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A personalized baby book, with their name on the cover

The onesies will be outgrown by spring. A book with the baby's name in it, that tells the story of the day they arrived, is the gift the parents will keep and the child will pull off the shelf at three, at seven, and again at fifteen.

  • Their name in every story. The ready-drawn books need only a first name: you pick the baby who looks most like them.
  • You read it before you pay. The whole book appears on screen in seconds, free.
  • Printed in the USA, shipping included. Printing and delivery take 8 to 12 business days.

Read it free, with their name ✦

Cover of The Day You Arrived: a laughing baby in cream overalls sits on the grass with a lion, an elephant, an owl and a fox

A real cover of the ready-drawn story. Generated demonstration.

Inside The Day You Arrived

These are the real pages of our newborn book. Only the name changes.

A newborn in a nest of grass, woodland animals leaning in around them
Page 2. The whole world leans in to look at you.
A baby laughing and reaching toward a lion lying close by
Page 3. The lion: “I give you my courage.”
A baby asleep in a wicker bassinet under the moon while an owl keeps watch
Page 7. The owl: “I give you calm nights.”
A baby asleep in someone's arms, the animals curled up in a circle around them
Page 12. The one gift nobody needed to bring.

From the last page: When all the animals had fallen asleep, there was one thing left that nobody had been able to give. Nobody had needed to bring it. It had been there since the very first day, in the arms that were holding you.

A story written to be read aloud over a crib. It asks for the baby's first name and date of birth, so order it once the baby is here.

How it works

1. Their first name

For the ready-drawn books, type the first name and pick the baby who looks like them. The book is on screen in seconds.

2. Read it free

You read the whole book with their name before you decide. For the photo book, you read the start of the story and see the cover with the real faces.

3. Order, we print

The ready-drawn book goes to print as soon as you order. The photo book goes to print only after you approve every page.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good personalized gift for a newborn or a baby shower?
A book with the baby's name in it. Clothes get outgrown and plush toys come in pairs, but a book that tells the day they arrived is something the parents keep and the child reads later. The Day You Arrived is our newborn book, written to be read aloud over a crib.
Can I order before the baby is born?
Good Night needs only a first name, so you can order it as soon as the name is chosen. The Day You Arrived also asks for the date of birth, so order it once the baby is here. Welcome to the world is built from photos, so it waits for the first pictures.
Can I see the book before I pay?
Yes. The ready-drawn books appear in full on screen, with their name, free. For Welcome to the world you read the start of the story and see the cover with the real faces. Nothing is printed until you order, and the photo book is printed only after you approve every page.
How much does it cost?
Books made from their photos: PDF $19.99, softcover $39.99, hardcover $49.99, large hardcover $79.99. Ready-drawn books with no photo: softcover $34.99, hardcover $39.99, large album $49.99. Shipping is included everywhere in the USA.
How long does delivery take?
Printing and delivery take 8 to 12 business days on average across the USA. The PDF version arrives by email as soon as you approve it.
What happens to the photos?
They are used only to draw the faces in this book, never reused, and deleted within 30 days.

Read it free, with their name ✦