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Adoption gifts

Personalized adoption and gotcha-day books about belonging

Celebrate a forever family with a warm, personal story that makes your child the cherished hero of their own adventure.

Every child deserves to see themselves as the beloved star of a story. A personalized gotcha-day keepsake honors a child's place in their family with warmth - and a book they will treasure as they grow.

Great gotcha-day gift picks

The Kindness Quest - personalized children's book coverElla's Kindness Quest

A warm-hearted story where your child discovers that the smallest acts of kindness can light up the whole world around them.

Ages 2-8

From $14.90
The Best Birthday Ever - personalized children's book coverIsabella's Best BirthdayOur pick

A joyful celebration story where your child turns another year older, surrounded by wishes, laughter, and a sprinkle of birthday magic.

Ages 0-8

From $14.90
Free preview before you pay Add a dedication - "For them, with love" Ships straight to their door

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Common questions

What is a meaningful adoption or gotcha-day gift?

A personalized keepsake storybook starring the child - a warm, lasting way to celebrate belonging and their place as the hero of the family's story.

Is there a right time to give it?

Most families give it after placement, once the child's own face can be in it. Printed copies take six days to the UK and nine to ten inside the US from approval, and the dedication page is where the date goes - which is the part that matters years later.

Does the story mention adoption?

No. It is a story in which your child is the hero, with the dedication page for whatever you want to say about how they came to you - which is yours to write and not ours to assume.

Will it actually look like them?

  • Reference portrait: Deep brown skin, tightly coiled hair, age 5The illustrated character kept from it: Deep brown skin, tightly coiled hairDeep brown skin, tightly coiled hair
  • Reference portrait: Fine, fair, barely-there hair, age 1The illustrated character kept from it: Fine, fair, barely-there hairFine, fair, barely-there hair
  • Reference portrait: Straight black hair with a fringe, age 7The illustrated character kept from it: Straight black hair with a fringeStraight black hair with a fringe
  • Reference portrait: Curly ginger hair and freckles, age 4The illustrated character kept from it: Curly ginger hair and frecklesCurly ginger hair and freckles
  • Reference portrait: Round glasses, age 6The illustrated character kept from it: Round glassesRound glasses
  • Reference portrait: Long braids with beads, age 8The illustrated character kept from it: Long braids with beadsLong braids with beads
  • Reference portrait: A visible hearing aid, age 5The illustrated character kept from it: A visible hearing aidA visible hearing aid
  • Reference portrait: A baby with no hair, 6 monthsThe illustrated character kept from it: A baby with no hairA 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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Make them the hero of their own adoption story.