Eight Little Lights
A Hanukkah story about eight nights, one small hero and a very stubborn dreidel
Each night a new candle, each night a new small adventure: a latke that escapes the pan, a dreidel that will not stop spinning, a grandmother's story about a light that lasted. By the eighth night, your child knows exactly why the lights matter.
- Builds reading confidence, ages 3-8
- 30 pages · 28 × 28 cm (11 × 11") hardcover or instant PDF
- For ages 3–8
- Preview every page before you order
See inside “Eight Little Lights”
Follow the hero through the journey before you personalise — so you know exactly what you're ordering.
A glimpse from “Eight Little Lights”
On the first night, the menorah stood in the window with one candle ready. "Your turn," said Grandpa, and handed [Your Child's Name] the light.
[Your Child's Name]will be replaced with your child's actual name in the personalised book.
The full story unlocks once you personalise the book.
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“Eight Little Lights” is a personalized Hanukkah storybook that gives your child one gentle adventure for each of the eight nights. Their name is on the cover and on every spread, and their face is illustrated from a photo you upload.
Night one, your child lights the first candle and the whole kitchen goes gold. Night two, a latke makes a bid for freedom. Night three, the dreidel spins so long the dog gets dizzy. Night by night the menorah fills, the house fills with family, and a grandmother tells the story of a small light that lasted longer than anyone expected. It is warm, funny and quietly meaningful.
Available as an instant PDF or a premium hardcover with a dedication page for your own message. A gift grandparents love to give and children ask for again in December.
Questions about “Eight Little Lights”
Your personalised digital PDF is ready in about 15 minutes — you can read it on any device the moment payment clears, no waiting. The premium 28 × 28 cm hardcover is printed and shipped via Gelato, our worldwide print-on-demand partner, and arrives within 5–7 business days in the US and EU and 10–14 business days for the rest of the world. You can always start with the digital and add the hardcover later if you want to read it tonight.
Every book includes a free preview before you commit to print. You can edit the text, regenerate any individual scene, and adjust the cover until the book feels right. If your generation fails for any reason, you receive a full automatic refund. Beyond that, we honour a 7-day satisfaction guarantee on digital orders and a printed-but-not-shipped refund window on hardcover orders — just reach out to [email protected] and we'll make it right.
Yes — your child's privacy is non-negotiable. Photos are uploaded over HTTPS, used solely to generate the illustrated character for your book, and are never shared with third parties or used to train any AI model. Photos are automatically purged from our servers after 30 days. We don't post your child's image anywhere and we don't keep it longer than necessary to render and print the book you ordered.
Absolutely — many parents order one book per sibling so each child is the hero of their own story, and grandparents often order extra hardcovers as keepsake gifts. We ship hardcovers to over 100 countries through Gelato's worldwide print-on-demand network, with localised shipping and tracking included. Please note that customs duties or import taxes may apply depending on your country's regulations and are the responsibility of the recipient.
We recommend "Eight Little Lights" for ages 3–8. You choose the exact age on the create form and the story is tuned to it: shorter, gentler sentences for the youngest readers, a little more detail and vocabulary for older ones. The pictures are drawn with your child's real proportions for that age, so a three-year-old looks three and a seven-year-old looks seven.
Their name appears on the cover and on every spread of the story, and their face is illustrated from the photo you upload — same hair, same eyes, same smile, in the book's art style. Fifteen scenes in total, plus a dedication page where you can write your own message.
The digital book is usually ready in about 15 minutes and arrives as a high-resolution PDF you can read on a tablet tonight or print at home. The hardcover bundle adds a printed 28 × 28 cm book, shipped to your door.
Gently, yes. A grandmother tells the story of the small light that lasted eight nights, in words a young child can follow, and the book shows the family traditions around it: lighting the menorah, latkes, dreidel, gelt and gathering with relatives. It stays warm and family-centred rather than academic.