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Family
Personalized Big Brother Book for a New Baby
A personalized big brother book makes the older child the hero of the new baby's arrival — what to write, when to give it, and a real brothers book.
Aug 19, 20266 min read
Family
Books About Kindness for Kids, Sorted by Situation
Nine kindness books for children, sorted by the situation each one rehearses — the new child at the gate, the friend who is crying, the last biscuit left.
Aug 15, 202612 min read
Family
First Day of School Books, by Which First Day It Is
First day of school books sorted by which first day your child is having — nursery, kindergarten, moving up a grade, or joining a class that already exists.
Aug 14, 202614 min read
Family
Books About Feelings for Toddlers: When to Read Them
Nine books about feelings for toddlers, sorted by the moment to read each one — because a story about big feelings does not work in the middle of a big one.
Aug 13, 202613 min read
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Books About Starting Kindergarten, and When to Read Them
Eight books for a child starting kindergarten, split by the job each one does — rehearsing the day or naming the feeling — and when to start reading them.
Aug 12, 202612 min read
Family
A Book for a Child Starting School — Why It Helps, and How to Make One About Your Child
Starting school is a big feeling in a small person. How a storybook, especially one where your child is the hero of the first day, helps them rehearse it.
Jul 28, 20266 min read
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A Book About Becoming a Big Brother or Sister
A new baby changes your firstborn's whole world. A storybook where they are the hero of that change helps them feel chosen rather than replaced by the baby.
Jul 25, 20264 min read

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The whole journal on one page — 66 guides, sorted by section.

Guides

Books About Emotions for Preschoolers: 10 That Help
Dialogic Reading: How to Talk About a Story With Your Child
Why Toddlers Want the Same Book Over and Over
Books Like Pete the Cat — Split by Whether You Wanted the Song or the Shrug
Books Like The Giving Tree — Sorted by What You Actually Wanted From It
Books Like Elephant & Piggie, Ordered by How Much Harder They Are
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

Thanksgiving Books for Preschoolers: Being Thankful, and the Books That Aren't About That
Halloween Books for Preschoolers, Sorted by How Scary They Actually Are
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

Family

Personalized Big Brother Book for a New Baby
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