Blog · Post 4 · September to November 2026
The first books, from Greenland to Iceland
The first book sold and where the books have been going since.
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- 14/09The first book sold.
- 24/09Printing and dispatch run by themselves.
- 26/09Books go abroad too.
- 03/11The first book goes to Iceland.
14 September
On 14 September the first order came in from someone I didn't know. A hardcover. I was back in France that day, in exactly the place where I'd started programming during parental leave.
For the first time I had sold something. That was mad.
Printing and dispatch
At the start I sent every book to the printer myself. Since 24 September it runs automatically. Anyone who approves their book gets it printed and sent, and an email as soon as it's on its way.
Where the books go
Since then families have been ordering from countries I never expected. That makes me happy every day. So far, books have gone to these countries:
- Germany
- Italy
- France
- Spain
- Austria
- Sweden
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Finland
- United Kingdom
- Slovenia
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Iceland
- Portugal
- USA
- Hungary
- Greece
- Slovakia
- Lithuania
- Greenland
- Switzerland
- Romania
- Croatia
- Czechia
On top of that there are eBooks, which you can read anywhere. And yes, it really does say Greenland.
Iceland
Iceland made me happiest. On 3 November the first hardcover went there, and there are already books written entirely in Icelandic.
Not even 400,000 people speak Icelandic. For such a small language there are hardly any personalised children's books, and I'm very glad that a child in Iceland now has a book of their own in their language.
In total, books have so far been made in 27 languages. Mostly in German, then Italian, French and Swedish, but also Japanese, Hebrew and Traditional Chinese.
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