Two Children and It - Personalized Kids Novel

Two Children and It is a a 130-page professionally bound personalized novel for children ages 6 - 12. The story is adapted from the classic, Five Children and It by renowned children's novelist, Edith Nesbit. Four personalized characters - two children, an adult and a pet - are featured in this story.

Ideal for children of reading age, or you can introduce this warm and wonderful tale of adventure to younger children as bedtime stories.

The two children, the main characters in the book, discover an extraordinary creature that grants the children a wish a day that lasts until sunset. Each wish backfires and the message, "Be careful what you wish for...", eventually becomes clear.

With nineteen characteristics for personalization (for example, names, gender, hair and eye color, street name and more), this book will be cherished forever by the child lucky enough to receive it.

You can even put yourself in the story. There is an adult character who offers words of wisdom once in a while to help guide the child to a happy ending.

Price range: $24.95

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Here is an excerpt from Two Children and It. The words in green show words that have been replaced in the story based on the characteristics entered during the ordering process. The words will not be in color in the printed book.

From Chapter Seven - "Beautiful as the Day"

Billy makes a most unusual discovery...

... Finally, Billy couldn�t wait and yelled out to Peter, �I�m not afraid! Let me dig.� And he promptly fell to his knees and began to scratch like a dog does when it suddenly remembers where it has buried its bone. Perspiration was beginning to drip from the ends of his brown hair as Billy dutifully dug, scoop after scoop. �Oh, I felt fur,� he cried, half-laughing and half-crying, �I did, I really did!� Suddenly a dry husky voice in the sand made them both jump back, and their hearts jumped nearly as fast as they did. �Leave me alone,� it said. Both of the friends heard the voice and looked at the other to see if they had heard it too. �But we want to see you,� Billy said bravely. �I wish you�d come out,� said Peter, also taking courage. �Oh, well� If that is your wish,� the voice said, and the sand stirred and spun and scattered, and something brown and furry and fat came rolling into the hole and the sand fell off it. And it sat there yawning and rubbing the ends of its eyes with its hands. �I believe I must have fallen asleep,� it said while it stretched. Billy and Peter stood at the edge of the hole quietly inspecting the creature they�d found. It was worth looking at. Its eyes were on long horns like a snail�s eyes, and it could move them in and out like telescopes. It had ears like a bat�s ears, and its tubby body was shaped like a spider�s and covered with thick soft fur. Its legs and arms were furry too, and it had hands and feet like a monkey�s. �What on earth is it?� asked Billy, his blue eyes wide with excitement. �Should we take it home?� The thing turned its long eyes to look at Peter as it spoke, and said, �Does he always talk such nonsense, or is it the hat on his head that makes him look so silly?� It looked scornfully at Billy again and the funky hat sitting atop his brown hair. �I am a Psammead, as if you didn't know�...

The book is standard paperback size (4.25" x 7") with a personalized cover. You can make the book even more special by adding a custom photo to the back of the book! You can even add a plush teddy bear to accompany the personalized book.

Sample cover with custom photo

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Plush teddy bears

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You may want to check out our other personalized novels published by Book By You Publishing: personalized children's novels, personalized novels for teens and personalized romance novels for adults.

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