A kid and pet storybook starring your child and your dog or cat

Printed copies are paid, and you choose a format only after you have seen the preview.

1. Cover

   Your child and your pet side by side in a soft watercolour scene, with a title such as Aanya and Mishti Save the Monsoon Kittens. You pick from a few cover options and can regenerate any of them.

2. Meet the two heroes

3. How they found each other

   Adopted from a shelter, rescued from the street, born at home or a pet that simply found you. Your answer becomes a few gentle lines a young child can follow, told from the day your pet joined the family.

4. A day together

   The thing the two of them love doing most, from evening walks in the colony to ball games on the terrace or watching the rain from the balcony, told the way a child remembers an ordinary happy day.

5. The adventure

   Something small goes wrong close to home: kittens caught in the rain, a kite stuck on the water tank, a neighbour's parrot out of its cage. Your child and your pet sort it out together, and the funny thing only your pet does helps save the day. The story never shows chocolate, sweets or firecrackers as fun for pets.

6. The value moment

   The value you choose shapes the turning point. Kindness means helping someone smaller, sharing means making room for a new friend, bravery means trying something new, and responsibility means filling the water bowl without being asked.

7. Home again and the last page

1. What is your child's first name, and their age band? [3 to 5] [6 to 9]
2. Tell us about your pet: name and nickname, dog or cat, boy or girl, breed [Indie] [Labrador] [Golden Retriever] [Beagle] [Shih Tzu] [Persian] [Indie cat], up to 3 coat colours and 1 or 2 markings, such as a white chest patch or one floppy ear
3. How did your pet come into your life? [adopted from a shelter] [rescued from the street] [from a friend] [from a breeder] [born at home] [found us]
4. Pick 3 words that describe your pet. [naughty] [lazy] [foodie] [drama queen] [guard dog] [cuddly] [zoomies champion] [shy] [bossy] [gentle giant] [talkative]
5. What does your pet do that nobody else's pet does?
6. What do your child and your pet love doing together? [evening walks] [ball games] [naps on the sofa] [watching the rain] [hide and seek]
7. Which value should the story weave in? [kindness] [bravery] [sharing] [responsibility]
8. Who is the book from, and what would you write on the last page?

• Children aged 3 to 9 who call the family dog or cat their brother or sister
• A birthday, Children's Day or summer-holiday gift from Mumma and Papa
• Families who adopted an Indie and want a story about how the two of them met
• Bedtime reading that gently teaches kindness, sharing or responsibility
• A child learning to care for a new puppy or kitten

• Soft watercolour storybook, our default: warm washes, gentle light and rounded type
• Bold Indian picture-book: bright colours with Madhubani- and Warli-inspired borders
• Comic-strip panels, for children aged 6 to 9 who love a fast story