A book for a new big brother or sister, with your child in it

What is a book for a new big brother or sister?

It is a personalised book in which the hero is the child who is about to become a big brother or sister. Their name is in the title and throughout the story, and their face is painted in every picture. The title follows the child: "Nick Becomes a Big Brother", "Zoe Becomes a Big Sister".

The topic "A new brother or sister" sits in the "Family" category. You can start straight from the book for a new big brother or sister.

What happens in the story?

The story in the book for a new big brother or sister starts with a home that is changing: a room fills up with tiny things, and the child hears that a baby is coming, and that they will have the most important job of all.

Then come the rehearsals: a lullaby for the teddy bear, a story for the cat, a hug for a pillow. And when the baby arrives and cries loudly, it hears a voice it already knows, grabs one finger and will not let go.

These are the moments of the frame our team wrote. The text of your own personalised book is written from it for your own people, with the help of artificial intelligence; the sample on the topic's page shows the tone, not the final text.

When to give a book for a new big brother or sister

There is no single right moment for a big sister gift or a big brother book. A few ideas:

• Shortly before the baby is born, so you can read the book for a new big brother or sister together in the evenings.
• On the day the baby comes home, as a big sister gift or a big brother gift "from the baby".
• From Grandma and Grandad, when they come to meet the baby and want to bring something for the older child too.
• On the older child's birthday, in the year the family grew.

Who goes into the book for a new big brother or sister?

In the personalised book the first person is always the older child. Up to 6 people fit in all: Mum, Dad, the grandparents and, if the baby has already been born, the baby itself as a brother or sister, with its own photos.

The family pet can join in as well, drawn from its photos; it stays an animal and is never the main hero. You upload up to 5 photos for each person, and they are checked on your own device before upload.

The topic is offered for the 0–2, 3–5 and 6–9 age groups. The age group decides how much text each page carries: a few words for a toddler becoming a big sibling, more for a child at primary school. A big brother book for a six-year-old reads differently from one for a two-year-old.

How is it made, and what does it cost?

You say who the book is for, type the names, choose the topic and the look, write the dedication, upload the photos and see a free preview. In detail, in our guide on how to make a personalised book. The topic suggests the "Claymation" style and the "Sunset" palette, but all of it can be changed.

A book for a new big brother or sister can be digital, at €12.40, or a printed hardcover at €43.40, with the digital book included. On the dedication page you can write a few words of your own to the older child. If you want it printed for a particular day, allow time for printing and post.

The new baby brother or sister can have a book of their own too, even before they are born: choose a book for a baby or read our ideas for a newborn baby gift.

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