Homefront Stories

Personalized picture books for military kids

Your child is the hero of their own homefront story.

A picture book for the deployment countdown, the PCS move or the homecoming, starring your child by name and written around the people they miss.

Join the waitlist

Founding Families get 15% off at launch.

  • E-book $19
  • Hardcover $49
  • No locations or dates, ever
Two Homefront Stories picture books on a wooden table: a hardcover cover painted with a child and teddy bear at a window under the stars, and an open book showing the child walking home with a star lantern.

Illustrated sample. Every book is made for one family.

How it works

Three steps from “I miss Daddy” to a book they ask for every night.

Here’s how it will work when we open.

  1. Step 1: Tell us about your family

    Your child's first name and age, what they call the parent who's away, and which chapter you're living through. A few minutes, start to finish.

  2. Step 2: We write and illustrate their story

    Your answers become a picture book with your child at the center, painted in a warm storybook style. We never ask for or print locations, dates or unit details.

  3. Step 3: Read it together

    Download the e-book for tonight, or order a hardcover printed and shipped to your door. It's made to be read again and again.

The stories

A story for each chapter of military family life.

Military kids say goodbye, start over and wait more than most. Each story is written for one of those moments, with your child in the middle of it.

  • Painterly illustration of a girl in a cozy bedroom at dusk, taking a link off a paper countdown chain by the window.

    For the months apart

    Deployment Countdown

    Turns the waiting into something your child can hold: a story to read on the hard nights, and a reason to cheer as each day goes by.

  • Painterly illustration of a boy hugging a stuffed fox on a stack of moving boxes, looking out at a new street lined with pines.

    For the big move

    PCS Move

    Packing boxes, goodbyes, a new bedroom and a new school. Your child gets to be the brave one on every page, from the old front door to the new one.

  • Painterly illustration of a child in a yellow raincoat running across a lawn into a parent's open arms beside a porch with a heart banner.

    For the day they come home

    Homecoming

    Builds the excitement for the reunion, then keeps the day safe on the shelf: the banner, the running hug, the whole family back together.

Sample pages

Pages that sound like your family.

Painterly, gentle and honest about missing someone. These are sample pages; names and details change for every book.

  • Sample page: a boy in striped pajamas drawing a picture in a blanket fort, his golden retriever beside him.

    Every Tuesday, Leo drew a picture for Dad. Today it was their house, with the porch light on, so Dad would always know the way home.

    Sample · Deployment Countdown

  • Sample page: a girl at her bedroom window looking at a full moon shining over a wide ocean.

    “Is Mama looking at the same moon?” Ava asked. “The very same one,” said Grandpa. “She’s saying goodnight to it, too.”

    Sample · Deployment Countdown

  • Sample page: a girl with a backpack and red scarf at the edge of a new playground while a classmate waves from the swings.

    The new playground had tall pines and a swing that squeaked. Maya took a big breath. Being brave was something she had practiced.

    Sample · PCS Move

Pricing preview

Simple prices. One book, one family.

Planned launch prices, in U.S. dollars.

E-book

$19

  • Your child’s personalized picture book as a download
  • Read it on a phone, tablet or computer the same day
  • Easy to share with grandparents and the parent who’s away

Hardcover

$49

  • A printed hardcover keepsake, made by our print partner Lulu
  • Shipped to your door
  • Includes the e-book, so you can start reading right away

Founding Families: 15% off at launch

Join the waitlist before we launch and you’ll get 15% off one order of any book (e-book, hardcover or bundle), to use within 30 days after launch. See the offer terms.

Join the waitlist

The waitlist

Be one of our Founding Families.

Leave your email and we’ll let you know the day Homefront Stories opens. Waitlist members get 15% off one book order at launch.

We collect only your email address, and we’ll use it to send you Homefront Stories launch updates and your Founding Families offer. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can also ask us to remove you at any time by writing to contact@thought2creations.com. This waitlist is for adults 18 and older, such as parents and guardians, so please don’t enter your child’s name or any information about your child. See our Privacy Policy and the Founding Families terms.

FAQ

Questions parents ask.

Something else? Write to contact@thought2creations.com.

When does Homefront Stories launch?

We're finishing the stories and checking printed proofs now. Join the waitlist and we'll email you when we open, along with your Founding Families offer.

What will I need to make a book?

Just a few details from you, the parent or guardian: your child's first name and age, what they call the parent who's away, and the story you need. Nothing about your child is collected on the waitlist; it's email only.

Will you ask where my service member is, or when they're coming home?

No. To protect OPSEC, we never ask for or print deployment locations, dates, bases or unit details. Stories talk about “far away” and “soon,” the way kids do.

Which story is right for us?

Deployment Countdown is for the stretch apart, PCS Move is for a change of duty station and everything that comes with it, and Homecoming is for the build-up to the reunion and the day itself. Many families end up wanting more than one.

What's the difference between the e-book and the hardcover?

The e-book ($19) is a download you can read on a phone, tablet or computer the same day. The hardcover ($49) is printed by our print partner, Lulu, and shipped to you, and it includes the e-book so you have something to read while it's on the way.

Is this connected to the military?

No. Homefront Stories is an independent product of Thought2Creations LLC. We're not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Department of Defense or any branch of the Armed Forces, and we don't use government or military seals, insignia or emblems.

How does the Founding Families offer work?

Everyone who joins the waitlist before our public launch gets 15% off one order of any book (e-book, hardcover or bundle), to use within 30 days after launch. One per household or email address. Read the Founding Families terms on this page for the details.

Founding Families offer terms

  1. Who can get it. Adults 18 and older in the United States who join the Homefront Stories waitlist with their email address before our public launch. The waitlist closes when we launch, and anyone who joins after that isn’t eligible.
  2. What you get. 15% off one order of any Homefront Stories book: an e-book, a hardcover, or a bundle. The discount comes off the regular price, which is the price we charge everyone and the price shown at checkout. We don’t show a “was” price.
  3. When to use it. When we launch, we’ll email you a code or link that shows the launch date and the last day to use it. Use it within 30 days after our public launch. After that, the discount ends.
  4. Limits. One discount per household and per email address. It can’t be combined with other discounts, has no cash value, can’t be exchanged for cash or credit, and can’t be sold or transferred. It applies to the product price only, not taxes or shipping, and not to past orders or gift cards.
  5. One order only. The discount applies to a single order. It doesn’t apply to later orders, and it doesn’t apply to any subscription or plan that renews.
  6. Changes before launch. We may end or change this offer before launch for people who haven’t joined the waitlist yet. If you joined before we made the change, we’ll honor these terms for you as written.
  7. If we don’t launch. Joining the waitlist doesn’t require you to buy anything, and it doesn’t require us to launch. If we decide not to launch, we’ll tell you by email and delete your address.
  8. Who’s offering it. Thought2Creations LLC, P.O. Box 1043, Richlands, NC 28574, contact@thought2creations.com. Void where prohibited.