For a New Baby

A Personalized Book for a New Baby

Welcome a new baby with a book made for them: the family waiting to love them, drawn as characters, gathered into one gentle story.

A watercolor illustration of a parent cradling a newborn in a sunlit nursery

A first book already full of the people waiting to love them.

A first book that is truly theirs

Most baby books are blank pages waiting to be filled. This one arrives already full: the parents, the grandparents, the family pet, all of them characters in a story about the world this baby is being born into.

A baby shower gift that lasts

It outlasts the onesies and the rattles. It becomes the book read at bedtime, then the book they sound out themselves, then the book they keep.

The whole family, gathered in one place

Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, the family dog. Everyone who will love this child becomes a character, so the very first book the baby owns is a book about home.

Ideas to Start With

Every book begins with a moment. Here are a few to spark yours.

The Day You Arrived

The drive home, the quiet house growing louder with love. The story of a beginning, kept for the child who lived it.

Everyone Who Was Waiting

A gentle round of the family, each person introduced, each one already so glad this baby is here.

Your First of Everything

First morning, first walk, first song. The small firsts a family never wants to forget.

Start with This Theme

Your book begins set to this occasion, with these ideas as starting points. You can change anything.

The cover of The Big Trip with Mimi and Papa, a real finished book

Take a Look Inside a Finished Book

Every page is written and illustrated, and the same characters carry through the whole book. Read a real one, cover to cover, before you start your own.

Read The Big Trip with Mimi and Papa

Make a Book for the New Arrival

It takes a few minutes to begin, and you can watch the book come to life.

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