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Doctor visit gifts

Personalized doctor-visit books to take the fear out of the checkup

Help a worried child feel brave about the doctor with a reassuring story where they are the hero of the checkup.

A checkup or hospital visit feels less scary once a child has already been through it in a story starring themselves - meeting the doctor, being brave, and coming home proud.

Great doctor-visit gift picks

The Bravest Checkup - personalized children's book coverBrave Yuna at the DoctorNew

A checkup can feel scary - until your child discovers how brave one small hero can be.

Ages 0-8

From $14.90
Not Afraid of the Dark - personalized children's book coverSam and the Friendly Glow

When the lights go out, your child meets a friendly little glow that turns shadows into wonders.

Ages 2-6

From $14.90
Goodnight, Little Star - personalized children's book coverGoodnight, Lily

A slow, cozy journey to dreamland where your child says goodnight to the whole wide world.

Ages 0-6

From $14.90
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Common questions

How can I prepare my child for a doctor visit?

Reading a story where the child is the brave hero of their own checkup makes the real appointment familiar and far less frightening.

The appointment is next week - is that enough time?

For a printed book, only just - it is nine to ten days inside the US and six to the UK from approval. For an appointment inside a week, use the digital edition: it unlocks immediately and reads just as well on a phone in a waiting room.

Will it frighten them more by making the appointment a big event?

That is the right question to ask, and the answer depends on the child. What the story does is put them in it as the one who copes, rather than describing the procedure - if your child is calmer not knowing, a book about the doctor is not the gift to give.

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 doctor visit story.