Custom books for a new sibling
Most new-sibling books are about some other family. This one is about yours: your kid's name, your baby's name, your dog, your living room, and the real things that happen when a family grows by one. You tell us the story, and we turn it into an illustrated hardcover.
Free to preview. You only pay once you love it: $39 for one book, or $25/month.
Little kids handle big changes better when they know what's coming. A story they can hear again and again, on their own schedule, does a lot of that preparing for you. And when the main character has their name and their face, they don't have to imagine themselves into it.
Generic big-sibling books are full of good advice about a baby who isn't theirs. Yours can say the true, specific things: the baby will sleep in the room with the yellow curtains, Grandma is coming to stay, and they still get to pick the bedtime book.
It also gives you words. Reading a story out loud is often easier than explaining from scratch, especially for a two- or three-year-old.
Pick one, mix a few together, or use them as a starting point. A paragraph or two is plenty.
“Ava is turning three and her baby brother is due in March. She's been helping set up the crib and keeps asking if the baby can play trains. We want a story about her getting ready to be a big sister, and that Mommy and Daddy have plenty of love for both of them.”
“When Leo met his baby sister June at the hospital, he brought her his blue dinosaur and said she could borrow it 'only for a little while.' Then Grandpa took him for pancakes. We'd love a book about that day.”
“Since the baby came home, Maya has been our official diaper fetcher and lullaby singer. Some days are hard and she misses having us to herself. A story about being a big helper, and also about the special time that's still just hers.”
“Make it up: Theo and his baby sister ride a rocket to the moon, and Theo has to teach her everything about space because she's too little to know yet.”
Add your family once, with photos if you have them. Then write the story in a paragraph or two, the way you'd tell it to a friend.
We write and illustrate a 12-page picture book in the art style you pick. Edit any line or redraw any picture before it prints.
Approve it and we print a hardcover storybook and ship it free anywhere in the US.
A new baby is a big reason to make a book, but it doesn't have to be the only one. Once your family is set up, every next book starts with a paragraph: the baby's first bath, the day the big sister taught him to clap, or a made-up trip to the moon with both of them aboard.
Families who keep going get a new hardcover each month for $25, about anything that really happened or anything your kids dream up. Skip a month or cancel whenever you like. Or just make this one book. That's fine too.
Yes. Add the baby to your family profile with a name or nickname, no photo needed. The illustrations will show a newborn, and you can make another book later once you know what they look like.
Yes. Your family profile can include everyone, and your story decides who's in each scene. Two big siblings welcoming a baby works well.
Yes. We write and illustrate the whole book first, and you review every page. You can edit any line or redraw any picture. You only pay once you approve it.
$39 for one hardcover book, with free US shipping and no subscription. Or $25 a month for a new book every month, if you want to keep going.
Yes. Your family profile is saved, so the next book only takes a paragraph. It can be about any real memory, like the baby's first birthday, or any adventure your kids make up. Order books one at a time for $39, or get a new one every month for $25. You can skip a month or cancel anytime.
Most families make a new-sibling book for kids around two to six. For a younger toddler, keep the story short and simple. For an older kid, you can include more of what they think and feel.
Free to preview. Hardcover books start at $25, shipped free in the US.
The Tadpole Post
Get free story starters, conversation questions, and guides for big moments like this one, straight to your inbox.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
What you'll get