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Mr de Beer
English Afrikaans

Make a book. Your child is the hero.

Mr de Beer writes and paints every page. Read it, hear it, or hold it in print.

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An open printed picture book on a wooden table in a sunny room. Over the painted page of Jonah and the great fish, the same scene stands up in 3D: a little island with the fish and Jonah, seen through a phone.
Stories that pop off the page. Pop-up Pages
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20 free credits. Enough for a first book.
Mr de Beer, a cream teddy bear in a flat cap and monocle, at a desk at night with an open book under a lamp Read it tonight Two hands holding a square hardcover picture book over a white bed. The cover is a painted house with a washing line, a girl in a yellow raincoat, her dog and a kite, under the title Mia and the Lost Kite. A real book in the post

In one minute

See a story come to life.

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How it works

Your book in ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Tell him about the hero

  2. 2

    He writes and paints it

  3. 3

    You make it yours

Pop-up Pages

The best scenes pop up off the page, right on your table.

On our Bible books, with more books on the way. Every page is free.

An open picture book on a garden table with red geraniums. Over the page, a small 3D ship rides a big wave under grey storm clouds.
Jonah's storm, right on your table.
A printed picture book on a bedroom floor at golden hour. Over the page, a small 3D island: David swings his sling at the giant Goliath, with tents and soldiers behind them.
David's sling, brought to life.
An open picture book on a kitchen table beside a mug of rooibos and rusks. Over the page, a small 3D desert camp with the bronze snake raised on a pole.
The bronze snake gleams.
An open picture book on a bed at dusk, lit by a bedside lamp. Over the page, a 3D great fish with a window in its side, and Jonah praying inside.
Jonah, safe inside the great fish.
Two hands holding a square hardcover picture book over a white bed. The cover is a painted house with a washing line, a girl in a yellow raincoat, her dog and a kite, under the title Mia and the Lost Kite.
The same book lying open on a white bed beside a second copy, showing a painted spread of the girl and her dog.

The printed book

Their story, on their shelf.

  • A hard cover
  • Square, 20 cm or 25 cm
  • 4, 8 or 12 pages
  • At your door

A hard cover book is R999, delivered. The big 25 cm book is from R1 879.

What does a print cost?
Start your book, free

The library

Books we made, free to read.

No time to build one tonight? Read one of ours, free.

The library: four free books with painted covers, each marked free with its ages and page count, above buttons to filter by age
The Book Club Your own book, printed and posted to you every three months. Join the Book Club
Mr de Beer as a plush teddy bear in his flat cap, monocle and bow tie, sitting on a white window seat with a picture book open on his lap

The bear

Bring Mr de Beer home.

The bedtime-story bear, as a plush to hug.

Join the waiting list

One email when he is ready. Nothing else.

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We keep only your name and email. Read why.

Questions

What parents ask first.

More questions
What does it cost?

Nothing to start. Your first book is free: a new account gets 20 free credits, while they last, and that is enough for a first book. No card needed. After that you pay only for what you want, like a printed copy. See all prices

Is it a subscription?

No. The editor is free, and it never will be a subscription. If you love it, the Book Club prints your own book and posts it to you every three months. That is optional, and you can stop any time.

Do I have to make a book myself?

No. We make books too. They sit in the library and are free to read on screen. Today: six Bible books. More are on the way. A Story Pack, the Book Club or the Pass adds read-aloud mode. The Story Pack and the Book Club add the printed book too. Pop-up Pages are free on every library book.

Where do you send printed books?

South Africa, today. Printed books go out inside the country and the prices are in rand. Other countries are next, and each one gets a real price and a real delivery time before we offer it.

Is it safe for a child?

Every story is written for a child of 2 to 9. Kind, nothing scarier than a storybook, no brands, no real people. And you read every page before your child does.

Tonight's bedtime story could be theirs.

Ten minutes to build. Your first book is on us. Yours to keep.

Start your book, free
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