Personalise ‘Ruby and the Tooth Guardian’ Storybook
When Ruby discovers her first wobbly tooth, an imagined Tooth Guardian helps her prepare questions, a comforting pebble, and a plan for asking Elena for support. When the tooth falls out naturally, Ruby uses her plan and chooses how to remember the milestone.
Create a child-friendly version of Ruby and the Tooth Guardian starring the children you love. Personalise Ruby and Elena and choose a reading level designed for ages 0-4, ages 5-7, and ages 8-11.
Designed for ages 5-7. Versions adapted for other age ranges may differ and may not be equally suitable.
Story lesson
Confidence can grow when a child makes a simple plan, asks for useful support, and chooses an age-appropriate next step even while uncertainty remains.
Growing Up developmental theme
Confidence & Independence
This theme helps children approach new experiences with growing confidence, speak up when they need something and take age-appropriate steps towards doing more for themselves.
Read the evidence and approachAbout the book
About our child-friendly Ruby and the Tooth Guardian story
Ruby and the Tooth Guardian is a warm story about meeting a first wobbly tooth with curiosity, questions, and support. Ruby's imagined guardian helps her organise a practical kit, but Ruby remains the person who speaks up, chooses useful help, and decides how to remember the day.
Designed for ages 5-7 around a familiar childhood milestone, the story uses a three-part preparation plan, a trusted adult's calm support, and a child-led choice after the tooth falls out naturally. Versions adapted for other age ranges may differ and may not be equally suitable.
Growing Up · Designed for ages 0-4, ages 5-7, and ages 8-11 · Ruby and Elena can be personalised · Themes include First lost tooth, Supported independence, and Asking for help
A scene from Ruby and the Tooth Guardian
This scene shows the original story edition. Personalised books recreate the illustrations around the selected characters.
Meet the characters
Ruby and the Tooth Guardian characters
Meet the original cast of Ruby and the Tooth Guardian and discover which roles are best suited to personalisation—and why.
Ruby
Ideal for personalisationThe child protagonist who notices mixed feelings about her first wobbly tooth, prepares a small support kit, asks for the help she needs, and chooses how to mark the milestone.
Why: Ruby is the child protagonist and viewpoint character in every major beat, so a child can naturally and positively take her place throughout the milestone story.
Tooth Guardian
Cannot be personalisedRuby's friendly imagined companion, who helps her organise questions and rehearse a support plan without touching the tooth, making choices for Ruby, or removing uncertainty.
Why: The character's specific identity as an imagined Tooth Guardian and tooth-milestone guide is essential to the story's imaginative structure, so a customer character cannot naturally replace the role.
Elena
Can be personalisedThe trusted caregiver who listens to Ruby's questions, offers practical help and bounded choices, and stays close while leaving the central action to Ruby.
Why: Elena is a warm, non-shaming caregiver who supports several major beats without taking over, so a trusted adult can naturally and positively fill this recurring role, although it is less central than Ruby's role.
Learning and connection
What children can learn from Ruby and the Tooth Guardian
- Helps children recognise that excitement and uncertainty can happen together during a new milestone.
- Models making a short plan with questions, a comfort object, and a clear request for practical help.
- Shows supported independence through communication and meaningful choices rather than handling everything alone.
Character personalisation
Who can be personalised in Ruby and the Tooth Guardian?
After entering your characters, assign them to one of the supported roles below. Their photo is used to recreate the character artwork for the new customer book.
Ruby
The child protagonist who notices mixed feelings about her first wobbly tooth, prepares a small support kit, asks for the help she needs, and chooses how to mark the milestone.
Elena
The trusted caregiver who listens to Ruby's questions, offers practical help and bounded choices, and stays close while leaving the central action to Ruby.
Adaptation source
Where Ruby and the Tooth Guardian comes from
Original MyStoryWorld.app developmental story. The URL is the planned canonical catalogue page; this story is currently unpublished.
Source: Ruby and the Tooth Guardian, MyStoryWorld.app (Original developmental story)
Personalisation
Make Ruby and the Tooth Guardian uniquely theirs
Add your child, choose the details, and we'll create a story written and illustrated around the characters you choose.
- 1. Add your child or charactersInclude your child and any friends or family.
- 2. Choose who plays each roleStart with one character. Ideal roles: Ruby; optional: Elena.
- 3. Choose their reading ageSelect ages 0-4, ages 5-7, and ages 8-11.
- 4. We create their storyMyStoryWorld.app writes and illustrates the adventure around your choices.
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Questions and answers
Questions about our Ruby and the Tooth Guardian story
Can Ruby and the Tooth Guardian be personalised?+
Yes. Ruby is the ideal child role, and Elena can also be personalised with a suitable trusted-adult character; the story supports one or two customer characters.
Does the Tooth Guardian pull out Ruby's tooth or make her uncertainty disappear?+
No. The tooth falls out naturally. The guardian is part of Ruby's imagination and helps her prepare, while Ruby asks Elena for practical support and makes her own milestone choice.
Who can be personalised in Ruby and the Tooth Guardian?+
Ruby and Elena can be personalised in this story.
Which reading ages are supported for Ruby and the Tooth Guardian?+
Paid personalisation supports ages 0-4, 5-7, and 8-11. Designed for ages 5-7. Versions adapted for other age ranges may differ and may not be equally suitable.
Are Growing Up developmental stories clinically tested?+
MyStoryWorld.app's Growing Up stories are informed by child-development research and recognised professional guidance. The stories and our application of these frameworks have not been clinically tested and do not guarantee developmental or behavioural outcomes. They support everyday reflection and conversation but are not assessment, therapy, medical advice or a substitute for qualified professional support.
Learn more about Growing Up stories →Is Ruby and the Tooth Guardian available as a free story?+
The free app edition is not currently available for this story.
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