A slow, cozy journey to dreamland where your child says goodnight to the whole wide world.
Ages 0-6
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Ages 0-2 - babies and toddlers
Personalized baby and toddler books, made from one photo
At this age the book is as much for the grown-ups reading it as for the child hearing it - and it is the one gift that still means something fifteen years later.
Not sure when to start?When to start reading to your baby, and why you have not missed it
Under two - an infant, then a toddler - a child is not following a plot. They are following your voice, the rhythm of the sentences and the faces on the page - and faces are the thing they lock onto first. That is why a book built from their own photo works differently here than a story about a stranger: the child recognizes themselves before they can read a word. Our catalogue is honestly thinnest at this age, because a twelve-chapter story is more book than a toddler will sit through. Most families buying for a baby are buying a keepsake to grow into, often alongside a new-baby or first-birthday gift.
What matters in a book at 0 to 2
Short, repeatable lines
Rhythm and repetition matter more than plot. A page you can read the same way every night is doing its job.
Faces, big and clear
Babies find faces before anything else on a page. Their own face is the strongest version of that.
Built to survive
For this age the hardcover is the practical choice - the matt-laminated 8x8 wipes clean and holds up to being carried around.
34 stories written for ages 0-2
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A tender story about your child getting ready for a brand-new role - big sibling - and discovering a heart that just keeps growing with more love to share..
Ages 0-8
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A joyful celebration story where your child turns another year older, surrounded by wishes, laughter, and a sprinkle of birthday magic..
Ages 0-8
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When your child taps out a tune, the whole world starts to dance.
Ages 0-6
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Your child welcomes home a wiggly, waggy new puppy.
Ages 0-8
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On a snowy Christmas Eve, your child follows a trail of twinkling lights into a night of wonder.
Ages 0-8
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Night by night, your child watches the glow of the menorah grow.
Ages 0-8
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On Halloween night, your child dresses up brave and bold and befriends the sweetest little monster of all.
Ages 0-8
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A fluffy bunny leads your child on the springtime egg hunt of a lifetime.
Ages 0-8
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Your child is ready for a very big step - goodbye diapers! A cheerful, pressure-free story about trying, celebrating little wins, and becoming the proudest potty champion in town..
Ages 0-6
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Boxes, a new front door, and a room that echoes - your child is moving! A warm story about saying goodbye, finding treasure in new corners, and discovering that home comes along with you..
Ages 0-8
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A checkup can feel scary - until your child discovers how brave one small hero can be.
Ages 0-8
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All aboard! your child takes the driver's seat of a gleaming express train.
Ages 0-6
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Your child rules a candy-colored kingdom - not with a scepter, but with kindness.
Ages 0-6
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The crescent moon is smiling, the lanterns are glowing, and your child has a basket of sweets to share.
Ages 0-8
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One by one, every animal on the warm golden plain settles down to sleep - and so, at the very end, does your child.
Ages 0-4
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There is one ornament left in the box, and it belongs right at the top.
Ages 0-8
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Your child is absolutely not going to sleep tonight.
Ages 0-8
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Your child gives the little dreidel one ordinary spin, and it simply keeps going - across the floor, up the wall, and once around the moon..
Ages 0-8
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One more candle every night, and the room gets warmer each time.
Ages 0-8
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Your child carves a friendly face into the roundest pumpkin on the porch - and the pumpkin, being polite, smiles back..
Ages 0-8
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The eggs are hidden, but so is the map - and the map is drawn in a rabbit's handwriting, which is famously difficult to read..
Ages 0-8
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One egg in the basket is warm, and warm eggs are never chocolate.
Ages 0-8
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The little lantern your child is carrying tugs gently forward, then a little more insistently, until it has led the way through the whole glowing evening..
Ages 0-8
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Your child went to choose a kitten.
Ages 0-8
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A new goldfish needs a name, and no name is quite right.
Ages 0-8
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There is a drawer full of pants with dinosaurs on them, and today is the day they come out.
Ages 0-6
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Yesterday your child was the small one.
Ages 0-8
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Twelve months, one chapter each: the year your child arrived, from a first startled week to a first birthday candle, with every first in between..
Ages 0-4
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Everything your child owns is in boxes, and one box is going in the car instead of the van.
Ages 0-8
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The new bedroom is the wrong shape and the window looks at the wrong things.
Ages 0-8
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The waiting room has a fish tank and the chair goes up and down.
Ages 0-8
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There is a jar of stickers at the end, and you only get one if you sit still.
Ages 0-8
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There is one chair, one blanket, and one voice that makes the dark feel smaller.
Ages 0-6
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Common questions
Is a personalized book worth it for a 1-year-old?
As a keepsake, yes - as a read-tonight book, it depends on the child. A one-year-old will engage with the pictures of themselves long before the story. Many parents buy it at this age precisely so it is on the shelf for the years when the story does land.
Which stories suit a 2-year-old?
Our gentlest ones - bedtime and first-milestone stories. On this page you are seeing only the titles written for the 0-2 band; the 2-4 page has considerably more choice and most of it works at two.
Board book or hardcover?
We print softcover and hardcover 8x8 keepsakes, not board books. For a child under two the hardcover is the one to pick.
Can you make a personalized book for a newborn?
Yes, and it is worth being clear about what you are buying: for a baby of a few weeks or months this is a keepsake, not a bedtime read. The illustration is drawn from a photograph, so a newborn book is a record of exactly how they looked at the start - which is the part families come back for. If you would rather wait until there is a face to recognise, a first-birthday book is the more common choice.
Is a custom baby book a good gift if it is not from the parents?
It is one of the few gifts at this age that is not another set of clothes, and the dedication page is what makes it yours rather than generic. Ask the parents for one clear, forward-facing photograph before you order - it is the whole difference between a face they recognise and a face they do not.
Other ages
Will it actually look like them?
Deep brown skin, tightly coiled hair
Fine, fair, barely-there hair
Straight black hair with a fringe
Curly ginger hair and freckles
Round glasses
Long braids with beads
A visible hearing aid
A baby with no hair
Skin tone, hair texture and freckles all carried through - including the cases most generators get wrong. See it up close
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