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Art History Picture-Books Starring Your Child

Five stars
Excellent 4.8
“One perfect gift for all your grandkids this Christmas”

Stunning

The portraits of my grand-daughter are just sooo stunning. A great idea, beautifully executed.

Mrs FerrazMFMrs Ferraz

Treasure

Where to start!? What a GREAT product! Something to treasure as the kids get bigger.

Fi SherwoodFSFi Sherwood

Adorable

I've never had so many visitors! My grand-children all adore their books.

Rhonda PRPRhonda P

Magical

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

EliseEElise

Clever

Very clever, well done, and educational. I am totally impressed. Highly recommend…

RRita

Tears of Joy

Fabulous art... my beautiful granddaughter looks glorious... brings awe and even tears of joy. Wonderful, creative gift!

Linda HoffmanLHLinda Hoffman

Best gift

Selfarama overachieved! Changed expressions to look like my granddaughters would make. Best gift of the holiday.

Diane EshelmanDEDiane Eshelman

Great

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

Ellen HochbergEHEllen Hochberg

Fabulous

Nothing short of fabulous. Beautiful idea, great creativity and quality. Will last long past Christmas!

Corinne Adams.CACorinne Adams.

Stunning

The portraits of my grand-daughter are just sooo stunning. A great idea, beautifully executed.

Mrs FerrazMFMrs Ferraz

Treasure

Where to start!? What a GREAT product! Something to treasure as the kids get bigger.

Fi SherwoodFSFi Sherwood

Adorable

I've never had so many visitors! My grand-children all adore their books.

Rhonda PRPRhonda P

Magical

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

EliseEElise

Clever

Very clever, well done, and educational. I am totally impressed. Highly recommend…

RRita

Tears of Joy

Fabulous art... my beautiful granddaughter looks glorious... brings awe and even tears of joy. Wonderful, creative gift!

Linda HoffmanLHLinda Hoffman

Best gift

Selfarama overachieved! Changed expressions to look like my granddaughters would make. Best gift of the holiday.

Diane EshelmanDEDiane Eshelman

Great

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

Ellen HochbergEHEllen Hochberg

Fabulous

Nothing short of fabulous. Beautiful idea, great creativity and quality. Will last long past Christmas!

Corinne Adams.CACorinne Adams.

Amazing

Tom was so helpful... preview and refine was a wonderful feature that resulted in 5 books that are amazing.

Sara Louise BarlowSLSara Louise Barlow

Educational

Beautiful, unique gift! Kids love to see themselves in books, plus early art education. Recommended to friends!

Lisa MaherLMLisa Maher

Impressed

Amazing!! Images are exacting and true to the artists' styles. Everyone I show these to are very impressed.

Jeffrey PottbergJPJeffrey Pottberg

Special

Loved my special Art History book! Amazed by quality and beautiful colors. Best customer service! Definitely recommend.

LRLinda Ross

Wonderful

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

Gemma GGemma

Quick

Absolutely love the books! Tom worked overtime to ensure I was completely happy. Quick delivery. Highly recommend!!

AmyAAmy

Quality

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

BJBarbara Jacobs

Exceptional

Absolutely adorable! Quality is exceptional, illustrations are amazing. Highly recommend for all art lovers!

AHAnn Hartmann

Fast

LOVE these books! Bought for granddaughters, they were very excited. Very well done, great service, fast shipping.

Sara RichSRSara Rich

Unique

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

CKCarmelita Kindleysides

Amazing

Tom was so helpful... preview and refine was a wonderful feature that resulted in 5 books that are amazing.

Sara Louise BarlowSLSara Louise Barlow

Educational

Beautiful, unique gift! Kids love to see themselves in books, plus early art education. Recommended to friends!

Lisa MaherLMLisa Maher

Impressed

Amazing!! Images are exacting and true to the artists' styles. Everyone I show these to are very impressed.

Jeffrey PottbergJPJeffrey Pottberg

Special

Loved my special Art History book! Amazed by quality and beautiful colors. Best customer service! Definitely recommend.

LRLinda Ross

Wonderful

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

Gemma GGemma

Quick

Absolutely love the books! Tom worked overtime to ensure I was completely happy. Quick delivery. Highly recommend!!

AmyAAmy

Quality

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

BJBarbara Jacobs

Exceptional

Absolutely adorable! Quality is exceptional, illustrations are amazing. Highly recommend for all art lovers!

AHAnn Hartmann

Fast

LOVE these books! Bought for granddaughters, they were very excited. Very well done, great service, fast shipping.

Sara RichSRSara Rich

Unique

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

CKCarmelita Kindleysides

Twelve magical masterpieces. One beautiful book.

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It only takes a moment to make... but a lifetime to enjoy.

Book features

Every Child Is A Star

Every Selfarama book is unique, and the non-fiction content works for all ages – so it's the perfect gift for everyone!

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

Creating Your Art Book

From your hands to theirs — a memory in print.

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Total Confidence Guarantee

We love our Selfarama™ 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 special?

Selfarama books really look like your child. Not a cartoon, but real art — and they learn as they read.

There's nothing else like it.

Name-in-a-story books are fun, but they don’t grow with your child.

And it's so much easier than creating a photobook.

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Beautiful Portraits
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“A child who reads will be an adult who thinks”

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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

I love learning about art with Grandpa
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Little masterpieces, big smiles

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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Excellent 4.8
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