Personalized Cinderella Books: A Six-Book Princess Series Starring Your Child

A personalized Cinderella book should put your child inside the fairy tale, not just their name on the cover. In Magic Story's Cinderella Series, one photo of your child becomes an illustrated character who is Cinderella's best friend and Guardian, with their name throughout, across six hardcover adventures for ages 3 to 10. Your child helps Cinderella get to the royal ball, then follows her into an enchanted forest to free a silver stag, solve a fox's puzzle, protect a misunderstood wolf, help a wise old owl and give a sneaky crow a second chance. You can collect the books one a month with Magic Story+ or get all six at once, and you see a free preview of your child's cover before you buy.

This is our guide to our own series. It walks through each book and the friends your child meets, then answers the questions parents and grandparents ask before they buy: is it right for my child's age, can a boy be the hero, and which way should we collect it.

The six Cinderella books at a glance

How does a personalized Cinderella book work?

1. Upload one clear photo and add your child's name. Your child becomes an illustrated character, Cinderella's best friend, in the pictures throughout each story. You choose boy or girl as you go, and the text uses your child's name and the matching he or she. Our photo tips help you pick a good one.
2. See a free preview before you buy. Creating your child's character and their preview needs no credit card. The preview shows your child on a personalized Cinderella cover; it doesn't show every page. To see the stories themselves, flip through the sample pages on each book's page, which star our example child. Read more about how the free preview works.
3. Get the hardcovers. Each book is printed to order after you buy, then shipped to the address you choose.

Meet the friends: the six books in reading order

Each adventure starts at Cinderella's castle with a small mystery, and from Book 2 on, each one ends by the library fire, where your child writes the day's adventure in a book of adventures. Along the way, blue butterflies and two bluebirds help out, and Cinderella is always right beside your child.

Sample pages show our example child. Your child's books use their own name and illustrated likeness.

Book 1: Cinderella and the Forever Friend

Cinderella has been kept from the royal ball and buried in chores, so your child picks up a broom: "A long list is easy with two pairs of hands!" Together they sort beans out of the ashes, help the Fairy Godmother turn a glowing rock into a crystal carriage, and your child becomes Cinderella's Guardian, in a uniform with a soft blue cape, keeping watch on the palace clock as midnight nears. When the Stepmother locks Cinderella in the cellar, it is your child who runs to the Prince for help. Book 1 has 25 story pages.

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  Over the garden wall Your child brings Cinderella berries and big news: there is going to be a ball at the palace.

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  Two pairs of hands The chores feel light because the two friends sing and work together.

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  A team by the fire Hours of sorting beans, and your child keeps telling jokes to make Cinderella smile.

See Cinderella and the Forever Friend

Book 2: Cinderella and the Patient Stag

A swirl of blue butterflies calls the two friends into the Enchanted Forest, where the Silver Stag is caught in Iron Vines that only grip tighter when pulled. "This will take patience, not strength," Cinderella says. Your child warms the vines by thinking of happy memories until they loosen, and the grateful Stag leads them to the Lake of Reflection. A glowing Starlight leaf turns into a necklace for your child: "So you never forget you belong here."

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  The forest is calling A cloud of blue butterflies circles Cinderella in the castle garden.

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  The Silver Stag He is caught in the Iron Vines, and anger only makes them tighter.

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  Gentle hands Your child's warm hands soften the thorns, one knot at a time.

See Cinderella and the Patient Stag

Book 3: Cinderella and the True Treasure

A clever red fox turns up with a heavy golden key that nobody can place. Your child notices the tiny acorn on its handle and, while the crows squawk that they will never find the chest, finds the one bridge with a matching acorn carving. Across the river wait three chests, made of ice, gold and plain wood. Your child walks past the sparkling ones to open the wooden chest, which holds the long-lost Seeds of the Great Forest, and plants them at the top of Craggy Peak. The fox gives your child the Golden Key.

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  The Clever Fox He brings a golden key with a handle shaped like a tiny acorn.

