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Father's Day gifts

Personalized Father's Day gifts starring his child

A Father's Day gift with them both in it: a storybook where his child is the hero of an adventure, illustrated from a photo, ready to read together.

The gift problem with dads is that they rarely want anything. This sidesteps it - it is not really a gift for him to own, it is an excuse for twenty minutes at bedtime with his child as the hero. The dedication page is where you say the thing that is hard to say out loud.

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Great Father's Day gift picks

The First Campout - personalized children's book coverFiona Under the StarsNew

A tent, a flashlight, and a sky full of stars - your child's very first campout! A cozy outdoor adventure about night sounds, marshmallow sparks, and sleeping under the whole wide sky.

Ages 4-8

From $14.90

Ordering in time for Sun, 20 June 2027

The clock starts when you approve your book, not when you pay - nothing is printed until you have seen every page.

  • United Statesapprove by Wed, 2 June 2027
Other countries (5)
  • United Kingdomapprove by Tue, 8 June 2027
  • Irelandapprove by Thu, 27 May 2027
  • Canadaapprove by Tue, 1 June 2027
  • Singaporeapprove by Sun, 6 June 2027
  • Netherlandsapprove by Thu, 3 June 2027

Add the date in your basket and we tell you before you pay whether print gets there in time. Left it late? The digital edition unlocks the moment you pay. All delivery times

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

Before you choose

Father's Day is the first Sunday of September in Australia and New Zealand and the third Sunday of June nearly everywhere else, and almost every gift guide is written for only one of them. We wrote down the date half the internet gets wrong, and what actually lands

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Common questions

When is Father's Day?

The third Sunday of June in the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland - 20 June in 2027. In Australia and New Zealand it is the first Sunday of September instead, so check which one applies to you before you order.

What do you give a dad who says he does not want anything?

Something that is about his child rather than about him. A storybook where his own child is the hero gives him a reason to sit down and read rather than an object to find space for.

Can I add a message from the children?

Yes. Every book has a dedication page, and it prints inside the book - so it stays with it rather than being thrown away with the card.

Is the book about Dad, or about the child?

Both, and the order matters: your child is the hero on every page and Dad is in it with them. What he ends up holding is a record of this exact stretch of their life together, told from the child's side - which is why it reads differently from a gift about him.

How late can I leave it?

For a printed book count back about six days for the UK, nine to ten for the United States and nine to fourteen for Australia, from the moment you approve it. Past that the digital edition is ready as soon as you approve - the same story, just not in a parcel.

Which story should I pick?

The one that matches something they genuinely do together - the chair at bedtime, the walk they always take, the dare neither of them will admit to. A story built around a real habit lands harder than the most exciting adventure on the list.

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. See it up close

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Make them the hero of their own father's day story.