This Father's Day, Dad is the hero
A personalised illustrated storybook starring Dad — his real face, an adventure with his kids, and bragging rights for life. Created in minutes. Free to start.
Create a father's day story for free
Every dad gets a tie. Not every dad gets to be a superhero.
Most Father's Day gifts follow the same script — a card, a mug that says something about grilling, socks he'll never open. LuluStories does something no shop shelf can: it turns Dad's actual face into the illustrated hero of his own adventure story, alongside the kids who think he already is one. Upload a photo, and watch him try to act unimpressed while clearly filing it away as the best gift he's gotten in years.
How it stacks up against the usual Father's Day gift pile
| Feature | LuluStories Book | Novelty Mug | New Tie | Greeting Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personalised to your family | Yes — his real face, his kids, his story | No | No | A signature, maybe |
| Will he still have it in 5 years | Almost certainly | Back of a cupboard within a month | Bottom of the wardrobe | Recycled by July |
| Chance it gets him a little emotional | High | Low | Low | Medium |
| Price | Free to start | $10–15 | $20–40 | $5 |
| Effort required from you | 5 minutes | 2 minutes of scrolling | An actual shopping trip | Signing your name |
Dad's real face — as the hero
Most personalised gifts stop at a name on a mug. LuluStories goes further: upload a photo of Dad and AI transforms his actual face into a consistent illustrated character who appears throughout the entire story — the same features, the same likeness, from the first page to the last, on an adventure alongside his own kids.
He's spent years being the one drawn in the kids' crayon pictures. This time, the illustration is good enough to frame!
Make Dad the hero in 4 steps
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Upload a photo of Dad
A clear phone photo of Dad's face is all you need. LuluStories turns it into a consistent illustrated character on every single page of the story — this time, he's the one starring in it.
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Add the details
Enter the kids' names and ages, then the things that make Dad, Dad — his go-to dad joke, his signature move on the barbecue, the nickname only he uses, what the kids think makes him a hero.
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Choose a style
Pick from Watercolour, Cinematic 3D, Studio Ghibli-inspired, Anime, Cartoon, and more. Comic-book style is a popular choice for this one, for obvious reasons.
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Read or print
The full illustrated story is ready in minutes. Read it together digitally, download as a PDF, or order a premium printed hardcover for Dad's shelf — right next to the trophies he definitely earned himself.
A story only your child could tell
This is a real LuluStories book created by a family in our community. Every page features the Dad and the children — their real face, their own words of love for Dad, their world brought to life in a single story.
Click below to read it in full. Then imagine you as a dad and your child as the main stars of the story.
What families say
“I made this with the kids without my husband knowing. He opened it expecting a card and found himself drawn as a superhero rescuing our daughter's stuffed rabbit. He read it twice before he said a word.”
“My dad does not cry. My dad cried.”
“I've gotten a lot of ties over the years. This is the first Father's Day gift I've actually kept on my desk.”
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Give Dad the gift of finally being the hero
Free to create. No account needed. Upload a photo, add the details, and see Dad as the star of his own story in minutes.