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  The mark of the acorn One of three bridges carries the clue, hidden under moss.

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  Three chests Ice, gold or plain wood: your child chooses the one that doesn't sparkle.

See Cinderella and the True Treasure

Book 4: Cinderella and the Misunderstood Wolf

The village is frightened of a great gray wolf who came down from the mountains. Cinderella and your child find him in a ravine with his paw caught in an iron trap, wrapped in moss as if he had tried to heal himself. "He isn't growling to scare us," Cinderella whispers. "He is growling because he is afraid." Your child opens the trap with the Golden Key, stands between the wolf and the hunter who set it, and helps the village see that he is the Guardian of the Valley, come to help before a great winter storm.

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  The Great Gray Wolf Caught in a trap, he lets Cinderella and your child come close.

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  Steady hands The snare was made from fear, so your child stays steady and turns the key.

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  A brave heart Your child stands between the wolf and the hunter: "He needs our help!"

See Cinderella and the Misunderstood Wolf

Book 5: Cinderella and the Listening Owl

The forest is too noisy for the Great Owl to find the Secret Path to the Winter Feast. Your child leads the chattering squirrels away by the soft glow of the Starlight Necklace, crosses the Fog of Forget-Me-Nots with the Velvet Stone, and climbs a staircase of starlight to ring the Great Silver Bell that calls every animal to the feast. The Owl announces your child as "the Listener" and gives them the Whisper Feather.

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  "Shhh" Cinderella teaches your child to listen with more than their ears.

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  The Great Owl He has found the path on his map, but he needs young legs to help him get there.

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  A staircase of starlight The steps are only strong enough for a hero with a kind heart.

See Cinderella and the Listening Owl

Book 6: Cinderella and the Crow's Second Chance

A frantic squirrel brings bad news: a sneaky crow has hidden the whole winter food supply. Your child uses every treasure in the satchel, the Velvet Stone to sniff out acorns, the Whisper Feather to hear them rolling and the Golden Key to bring the bluebirds and butterflies together, until the food is found. Then the North Wind traps the frightened crow on a high branch, and your child decides to help him anyway. He thanks them with the Winter Acorn, which "only grows for those who know how to forgive."

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  A frantic squirrel He runs up the castle wall, chattering so fast nobody can understand him.

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  The sneaky crow "A hundred logs, a thousand holes!" he teases, as your child holds up the Velvet Stone.

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  The Whisper Feather In a maze of pines, your child asks for quiet and hears the acorns rolling.

See Cinderella and the Crow's Second Chance

Six friends, six keepsakes: should you read them in order?

Yes, the books are best read in order. Book 1 is where your child becomes Cinderella's Guardian, and each adventure after it adds a keepsake to the satchel your child carries: a necklace spun from starlight, a golden key, a velvet stone, a whisper feather and a winter acorn. Most of them come back in later books. By Book 5, your child checks the satchel before setting out, and in Book 6 they use the necklace, the key, the stone and the feather to save the squirrels' winter food.

The keepsakes live in the story, not in the box: your child collects them on the page. Small children love the pattern of it. They start to guess which treasure will save the day, and they notice when a book ends with a new treasure beside your child at bedtime.

Princess stories about kindness and friendship

Plenty of parents love Cinderella and still wish the princess did more than wait to be rescued. In this series, nobody waits. Your child is the friend who sweeps, sorts, keeps watch on the clock and runs for help, and Cinderella is the kind, steady friend beside them. When your child asks whether they need the guards to face the wolf, she answers, "Guards bring swords, but we bring understanding."

Here is what your child gets out of it:

• Being needed. Every book turns on something only your child does: warming the vines, choosing the plain chest, standing up for the wolf, climbing the starlight stairs.
• Lessons they can see. Patience, wise choices, empathy, listening and forgiveness show up as actions on the page, so you can point to the moment instead of explaining it.
• The moment of seeing themselves. Your child spots their own face in the pictures and hears Cinderella say their name. At the end of Book 1, she takes both their hands: "I could not have done this without you."
• A reason to read it again. Each adventure ends with your child writing in the book of adventures, which gives you an easy bedtime question: what would you write about today?

