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Gifts
Why a Personalized Book Is the Birthday Gift a Child Actually Keeps
Toys break and clothes are outgrown — a storybook starring the birthday child becomes family history. How to choose one, and how to time it right.
Jul 25, 20263 min read

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The whole journal on one page — 59 guides, sorted by section.

Guides

Children's Christmas Books: 10 That Last Past One December
Read-Aloud Books for Kindergarten: 10 That Hold a Room
Potty Training Books: Which One You Actually Need
Books Like The Rainbow Fish — 9 That Get Sharing Right
Books Like Chicka Chicka Boom Boom — 9 Next Reads
Books About Becoming a Big Brother: 15 Picks by Age
Books Like Guess How Much I Love You — What to Read Next
Personalized Picture Book With Your Child Painted In
Books Like Where the Wild Things Are: 10 Next Reads
Best Books for 2-Year-Olds: Board Book or Picture Book?
Books Like The Gruffalo — 10 Next Reads
Benefits of Personalized Books: What Brain Science Shows
Books Like Brown Bear, Brown Bear — 10 Next Reads
Best Books for 3-Year-Olds, Chosen by What They Say
Best Books for 4-Year-Olds, Chosen by What's New at Four
Books That Teach Colors — What Works at Two and Three
Books Like The Very Hungry Caterpillar — 10 Next Reads
The Best Children's Books of All Time, by Age
9 Art Styles for a Personalized Children's Book

Gifts

Personalized Book for Grandma or Grandpa, From a Grandchild
Personalized Newborn Book: A Gift That Grows Into Them
Personalized Father's Day Book, With Dad Drawn In
First Birthday Book Gift: What to Buy and What to Write
A Personalized Christmas Book for Kids, Ordered in Time
A Personalized Dinosaur Book for a Child Who Knows More Than You
A Personalized Book With Your Own Dog In It
A Personalized Princess Book Where She Is the Princess

Family

Personalized Big Brother Book for a New Baby
Personalized Children's Books in Spanish, French & German
Books About Kindness for Kids, Sorted by Situation
First Day of School Books, by Which First Day It Is
Books About Feelings for Toddlers: When to Read Them
Books About Starting Kindergarten, and When to Read Them
A Book for a Child Starting School — Why It Helps, and How to Make One About Your Child
A Book About Becoming a Big Brother or Sister