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Mother's Day gifts

Personalized Mother's Day gifts starring her child

A Mother's Day gift that is really about the two of them: a storybook where her child is the hero, illustrated from a photo, for reading together at bedtime.

Flowers last a week. A book where her own child is the hero - the same face, on every page - is a keepsake she still has when they are grown, and one they will ask her to read again that night. It suits the parent organizing it and the child old enough to give a gift of their own.

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Great Mother's 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

Ordering in time for Sun, 9 May 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, 21 April 2027
  • Australiaapprove by Thu, 15 April 2027
Other countries (7)
  • Germanyapprove by Sun, 25 April 2027
  • Canadaapprove by Tue, 20 April 2027
  • New Zealandapprove by Wed, 21 April 2027
  • Singaporeapprove by Sun, 25 April 2027
  • Netherlandsapprove by Thu, 22 April 2027
  • Austriaapprove by Tue, 20 April 2027
  • Denmarkapprove by Mon, 26 April 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

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Common questions

When is Mother's Day in the United States?

Mother's Day is the second Sunday of May - 9 May in 2027. Note that the UK and Ireland mark Mothering Sunday in March instead, roughly nine weeks earlier, so a single date will not cover both.

What is a good personalized Mother's Day gift from a child?

A storybook starring her own child, illustrated from a photo, with a dedication page in the child's words. It is a gift the child appears in rather than one they simply hand over.

How long does delivery take?

Nine to ten days inside the United States from the moment you approve your book, because your copy is printed individually after you approve it. The digital edition unlocks immediately.

Is the book about Mum or about the child?

Both, in that order: your child is the hero on every page and Mum is in it with them. What she ends up holding is a record of this exact stretch of their life together, told from the child's side.

She says she does not want anything. What then?

This is not really an object to find space for - it is a reason to sit down and be read to by the person it is about. That is a different transaction from a gift she has to display.

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 mother's day story.