Christmas
The Christmas gift that's ready by morning — starring the kid asleep upstairs
Every toy under the tree was made for a million other kids. This book stars exactly one: your child, painted from a single photo into a winter-magic adventure written just for them. It's made in about two minutes — so it works in November and it works at 9pm on Christmas Eve. Read it together by the tree on Christmas morning; the hardcover keepsake follows in the mail and stays long after the batteries run out.
Ready in ~2 minutes · Hardcover keepsake optional · Love it or we remake it free
Party's not for a while? Tell us the date — we'll remind you in time.
Printed personalized books have order-by deadlines that quietly pass in mid-December. A Lumora story has none — it's on your screen in about two minutes, any day of the season, including Christmas morning itself. Want the hardcover too? We publish clear order-by dates for it each season.
Why it outlasts everything else under the tree
- Your child is the hero of their own winter-magic story — their real face, painted from one photo into every page.
- It works at 9pm on Christmas Eve: about two minutes from photo to finished book, no shipping, no gift wrap required.
- Grandparents far away can join Christmas morning — send the link and they read it aloud over a video call while the child turns the pages.
- The hardcover keepsake follows in the mail — and a new story each Christmas becomes the family annual: same hero, one year taller.
- The first story is free — no subscription or credit card needed to try it.
Ready before the cocoa goes cold
- 1Tell us about your child and upload one photo — that's who the story stars.
- 2We've pre-filled a Christmas moment — add this year's obsession, the new puppy, or the cookies left out for Santa.
- 3Watch the book paint itself in about two minutes, then read it together by the tree — on any screen, or as a printable PDF.
Sending Christmas to another family?
A Lumora gift card lands by email in minutes — even on Christmas morning. The parents add the photo, their child becomes the hero, and your gift is the one the whole family gathers around after the wrapping paper settles.
Send a gift cardChristmas questions, answered
Can it really be ready by Christmas morning?
Yes — even if you start after the stockings are hung. A complete illustrated story generates in about two minutes. Plenty of parents make it on Christmas Eve once the kids are asleep and read it together in pajamas the next morning.
What if I want the printed book under the tree?
We publish clear order-by dates for the hardcover each season — order by then and it arrives in time to wrap. If you've missed the window, you haven't missed Christmas: the story on screen is the Christmas-morning moment, and the hardcover follows in the mail as the keepsake.
Is it a Christmas-themed story?
As much or as little as you like. We pre-fill a Christmas moment — snow, lights, a little winter magic — and you choose whether Santa appears at all. Skip the holiday entirely and it's simply a winter adventure starring your child.
Can I send it to a family far away?
Yes — send a Lumora gift card by email and the parents add the photo and details themselves. If you already have a photo of the child, you can make the story yourself and send the finished book as a link, narrated audio included, in time for their Christmas morning.
How much does it cost?
Your first story is free — no credit card. After that, a single story is $9.99, or a subscription brings the per-story price under a few dollars. The printed hardcover is optional, never required.
Layered safety filters tuned for young readers, full preview before you share, and a refund if a story isn't delightful — that's the studio promise.