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Art History Picture-Books Starring Your Child

ā€œThe perfect gift for grandchildrenā€
Five stars
Excellent 4.8

ā€œStunningā€

ā€œThe portraits of my grand-daughter are just sooo stunning. A great idea, beautifully executed.ā€

Mrs FerrazMMrs Ferraz

ā€œTreasureā€

ā€œWhere to start!? What a GREAT product! Something to treasure as the kids get bigger.ā€

Fi SherwoodFFi Sherwood

ā€œAdorableā€

ā€œI've never had so many visitors! My grand-children all adore their books.ā€

Rhonda PRRhonda P

ā€œMagicalā€

ā€œI ordered My Book of Art History for my boys, and it's nothing short of magical. They light up when we read together.ā€

EliseEElise

ā€œCleverā€

ā€œVery clever, well done, and educational. I am totally impressed. Highly recommendā€¦ā€

RRita

ā€œTears of Joyā€

ā€œFabulous art... my beautiful granddaughter looks glorious... brings awe and even tears of joy. Wonderful, creative gift!ā€

Linda HoffmanLLinda Hoffman

ā€œBest giftā€

ā€œSelfarama overachieved! Changed expressions to look like my granddaughters would make. Best gift of the holiday.ā€

Diane EshelmanDDiane Eshelman

ā€œGreatā€

ā€œAs an artist, I love helping her learn art. She loves pictures of herself. Great combo! ... Couldn't be happier. Recommend 100%!ā€

Ellen HochbergEEllen Hochberg

ā€œFabulousā€

ā€œNothing short of fabulous. Beautiful idea, great creativity and quality. Will last long past Christmas!ā€

Corinne Adams.CCorinne Adams.

ā€œStunningā€

ā€œThe portraits of my grand-daughter are just sooo stunning. A great idea, beautifully executed.ā€

Mrs FerrazMMrs Ferraz

ā€œTreasureā€

ā€œWhere to start!? What a GREAT product! Something to treasure as the kids get bigger.ā€

Fi SherwoodFFi Sherwood

ā€œAdorableā€

ā€œI've never had so many visitors! My grand-children all adore their books.ā€

Rhonda PRRhonda P

ā€œMagicalā€

ā€œI ordered My Book of Art History for my boys, and it's nothing short of magical. They light up when we read together.ā€

EliseEElise

ā€œCleverā€

ā€œVery clever, well done, and educational. I am totally impressed. Highly recommendā€¦ā€

RRita

ā€œTears of Joyā€

ā€œFabulous art... my beautiful granddaughter looks glorious... brings awe and even tears of joy. Wonderful, creative gift!ā€

Linda HoffmanLLinda Hoffman

ā€œBest giftā€

ā€œSelfarama overachieved! Changed expressions to look like my granddaughters would make. Best gift of the holiday.ā€

Diane EshelmanDDiane Eshelman

ā€œGreatā€

ā€œAs an artist, I love helping her learn art. She loves pictures of herself. Great combo! ... Couldn't be happier. Recommend 100%!ā€

Ellen HochbergEEllen Hochberg

ā€œFabulousā€

ā€œNothing short of fabulous. Beautiful idea, great creativity and quality. Will last long past Christmas!ā€

Corinne Adams.CCorinne Adams.

ā€œAmazingā€

ā€œTom was so helpful... preview and refine was a wonderful feature that resulted in 5 books that are amazing.ā€

Sara Louise BarlowSSara Louise Barlow

ā€œEducationalā€

ā€œBeautiful, unique gift! Kids love to see themselves in books, plus early art education. Recommended to friends!ā€

Lisa MaherLLisa Maher

ā€œImpressedā€

ā€œAmazing!! Images are exacting and true to the artists' styles. Everyone I show these to are very impressed.ā€

Jeffrey PottbergJJeffrey Pottberg

ā€œSpecialā€

ā€œLoved my special Art History book! Amazed by quality and beautiful colors. Best customer service! Definitely recommend.ā€

LLinda Ross

ā€œWonderfulā€

ā€œWonderful way to introduce children to art styles. Communication quick and easy, team will alter pictures until you’re 100% happy!ā€

Gemma GGemma

ā€œQuickā€

ā€œAbsolutely love the books! Tom worked overtime to ensure I was completely happy. Quick delivery. Highly recommend!!ā€

