Who it is for

Who are you buying for?

The same book reads differently depending on who gives it. A grandparent far away is making a different point from a parent at bedtime - so each of these says what to choose and what to write inside.

For a son

a hero story he will want read one more time, every night

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For a daughter

an adventure where she is the recognizable star on every page

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For a grandson

a keepsake from grandparents he will treasure - even from far away

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For a granddaughter

an heirloom book with her face on the cover, from someone who adores her

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For a niece

the gift that makes you the favorite aunt or uncle

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For a nephew

a one-of-a-kind adventure starring him, not another toy

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For a friend's child

the party present that is not more plastic, and the one the parents keep

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Or for a grown-up, from the children

For dad

a book he is in, written from the child who thinks he hung the moon

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For mum

a story she is inside, told by the child she reads to

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For grandma

the book that gets read on her sofa, with her grandchild as the hero

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For grandparents

one story with both of them in it, and the grandchildren as the heroes

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Or start from the occasion instead.