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Becoming a big sibling

A book for the child who is about to become a big brother or sister

A new baby in the family is big, especially for the child who is about to become a big brother or sister. A story where the child is the proud big brother or sister helps you talk about what is coming: the waiting, the change and everything you can do together.

Create the gift
1

Make the main character personal

Enter a name and details and upload photos, so that the pictures are drawn from your photos and your child recognises themselves.

2

A story just for you

Your choices become a tailor-made story. Choose the plot and style to suit your child's interests.

3

Read and fine-tune

The eBook is ready straight away for €6.99. Change the text and pictures until you are happy, then order the hardback book for €32.95.

Make your personalised picture book

Choose a story, upload a photo and watch the book take shape in a few minutes.

Choose an age group

Ages 0–2
Ages 3–5
Ages 6–9
Ages 10+

Examples

Real books made with the service, in different styles and themes. Browse and see how they turned out.

Photos used

The cover of Look, Look! Where Is Ludde?

The story's choices

  • Title: Look, Look! Where Is Ludde?
  • Age: Ages 0–2
  • Theme: Family & occasions
  • Topic: Grandparents
  • Style: Collage
  • Font: Quicksand
  • Characters: 3
See the example
Create a book of your own

Photos used

The cover of Elias, Glöd and the Bridge That Had to Be Rebuilt

The story's choices

  • Title: Elias, Glöd and the Bridge That Had to Be Rebuilt
  • Age: Ages 6–9
  • Theme: Fairy tales & magic
  • Topic: Knights and dragons
  • Style: Comic book
  • Font: Life Savers
  • Characters: 2
See the example
Create a book of your own

Photos used

The cover of Selma and the Northern Lights

The story's choices

  • Title: Selma and the Northern Lights
  • Age: Ages 6–9
  • Theme: Activities
  • Topic: A train journey
  • Style: Soft anime
  • Font: Alegreya
  • Characters: 3
See the example
Create a book of your own
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Choose what the book should be about

Create a unique book for every child

The eBook for €6.99, ready in a few minutes

Order the hardback book straight after the eBook

26 pages of text and full-page pictures

Change the text and pictures afterwards

Write the book in 37 languages

Up to five characters in the story

Colouring pages made from the book's pictures

The story read aloud as an audiobook

Create a book

Proud, curious and a little worried

Becoming a big brother or sister brings up many feelings at once. A book where the child is the big hero who helps, comforts and shows the baby the world makes the waiting easier to talk about. The story can take up the hard things, such as sharing mum and dad, in a gentle way, and the pictures are drawn from a photo of the child.

Themes for future big brothers and sisters

Choose the Becoming a big brother or sister theme or jealousy, or the book idea The Big Sibling's Secret Mission.

Would you like to see a finished book before you decide? Browse our example books.

Becoming a big sibling: a gift that lasts

Read the book together while you wait, and give it as a present from the baby when it arrives.

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A present from the baby

Many people give the book as a present from the baby to the big brother or sister, when they meet for the first time. The eBook is ready in a few minutes, and the hardback book takes one to two weeks; see the prices.

A book to grow with

When the baby is older, the children can read the book together. Do make a sequel with both children as heroes, in the same style and with the same characters.

Remind me before the birthday

Not quite yet? We e-mail you two to three weeks before the child's birthday, in time for a printed book. Once a year, nothing else.

You turn the reminder on in the e-mail we send. We keep only the address and the date, see the privacy policy.

Questions about the gift: Becoming a big sibling

Yes. Describe the baby in words, or let it be a secret in the story.

Yes. Choose a message such as love or sharing, and describe what the child is wondering about.

Choose the big brother or sister's age, and the text is written for that child.

Yes. A sequel gets the same characters and style, with a new story.

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