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A personalized baby gift they keep for life.
Blankets get outgrown and toys get lost. A custom illustrated book with the baby's name, their family drawn from photos and a dedication in your words is still on the shelf when they are twenty. For baby showers, births and first birthdays, from $799.
The gift that gets read to them.
N° 01Why a book
The one baby gift nobody has twice.
A baby shower produces four blankets and three of the same rattle. A book made for this one baby, with this family's faces in it and their name on the first page, is the gift the parents show everyone else. It is also the one that is still being read aloud at bedtime three years later.
Every book is illustrated from photos of the family. The parents, the siblings, the grandparents, the nursery, the pet. The baby is painted as a newborn from the description, and the dedication is written by you.
N° 02Three gifts
Pick the moment, we make the book.
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Baby shower: the welcome book
Made before the birth. Here is the family waiting for you, here is your room, here is the love already in the house. Given at the shower, read at the hospital.
02
New arrival: the name book
Made once the name is known. The name through every spread, its meaning on the first page, the family drawn from photos. Ready in two weeks.
03
First birthday: the board book
Twelve thick spreads with the baby drawn from photos of their first year. Built for a one-year-old to hold and chew. From $799.
04
Keeping it a surprise
You brief us with photos you already have. We never contact the parents unless you ask us to.
05
Ready to give
The finished files come to you, with our printer recommendation, so the book can be printed in time for the day.
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For Muslim families
Bismillah on the first page, the meaning of the name, imagery the family is comfortable with.
N° 03What to send
A name, a few photos, and a dedication.
The baby's name and due date or birthday. Three photos each of the parents and any siblings. A sentence or two about the home, the nursery, a pet. And the dedication in your words. That is enough for us to start; we send you a proof before the final files.
N° 04Investment
Three ways to work together.
Welcome or name book
$799
24-page hardcover, illustrated for one baby.
- Original story from your brief
- Family drawn from photos
- Name through the text
- Dedication page in your words
- 24 pages, 8×8: 14 illustrations including the cover
- Digital proof before final files
First-birthday board book
From $799
12 thick spreads with the baby drawn from photos.
- Baby drawn from first-year photos
- Name on every spread
- 12 board spreads plus cover
- Rounded corners, wipe-clean board
- Print-ready files
Heirloom edition
$1,499
A 32-page keepsake for the whole family, made to be handed down.
- Everything in the welcome book
- 32 pages, 8×8: 18 illustrations including the cover
- Up to six family members and pets drawn from photos
- A character sheet for each, approved by you first
- Illustrated family album pages
- Two rounds of revisions
- Print-ready files
N° 05Questions
The answers we give most often.
- Can I order before the baby is born?
- Yes. Welcome books are made from the family, the nursery and the chosen name before the birth. If the name is undecided we finish the book once it is.
- Can it be from the grandparents, or a group?
- Yes. The dedication is in your words from whoever is giving it. Group gifts are common.
- How is this different from the personalized baby book?
- Same book, chosen as a gift. This page is for the giver: what to send, how to keep it a surprise, how long to allow.
- How long does it take?
- Two weeks for the hardcover, three for the board book.
- Can it be made for a Muslim family?
- Yes. Bismillah, the name's meaning, and imagery the family is comfortable with.
Start your book
Give the book they'll grow up with.
Tell us the baby's name or due date, who the gift is from, and the occasion. We reply within two working days with what to send next.