One hundred percent custom. One conversation at a time. Your kid, your dog, your grandparent, your best friend, the thing you've collected your whole life — if you love it, we'll write a book about it.
"Miss Ruby's specialty is the book nobody else would think to make."
My granddaughter wanted a monster truck coloring book for her birthday — but with a girl theme. I looked. It didn't exist. So I made one myself, in Microsoft Word, with absolutely no idea what I was doing.
It took me three weeks. I didn't know what "bleed" or margins meant. Amazon rejected it more than once before I finally got it right.
Then my grandson started learning to talk, and we kept calling Miss Ruby "Funny Pug." So I made him a book to help him read. I never thought either one would go anywhere.
Twenty-one coloring books later, someone asked: "Could you make one about my kid?" And that was it.
"Why is it called Miss Ruby's? Because she's the boss. She's also my dog. I just do what she tells me."
I didn't start a business. I started because I couldn't find what I wanted for the people I love. So I built it.
— JD
Every category below is just a starting point. Don't see your idea? Good. The best ones never fit a category.
The hero of their own adventure
Because they deserve their own story too
The tribute book they'll keep forever
For the person who's been there through everything
Your story, told the way only you two know it
50, 60, 70, 80 — look how far you've come
The career that deserved a proper ending
How it all began
Before they're old enough to remember, make sure they know
For the ones we carry with us
The car, the boat — the thing nobody else understands but you
A business told the way it actually happened
The athlete, the artist, the pursuit of a lifetime
Good. The best ones never fit a category.
It starts with a form. It becomes a conversation.
A short form — just enough for me to know what we're working with. Name, idea, best way to reach you.
I call you personally. A real conversation, not a script. We figure out the story together.
I send the longer form — photos, personality, details. The more you tell me, the less guessing I do.
Already know this is for you? Skip ahead →That's the moment I do this for. We flip through it together on the review call before it's ever final.
"Some people hand it to me and trust me completely. Others want to talk every week. Either way, I'm in — within reason, because I do have a day job."
Bright, vibrant, animated-movie energy on every page. Most popular pick.
Soft, painterly, timeless — the classic storybook feel.
So detailed people stop and ask if it's a real photo.
Big expressive eyes, dynamic energy, Japanese animation magic.
Bold lines, POW! moments, superhero treatment.
Describe it on your intake form — vintage, folk art, oil painting. If you can describe it, we can build it.
Jaxon loves storms more than anything. His grandfather said: "His passion for storms is his superpower." Here's what happened.
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Read the Full Book →"I've prompted pictures that looked exactly like what I asked for. And they didn't feel like anything. That's the part nobody talks about — getting AI to make an image is easy. Getting it to make an image that makes a grandmother cry when she opens the book — that took me years to figure out."
The AI is the brush. I'm still the one who knows what to paint.
This isn't a name-swap template operation, and it isn't a DIY tool you build yourself. Miss Ruby's books are written from scratch and published by Dabbing Pug Productions — an independent press with years of published titles.
We don't drop your kid's face onto a story that's already been written a thousand times. Every story starts blank.
You don't build this yourself with a generator. You talk to a person, and that person builds it.
It's one guy, some AI tools he's spent years learning to use well, and a small team helping bring it to life.
I know these are AI — but they feel like me.
Personal Book Recipient
Every edition includes an original story written from scratch, custom illustrations, and a personal review call with Miss Ruby.
"I don't ask for everything upfront because I haven't earned it yet. Half when we agree. Half when you're holding your book."
I'm not a big company. It's me, a little bit of help, and a lot of care about getting it right. That's why I get on the phone with every single person — and why you only pay half until you're actually holding the thing.
This isn't the full intake — just enough for me to reach out and start the conversation.
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