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New pet gifts

Personalized new-pet books to celebrate a new best friend

Mark the arrival of a new puppy, kitten or companion with a story where your child is the caring hero.

A new pet teaches responsibility and love. A personalized story about caring for an animal - starring the child - celebrates the new friendship and gently models kindness and gentle hands.

Great new-pet gift picks

My New Puppy - personalized children's book coverChloe's New Puppy

Your child welcomes home a wiggly, waggy new puppy.

Ages 0-8

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
The Little Gardener - personalized children's book coverRosa the Little Gardener

Your child plants one tiny seed and learns the quiet magic of patience.

Ages 2-8

From $14.90
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Common questions

What is a good gift for a child getting a new pet?

A personalized storybook where the child is the caring hero of their new-pet adventure - a keepsake that celebrates the friendship and teaches gentle responsibility.

Can I have it ready for the day the pet arrives?

Yes, if you order about a fortnight ahead - six days to the UK and nine to ten inside the US from approval. If the puppy arrives sooner than the book would, the digital edition is ready the same evening.

Is the book about the pet or about the child?

About the child. Every book here has one hero and it is always them, with the pet's arrival as the thing that happens to them - which is also why it still reads properly in five years, when the puppy is an old dog.

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 new pet story.