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A birthday story for your cat or dog

For their birthday, give them a book about the day they were born: an illustrated story with a letter and a song, five little roles drawn for their birthday, a short film to play at the party, and stickers for the family chat.

Start with a photo Give it to a friend's pet

$34.99 per pet, everything included. A second pet is $16.99.

How the birthday story starts

  • One question: when is their birthday? That is all the story needs.
  • Know the time of day they were born? You can add it, but you don't have to.
  • Not sure of the date? Choose the day they came home, or the day you met, and celebrate that instead.
  • A birthday story also has five little roles, one for each of the five elements, matched to their birthday.

Ideas for the day

Read the story out loud, with the birthday pet on your lap if they allow it. Play the Little Theater film when the candles are out. Send the stickers to everyone who forgot.

Their keepsakes are usually ready within an hour or two, so the morning of the birthday is not too late.

Five little roles

Pepper, our example cat, in the five small parts a birthday story gives. Your pet gets their own.

Example: Pepper with a potted plant, wood
wood
Example: Pepper beside a paper lantern, fire
fire
Example: Pepper curled up by a clay pot, earth
earth
Example: Pepper with a brass bowl and bells, metal
metal
Example: Pepper by a little pool of water, water
water

Everything they get

All made from one photo, cat or dog.

Example: Pepper the cat as a paper puppetexample

The birthday story book and film

An illustrated book about the day they were born, with a letter and a song, to read on screen or print, and a short Little Theater film with them as a paper puppet.

Example: a tale card, an acorn in autumn leaves

An interactive tale, starring them

A small animal sets out to find its person, and it is your pet in every picture. Draw a card to open it.

Example: Pepper the cat as a happy stickerexample

Sixteen animated stickers

Happy, proud, zoomies and thirteen more, for the birthday group chat.

See two finished examples

Pepper the cat and Maple the dog, made the same way as every order.

Meet Pepper and Maple

Questions people ask

Are the five elements serious?

No. They are a playful way to picture a pet's character, not a science. Every pet gets all five.

Can I give it for a friend's pet's birthday?

Yes. Give a pet pass and choose the birthday as the day it arrives; they add a photo of their pet and pick the birthday story.

Is it a physical gift?

No, it is all digital, so it can be ready on the day. The story book can be printed at home or at a print shop.

Is it only for cats and dogs?

For now, yes.

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