First day of school · ages 3–7
The First Day, starring your child.
Your child has a new backpack, new shoes, and a stomach full of butterflies. The school gate looks enormous. Nobody makes the fear go away. your child walks in with it, and finds out that is exactly what brave means.
Walking through a new door when your feet don't want to.
N° 01What this story teaches
You can be scared and do it anyway. Both at the same time.
Choose this one when
- Starting school or nursery
- A new class, new teacher or new school
- A child who says "I can't" before trying
What your child takes away
Fear doesn't have to go away first. Wobbly legs still walk, and the fear usually shrinks once you're inside.
A note for parents
Read it the week before the first day. The mother's line, "you can be scared and go in," is the one to repeat at the gate.
N° 02Personalize it
Make it theirs
- 11 pages: cover, dedication page, 8 story pages, back page.
- Two PDFs: screen edition and 8×8 in print edition with bleed.
- The button opens our order form with these details filled in. We confirm by email, you pay by invoice, and the PDF follows within one working day.
- Name and dedication are the only changes. The story and art are fixed.
Cover and three of the eight story pages, with Mia's name in place. The paid file has every page.
N° 03What you get
A finished picture book
Cover, dedication page and eight illustrated story pages, with the name in every scene where it belongs. Same painterly art in the boy and girl versions.
Two PDFs, one price
A screen edition for tablets and home printing, and an 8×8 inch print edition at 300 DPI with bleed and trim box for any print shop.
What it isn't
The story, the art and the character are fixed. If you want a book written about a specific child, from a photo, that is the custom courage book at $799.
N° 04Other courage stories
Want a story written about your child specifically? The custom courage book
