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Personalised books for the worlds they love.

We make personalised children's books for the biggest sports organisations on earth, turning the teams kids worship into stories where they're the star.

Our journey
Igniting imaginations

We turn the players, quotes and moments kids idolise into stories where they're the star.

Mark Daniell

Because they're in the story, they're inclined to read it again and again and again.

Mark Daniell CCO at You Are The Star
Alexander Pond

That creates a unique bond with the book that children don't have with other books.

Alexander Pond CTO at You Are The Star
Gina Coladangelo

It's an amazing commercial opportunity that will also inspire children into sport across the world.

Gina Coladangelo CMO at You Are The Star
Gabby Logan

They can hold that inspiration in their hands and see it with their own eyes.

Gabby Logan Investor in You Are The Star
Kenny Logan

I may not be able to read the words, but I knew the story, because the story was in my own head.

Kenny Logan Investor in You Are The Star
Richard Askam

Kicking the football around my own garden and dreaming of scoring my winning goal at Wembley.

Richard Askam COO at You Are The Star
Toby Rhodes

We invite you to join us in creating a legacy for millions of children around the world.

Toby Rhodes CEO at You Are The Star
The journey

From one pitch to every arena.

2021
England Rugby
2021

England Rugby

Where it started, our first official world.

2022

Badminton

Beyond the pitch: racket sports join the line-up.

2023

Lord's

Cricket's home ground, made personal.

2023

The Open

Golf's oldest major becomes a children's story.

2024

Chelsea

Into elite club football and the Premier League.

2025

NFL

Crossing the Atlantic. American football lands.

Hyper-personalised

Open. Watch. Read. Inspire.

To: your star
LIVE FROM THE PLAYER
Inclusivity & diversity

Every child should see themselves on the page.

Gender
Race & ethnicity
Ability
Family shapes
Faith
Body type

Less scroll. More soul.

We encourage children to play, participate in sport and inspire them to lead a fulfilling and active childhood.

The Billion Word Challenge

A billion words, read by a million children.

Our mission: get a generation reading again, by making them the hero of the story. With our partners, we're counting every word towards a billion.

About the Challenge
Words read so far
2005 Children's reading-for-pleasure is at its lowest recorded level, with the steepest drop in the next generation.

Reading less early hits literacy, confidence and future job prospects hardest. The Challenge is our answer: turn the teams kids love into a reason to read every day.

With our sponsors, we pledge

Official sources only

Bookmarks are earned in person, from real events, phygital, never faked.

Make the child the star

The best way to engage a young reader is to put them in the story.

More reading, more sport

Driving participation and reading time, together, in one habit.

Movers & shakers

Full leaderboard
01
Officially licensed England Rugby Real kit and real anthem moment
02
Family favourite Wrexham FC A world families return to
03
Officially licensed Chelsea FC An official cover made for one child
Giving back

A circle, not a transaction.

You buy a book
We fund reading
Communities benefit
Foundations grow
Given back 12% of every sale
12% Of every sale returned to communities
12 Foundation partners
Giving Books into communities with every world
Funding round · open

We're raising to take this global.

Join the round powering personalised reading across every sport on earth, and the circular giving model behind it.

Join the story

Be part of what's next.

We're scaling personalised storytelling to every sport on earth. Come build it with us.