Book 1 keeps the parts of the classic tale children know, the ball, the glass slipper and the Prince, and at its heart is a friendship. Books 2 to 6 are new adventures in and around the forest, with no royal romance, about kindness to animals and to people who make mistakes.

Is a princess book a good gift for a boy?

Yes, and this series is an easy one to start with. Your child's role is Cinderella's best friend and Guardian, not a princess. In Book 1, the Fairy Godmother gives your child a Guardian's uniform with a soft blue cape and shiny boots, and the adventures that follow are about stags, foxes, wolves, owls and crows. When you personalize, you choose boy or girl, and the story uses your child's name and the matching he or she.

A child who loves castles, animals and a little magic doesn't need the story to be about a princess. They need a part to play, and here they get one in every book.

A Cinderella book for a 3, 4, 5 or 6 year old

The Cinderella Series is written for ages 3 to 10. Book 1 has 25 story pages, and Books 2 to 6 have 20 each.

• Ages 3 and 4. Read them aloud. Children this age follow the friendship and the animals, and they love finding themselves in the pictures. A book can fill a whole bedtime, or you can stop at a cozy spot and finish the next night.
• Ages 5 and 6. Most still enjoy a read-aloud, and some like to read their own name aloud when it comes up. This is a good age for the keepsakes: ask which treasure they think will help next.
• Ages 7 to 10. Older children can read the books on their own, or read a page aloud to a younger sibling.

The stories are gentle, with a few tense moments. In Book 1, the Stepmother throws beans into the ashes and later locks Cinderella in the cellar until your child runs for help. In Book 4, the wolf is caught in a trap and the villagers gather with torches before they learn he is a protector. Each moment resolves quickly and kindly, but if your child is sensitive, look through the sample pages together first. For more ideas by age, see our guides to personalized books for 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds.

A gift for a child who loves princesses

For a child who already has the dress and the tiara, a book where they help Cinderella is a gift they can come back to. The complete series gives them all six adventures at once. Magic Story+ turns it into something to look forward to, with a new hardcover each month.

Buying for a grandchild, niece, nephew or friend? Ask the child's parent or guardian for permission to use the photo, check how the family spells the name, and enter the family's address at checkout. Our Help article on buying a book as a gift walks through it. If you want a set gift-wrapped, check with us before ordering, as our gift wrap guide explains. Giving it for Christmas? See will my book arrive by Christmas?

Monthly or all six at once: how to collect the Cinderella Series

The Cinderella books aren't sold one at a time as one-off purchases. There are two ways to collect them, and both start with a free preview.

Magic Story+ with the Cinderella Series. You start it from a Cinderella book's page on magicstory.com, and the standard US website plan costs $24.99 a month plus shipping and tax. A personalized hardcover arrives each month, starting with the book you choose in your preview, and the remaining Cinderella books follow in story order. Start with Book 1 to keep the keepsakes in sequence. After all six, the membership continues with more personalized stories until you cancel. You can skip or pause a month or cancel anytime; cancel at least 24 hours before your renewal date to avoid the next charge.

The Cinderella Complete Series. All six personalized hardcovers in one purchase, with no subscription. One photo personalizes every book, and they arrive together. It suits a gift, or a child who will want Book 2 the minute Book 1 closes. See the current price on the complete series page.

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When will the books arrive?

Every Cinderella book is printed to order, which takes 3 to 5 business days in the US. From order to arrival, Standard delivery takes 5 to 10 business days and Expedited takes 5 to 8. These are estimates, not guarantees, and checkout shows the estimate for your address before you pay. For other countries, checkout shows the shipping options and delivery estimate. See how long until my book arrives for more.

Find your child's Cinderella book

• Read sample pages and start a free preview on the Cinderella series page.
• Browse all six in the Cinderella Series collection.
• Begin with Book 1, Cinderella and the Forever Friend.
• Get all six at once: The Cinderella Complete Series.