, grandparent, god-parent, aunt or uncle wants to avoid getting their special young person a forgettable, boring gift. But finding a unique, personalized present for your child is time consuming and difficult.
PROTAGONIST makes finding an unforgettable gift for birthdays and holidays quick and easy. We write and illustrate uniquely crafted children’s books with your child as the main character — writing and drawing the gift recipient into a personalized, original adventure.
Then we publish and mail it straight to your door.
What we need from you are specifics about your child-hero or heroine, a physical and character description of the loved one you want this unique gift for. After that, you make a few choices.
You choose your book’s length at our website and fill out a story sheet specifying the adventure you want for your child; you choose the genre and setting of the story, and the number and style of hand-drawn illustrations you want. We take it from there.
Go to protagonistbook.com and order your child an unforgettable gift he or she will treasure forever, one that forever added an exciting dimension to reading a story.
I have read six of these books, two of which involved young people I know (ages three and four). They’re a delight. The parents of one and the grandparents of the other I know love reading their child’s story aloud, which is a good thing because the two boys want it read to them again and again.
There is no AI involved in the story writing or in the illustrations within or the cover. There is, consequently, some real time involved so pass this on to friends and family you think might be interested and get your own order in early.
You can read more about the founder and chief writer at ProtagonistBook.com and subscribe to his “Storyletter,” a free biweekly newsletter featuring installments of original short stories and news of his ongoing adventures in the publishing world, here.
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