There is one chair, one blanket, and one voice that makes the dark feel smaller.
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For dad, from his baby
A book for Dad, from the baby who cannot say it yet
Your baby is the hero of the story and Dad is in it with them, with a dedication written in your baby's voice.
The child is the hero of the story. Dad is in it with them, and the dedication is written in the child's voice.
What makes a book work as a gift for dad
A book for Dad works because it is not really about the things he does - it is about being seen doing them. The story puts your child on every page and puts Dad in it with them, so what he is actually holding is a record of this exact stretch of their life together. That is why it outlives a mug. Pick the story around the thing they genuinely do: the chair at bedtime, the walk they always take, the dare neither of them will admit to.
A dedication in the child's voice
To Daddy - I am too small for words yet, so Mum wrote this bit. You are my favourite. Love, your baby.
The dedication is page one of the printed book - the first page dad opens.
One practical tip
Use the dedication. A line in your child's own words - even a two-year-old's - is the page he will show people, not the cover.
Stories with a grown-up in them
A rope swing, a dare, and a summer that neither of them will forget.
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A folded note, an old key, and a whole family that agrees to follow it.
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Free preview before you pay Add dad as a second person, with their own photo Ships straight to them
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Who is the hero of the book — dad or the child?
The child. His baby is the hero on every page, drawn from a photo you upload, and dad is in the story beside them. The dedication is written in the child's voice. If you are looking for a book where the grown-up is the main character, this is not that book.
Can dad be drawn in too?
Yes. Add them as a second person and upload one clear photo of them, and they are illustrated alongside the child on the pages where the story puts them together. You confirm you have their permission to use the photo.
Can I see it before I pay?
Yes - the cover and the whole of chapter one, free, with the faces already drawn. You only pay if it looks like them.
Can more than one child be in it?
Yes. Add each child as their own person with their own photo, and the story is written to hold them all - that is what the family stories are for.
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Put the child on every page, and dad in the story with them.