Look inside a book we made

Before you spend $9.99 on a book you haven't read, read one. Below is a real book we made, front to back — the cover and all four spreads, the artwork exactly as it came out, with every line of the story translated underneath.

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The cover

The title on it reads Chihiro's Smile Dash! (ちひろのスマイルダッシュ！). It's in Japanese because we make these books in Japan — that's where we started. The book we make for you is written in English, and the English words are set onto the pages the same way these Japanese ones are.

The story, spread by spread

Each block below is one spread — two pages, side by side, as the reader sees them. The words printed on the pages are Japanese; the English underneath is a straight translation of them, so you can hear how much text lands on a spread and how it actually reads out loud. Nothing here has been redrawn, tidied up, or re-lettered for this page.

Spread 1 — what the right-hand page saysChihiro is the liveliest girl in town.“Goooood morning!” — and she is off at a sprint before the day has properly started.She loves the feeling of the wind when she runs, and wherever she is going, she gets there in a series of bounces.The people of the town cannot help smiling when she goes past.

Spread 2 — what the right-hand page saysOne day, while she was racing around town the way she always does, the mayor called out to her.“Chihiro, that speed of yours — how about putting it to work for the town? I would like to sign you up for the Speedy Helpers!”Chihiro's eyes lit up. “Yes! I will do it!”

Spread 3 — what the right-hand page saysHer first job as a Speedy Helper came straight away: deliver medicine to an old woman's house.“Leave it to me!” said Chihiro, and she shot off at top speed.But she was in such a hurry that she nearly ran into the postman at the corner, and the medicine —

Spread 4 — what the left-hand page says“I'm sorry…” Chihiro's head dropped.The medicine was fine, but she understood now that rushing is not everything.The mayor said it kindly. “It is not only about being fast, Chihiro. What matters is looking at what is around you while you run.”Chihiro nodded, deeply.

That's the book, front to back. Four spreads is how long this one came out — the book we make for you is longer, and the next section says what else is different about it.

What your book has that this one doesn't

English from the first draft. Your book isn't this book translated. It's written in English, then read out loud and rewritten by an editor until it works out loud.
Your kid. Their name in the words, their age in the pitch of the story, and a character drawn from the two or three photos you email us at info@kater.jp after checkout.
24 pages, cover to cover. The Japanese book above is four spreads long. Yours is a full 24-page picture book.
A print-ready PDF, yours to keep. In your inbox within 7 business days, or we refund you in full. Read it on a tablet, or print it as many times as you like.

The way it gets made is the same as it was for this one: the AI writes the first draft of the story and the first pass of the art, and then a person rewrites the words, checks every page against what you told us, and throws out art that came out wrong. We've written out exactly where the machine stops.

Pricing — what $9.99 covers, and why there's no hardcover price
How it works — the four steps, and what to send us after you buy
FAQ — the questions people ask before they order