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Oliver and the Stolen Robot
The night before its first public demonstration a new robot vanishes from the lab — and the case goes to the youngest police officer in town.
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Oliver is the youngest police officer in town. Today Oliver has a new case: the night before its first public demonstration, a brand-new prototype robot disappears from the gleaming lab of a high-tech company. Someone got round the security system. Wheel marks and an access card show the robot is being driven out of the city, and the police intercept it on the road. The witnesses all saw something different, there is a clue nobody else has noticed, and the culprit is sure no child could ever catch them. Logic and intuition lead Oliver through the whole case, right up to the moment everything fits and, together with the grown-up officers, the culprit is caught.
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- Best for ages 3 to 8
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- 26 pages
- Drawn from your own photos
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From$7.99Digital book. A printed hardcover adds $37.00.
How is the book personalized?
You add your child’s name and a few photos, of them and of anyone joining them in the story.
Size & quality
26 pages. The digital book arrives as a PDF.
The printed book is a hardcover on heavy paper.
Delivery
The PDF arrives as soon as you pay. Printed books ship by post.
What the story is about
The night before its first public demonstration a new robot vanishes from the lab — and the case goes to the youngest police officer in town.
The witnesses keep contradicting each other, the guards swear nobody came in that night, and the wheel tracks lead to the service door.
The young officer spots what everyone else missed: one mark on an access card gives away who was inside — and the van with the robot is stopped at the edge of the city.
Who can be in the book
- Your child — the youngest police officer in town
- Grown-up officers — their team
How to make your own book
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Type a name and choose who comes along
Right on this page — the story re-tells itself around your child.
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Add a photo
We draw the hero and their family from photos. One clear picture is enough.
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Get the book
26 pages as a PDF. Add a printed hardcover, delivered, if you like.
Questions about this book
- What age is this story for?
- The plot suits ages 3 to 8. We match the length and difficulty of the text to the age you give us.
- Who can be added to the book?
- Your child — the youngest police officer in town. Grown-up officers — their team. People are drawn from their photos.
- Can I change the plot?
- Yes. The plot on this page is only a starting point: in the builder you can rewrite it in full or in detail, and we write the book from your version.
- What does it cost, and what is free?
- You see the cover free — no card, no sign-up. The digital book is $7.99; a printed hardcover adds $37.00.
- What language will the book be in?
- English or Russian — you choose the book’s language in the builder, whatever language you read the site in.
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- Ages 3–8Eva and the Stolen DiamondThe lights went out for one minute of the waltz — and the diamond was gone.
- Any storyA story of your ownYour own idea, a family memory or a favourite tale — we’ll write the book around it.Write your own
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