Award Winning Personalized Books!
š„ Manimal Tales Wins GOLD at the 2025 IPPY Awards!
Recognized for Best Book/Author/Publisher Website
Weāre beyond excited to share some incredible news! Manimal Tales has won a GOLD medal at the 2025 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs) in the category of Best Book/Author/Publisher Website! šš This is a huge milestone and a moment of pride for our small (but mighty) team dedicated to creating magical, meaningful, and memorable personalized books for children.
The IPPY Awards, now in their 29th year, honor the very best of independent publishing, and weāre thrilled to be counted among the most innovative and creative voices in the industry.
What Are the IPPY Awards?
The IPPY Awards (short for Independent Publisher Book Awards) were launched in 1996 by Independent Publisher Magazine to shine a spotlight on the thousands of exceptional books published each year outside the major publishing houses. With over 125 award categories, the IPPYs are a leading benchmark for excellence in independent publishing.
Each year, thousands of books are submitted from small presses, self-published authors, and indie publishers from around the world. Judged by a panel of publishing professionals, librarians, and editors, the IPPYs are awarded based on writing quality, originality, design, and overall impact.
So yes, this GOLD medal is a pretty big deal! š
Why Did Manimal Tales Win?
Our mission at Manimal Tales has always been simple but powerful:
To create beautifully illustrated, emotionally resonant, and fully personalized childrenās books that make every child the hero of their own story.
And we built our website to reflect that mission a magical digital experience where:
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You can easily customize each book with a childās name, appearance, family members, and dedication
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Real-time previews let you see exactly what your personalized book will look like
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You can explore books for every occasion! Birthdays, holidays, new siblings, bedtime, and more
Our website was recognized for its thoughtful user experience, stunning design, and most importantly, its ability to help families create one-of-a-kind keepsake books that foster imagination, bonding, and joy.
Try it yourself here: š Personalized Books at Manimal Tales
What Makes Our Personalized Books Special?
We believe every child deserves to be seen in the stories they read. Thatās why our books are:
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š Personalized with the childās name and likeness
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šļø Illustrated beautifully by people from around the globe
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š Perfect gifts for birthdays, holidays, or just because
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šØš©š§ Customizable for single parents, same-sex couples, blended families, grandparents, and siblings
And we donāt just create stories for kids, we build meaningful family moments.
Books for Every Age & Occasion
Weāve got personalized stories for:
A Heartfelt Thank You š
We wouldnāt be here without our amazing readers, families, and customers. Every time you choose a Manimal Tales book for your child, your niece or nephew, your grandchild, or your best friendās baby,Ā youāre helping us spread the magic of personalized storytelling.
This GOLD IPPY medal is not just for us, it's for you.
This win is just the beginning! Weāve got new books, new adventures, and new characters coming soon all starring the little heroes in your life.
Follow us on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook for updates, sneak peeks, and magical moments!
Thank you for being part of our story. Here's to many more golden chapters ahead. āØ
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Who Will You Make a Book For Today?
General Questions
Manimal Tales is a publisher of beautifully illustrated personalized books. We have personalized books for children and adults. From birthday books to new baby tales, and from bedtime stories to ABC books, we have custom books for all occasions!
We even offer PhotoStories, our personalized picture books with photos.
At Manimal Tales, we fervently believe every child should be the hero of their own story!
Personalized books (or custom books as they are sometimes referred to) allow the reader to become the hero of the story - literally.
The main character in the story is the reader / receiver of the book, and is represented by an avatar that looks like them. There are usually lots of additional personalized details printed in the stories, including the receiver's name, age, family members and more.
Our PhotoStories offer a whole new level of personalization by allowing you to add your own photos into the story and have them printed out with the book.
Browse through our collection of custom books to see which ones work for your loved ones!
It's super easy to personalize your own book!
Browse through our collection of personalized stories and select the titles you want. On the product page, add the details required to personalize the book (name, age, family members, photos etc.). You can then preview the entire book before you buy, so you know exactly what you're going to get!
Once you're satisfied, add the book to your cart, enter your payment details and your unique, one-of-a-kind personalized book will arrive on your doorstep in 6 to 9 days!
The short answer is that it depends on the personalized book title in question!
All books will have your loved one as the main protagonist and their name will be printed on the book cover as well as in the story.
In some of our books like Dreamland and What Will I Be? the (the An ABC Story) your loved one's name is printed on every page.
In our Manimal Tales series, in addition to your child's name, you can select an avatar that looks like your child.
In our custom baby tales, Your Baby's Story and Your Baby's Story (Sibling version), you have to enter names and select avatars for the parents and the siblings as well.
And for our PhotoStories, you can further customize the books by uploading and adding your own photos directly into the book. The stories have been written to incorporate the photos as part of the story itself.
Whichever personalized book you do choose, we guarantee your loved one's will love our custom tales just as much as we do!
We have books for all ages and occasions! On the menu bar at the top of the page you can filter through our collections of personalized books by a variety of different criteria.
We have personalized books for:
We also offer custom books with engaging stories about:
- Standing up for your beliefs
We have personalized books across all ages:
Lastly we have our PhotoStories, which allow users to upload photos and have them become part of the story!
Nothing beats getting a book with your name on it!
Personalized books are treasured and loved by all, and make great keepsakes.
We offer custom books for all occasions, ensuring you will always find a book to meet your needs.
You can always reach us by filling out our Contact Form.