AmyAAmy

ā€œQualityā€

ā€œBooks are just lovely! Quality is very good. Tom helped me make the best books possible. Planning gallery trips!ā€

BBarbara Jacobs

ā€œExceptionalā€

ā€œAbsolutely adorable! Quality is exceptional, illustrations are amazing. Highly recommend for all art lovers!ā€

AAnn Hartmann

ā€œFastā€

ā€œLOVE these books! Bought for granddaughters, they were very excited. Very well done, great service, fast shipping.ā€

Sara RichSSara Rich

ā€œUniqueā€

ā€œUnique kind of book! Grandkids will be elated to see themselves. Lifetime memento, will cherish as they grow up.ā€

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ā€œAmazingā€

ā€œTom was so helpful... preview and refine was a wonderful feature that resulted in 5 books that are amazing.ā€

Sara Louise BarlowSSara Louise Barlow

ā€œEducationalā€

ā€œBeautiful, unique gift! Kids love to see themselves in books, plus early art education. Recommended to friends!ā€

Lisa MaherLLisa Maher

ā€œImpressedā€

ā€œAmazing!! Images are exacting and true to the artists' styles. Everyone I show these to are very impressed.ā€

Jeffrey PottbergJJeffrey Pottberg

ā€œSpecialā€

ā€œLoved my special Art History book! Amazed by quality and beautiful colors. Best customer service! Definitely recommend.ā€

LLinda Ross

ā€œWonderfulā€

ā€œWonderful way to introduce children to art styles. Communication quick and easy, team will alter pictures until you’re 100% happy!ā€

Gemma GGemma

ā€œQuickā€

ā€œAbsolutely love the books! Tom worked overtime to ensure I was completely happy. Quick delivery. Highly recommend!!ā€

AmyAAmy

ā€œQualityā€

ā€œBooks are just lovely! Quality is very good. Tom helped me make the best books possible. Planning gallery trips!ā€

BBarbara Jacobs

ā€œExceptionalā€

ā€œAbsolutely adorable! Quality is exceptional, illustrations are amazing. Highly recommend for all art lovers!ā€

AAnn Hartmann

ā€œFastā€

ā€œLOVE these books! Bought for granddaughters, they were very excited. Very well done, great service, fast shipping.ā€

Sara RichSSara Rich

ā€œUniqueā€

ā€œUnique kind of book! Grandkids will be elated to see themselves. Lifetime memento, will cherish as they grow up.ā€

CCarmelita Kindleysides

It's art history...
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Book features

Your Child Is The Star

Every Selfarama book is bursting with portraits like these. Won't your little one be thrilled?

Alex by Vincent van Gogh

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Portrait of Alex by Vincent van Gogh

Aaliyah by Gustav Klimt

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Portrait of Aaliyah by Gustav Klimt

Kyle by Claude Monet

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Portrait of Kyle by Claude Monet

Sofia by Amrita Sher-Gil

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Portrait of Sofia by Amrita Sher-Gil

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We love our Selfaramaā„¢ Art Books and we're confident you will too! So if you don't love your online proofs, we'll give your money back. No questions asked.

What makes Selfarama Books so special?

We compare Selfarama books to your-name-in-a-story and photobook options

Selfarama books aren't just fluff and fun like name-in-a-story formats. They're a way to share culture and memories with the next generation.

Unlike name-in-a-story books, the illustrations in a Selfarama book really look like you. It's not just a silly avatar.

And because it's non-fiction, it works for all ages.

A timeless keepsake – without all the hassle of creating a photobook.

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ā€œA child who reads will be an adult who thinksā€

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Popular Questions

It works best from about 2 years and up. We offer different versions of the educational text to suit different ages.

Fun fact: the oldest kid we've made a book for was 100 years young!

Little masterpieces, big smiles

ā€œI love learning about art with Grandpaā€
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Why Thousands of Parents and Grandparents Choose Selfarama

53%

of 8-11 year olds struggle to find books they can relate to.

92%

of relatives say reading together is a special time with their child.

96%

of Selfarama customers leave glowing 5-star reviews.

Based on data gathered by Scholastic and the National Literary Trust from over 50,000 respondents and Selfarama customer reviews

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