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Get well soon gifts

Personalized get-well-soon books to cheer a poorly child

Brighten a sick day with a comforting story that makes the recovering child the hero of their own gentle adventure.

A poorly child needs comfort more than another toy. A personalized get-well story - warm, gentle, and all about them - is a hug in book form that they can return to again and again.

Great get-well-soon 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
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
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
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Common questions

What is a thoughtful get-well gift for a child?

A personalized comfort storybook starring the child - a gentle, cheering keepsake that means far more than sweets or another toy.

They are poorly now - what is the fastest option?

The digital edition, which unlocks the moment you approve it and can be read from bed today. A printed copy follows in six days to the UK or nine to ten inside the US, which is often the nicer arrival - something to look forward to once they are up.

Is a book the right thing when they are too ill to read?

Often it is the thing that gets read TO them, which is the point at that age. And it outlasts the illness - a get-well gift that is still on the shelf in a year is doing more than one that was eaten.

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 get well soon story.