A rope swing, a dare, and a summer that neither of them will forget.
Ages 4-8
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Iris and the Two of UsA book for Mom, from both her kids
One child is the hero and their brother or sister is in the story beside them, with Mom in it too - each drawn from their own photo.
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The child is the hero of the story. Mom is in it with them, and the dedication is written in the child's voice.
What makes a book work as a gift for Mom
The books that land with a mother are the ones that give her back a moment she was too busy living to notice. Choose the story around a routine rather than an event - the bedtime chair, the walk to school, the summer that ran together - because the routine is the thing she will miss first. Your child is the hero and she is in the story with them, which is the part that makes it hers rather than another gift.
A dedication in the child's voice
For Mom, from the two of us. We did tidy up. Some of it.
The dedication is page one of the printed book - the first page Mom opens.
One practical tip
Pick the photo of her that she likes, not the most recent one. She has to look at it every time the book is opened.
Before you choose
Two quite different presents are sold under this phrase - a book about her, and a story her child stars in with her in it - and the thing that separates them is that she is the one who will be reading it aloud: why the child has to want it too
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Free preview before you pay Add Mom as a second person, with their own photo Ships straight to them
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Who is the hero of the book: mum or the child?
The child. Of both her kids, one is the hero on every page, drawn from a photo you upload, and Mom 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 Mom 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.
How many children can be in the book?
Up to four people, each drawn from their own photo. Two, three or four children all fit: one is the hero and the others are in the story beside them, and the family stories are written to hold them all.
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Put the child on every page, and Mom in the story with them.