Dearbound
A keepsake book

The Amazing Adventures of Your Pet

A joyful adventure starring your actual pet — the hero of their own legend.

A joyful, personalized picture book where your actual pet — illustrated from a photo you upload — stars as the hero of a fun 'save the day' quest. Unlike other personalized pet books that pick a generic breed from a list, every illustration is painted to look like your pet: same markings, same floppy ear, same goofy face. Tell us your pet's real-life quirk and we'll make it their superpower — the dog who always finds the ball becomes the World's Greatest Nose. Choose whether a child co-stars (drawn as a playful, stylized character) or your pet takes the spotlight alone — and the reading level that fits. Delivered as a print-quality PDF, lovingly hand-finished within 24–48 hours. The gift for the kid who thinks their dog is already a legend — because they're right.

  • Price$34
  • Illustrations10 painted from your photo
  • FinishedBy hand, in 24–48 hours
Order this bookSee the full book (PDF)

You'll check out first, then tell us about your pet (about 5 minutes).

A few gentle questions and a photo. We paint it and send you a print-quality PDF.

After checkout

The questions you’ll answer

After checkout we’ll ask about your pet — about five minutes, with one good photo ready. Here’s everything we’ll ask, so none of it is a surprise; or simply read the example we used to paint the sample above.

01

Your pet

  • Their nameRequired
  • What kind of animalRequired
  • How they lookRequired
  • He, she, or theyRequired
  • Illustration styleRequired
02

The adventure

  • Their real-life superpowerOptional
  • Their favorite thing to doOptional
  • A quirk or two that are only theirsOptional
  • The child in the storyOptionalRequired when the child adventures alongside; optional when they hear the legend as the reader.Drawn as a stylized character, not a likeness of a specific child.
  • A sidekick on the quest?OptionalOnly when the child adventures alongside.
  • NicknamesOptional
03

Tone & options

  • Which adventure?Optional
  • Does the child adventure along, or hear the legend?OptionalTwo ways to tell it: the child co-stars in the adventure, or your pet is the lone hero and the child just hears the legend (a pet-only book).
  • What reading level fits the child?Optional
Required to start Optional — degrades gracefully if left blank