For the year after, try a personalized Night Before Christmas book.
A look inside
Oliver and the Christmas Workshop
Occasion: Christmas
Shown as Oliver, age band 3-7.
Spread 6
Spread 7
Spread 8
Story excerpt
Ribbon rippled across the floor like a red river. Dad lifted his feet. Mom caught the end. Oliver blinked. Then all three began to laugh. ‘I have an idea,’ Oliver said. ‘You hold it. I’ll wind.’ Mom guided the ribbon, Dad steadied the spool, and Oliver turned its big wooden handle.
These pages come from a made-up family. The book you make uses your names, photos, and the details you share, and its story is written fresh.
Who it's for
Parents marking a first December often want the baby's name in a story they will reread next year. The holiday story is written for ages 3 to 7, so it is not made for a baby of 0 or 1. Treat that as a product fact, not a suggestion to type a younger number.
The spreads chosen here are the ribbon spool, the bow on the toy fox, and the three wooden stars in a drawer. They are about making something together and taking it home. They are not hospital scenes, first baths, or milestone cards.
A grandparent buying the same December for a grandchild has a different job, so the grandson and granddaughter guides speak to the giver. This guide stays with the parent who will read the story in their own house.
What gets personalized
You can put a parent in the cast and write a dedication. The dedication is free text, which is the honest way to mention a first Christmas. The dedication shown here is part of the example; yours goes only in the story you order.
Newborn photos can be used for a baby you add to the story, if the older child is 3 or up. The pages shown here have a child old enough to push a toy fox. It does not show an infant.
Format, price, and timing
A first December often gets planned late. The cards show what the book costs. If relatives are flying in, a printed copy depends on Pricing's production note plus transit, not on a date this guide invents. The download does not wait for a press.
Prices
Digital book
$15
Total, plus shipping and tax
- Every page illustrated
- Downloadable PDF
Digital + softcover
$35
Total, plus shipping and tax
- Your full custom story
- Every page illustrated
- Shipping shown before payment
Digital + hardcover
$45
Total, plus shipping and tax
- Everything in Softcover
- Durable hardcover binding
- Gift-ready finish
- Shipping shown before payment
Pricing shows these same totals.
Questions
What age is best?
The story is written for children 3 to 7. A baby younger than that can be part of the cast you describe, but the age box will not take 0 or 1. The baby guide shows newborn homecoming pages.
Can I use newborn photos?
Yes, when you have the right to use them and the photo is clear. They guide likeness for a person you add. They do not turn these workshop pages into your baby's album.
Is it a board story or a hardcover?
There is no board book. The live formats are the digital story plus optional softcover or hardcover totals in the price section. An adult reads the picture book with the child.
Will a printed book arrive for Christmas?
Christmas order-by dates are published on the pricing page when they are visible there. Until then, use the production time in the format section below.