Father's Day
A Father's Day gift that comes from your child
A book in which your child is the narrator and dad is the main character: what he does without anyone mentioning it, the thing that belongs to just the two of them, and the day the child gets to be in charge.
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Why this beats another pair of socks
The Father's Day problem is a familiar one: a father who says he needs nothing, and a child who wants to give something anyway. What usually happens is a small thing from a shop, and it disappears into a drawer within a month.
A book turns that around. The child is the narrator, dad is the main character, and it is about things that only happen in this family: the sentence he says every morning, the game with its own rules, the way he fixes something with the wrong tool.
It is also a gift the other parent can order on behalf of a child who cannot write yet. For a first Father's Day, with a baby of a few months, that is often exactly what is needed.
The stories deliberately avoid the ideal father. One is about a dad who is often away for work, one is for families with two fathers or a stepdad, and one is about grandad, who on Father's Day is usually skipped even though he is someone's father too.
You pick a storyline, fill in the names and see the book immediately in a free preview, page by page. Only when it is right does it go to print as a premium hardcover of 21 by 21 cm, delivered within eight working days.
Would something else fit better?
A book with names in it works for more moments than this one.
Mother's Day gift
The same idea, but for mum.
Book with a name
The wider overview of everything we make with a name in it.
Gift guide
Every occasion in one place, by age and by recipient.
New baby gift
For a father who has only just become one.
Personalise a book
What you can change, and where the limits are.
Easter gift
The spring moment, with the Easter Bunny in it.
What is the book about?
Pick a storyline as a starting point or write your own. Whatever you choose is waiting in the form, and you can still edit the text.
Being dad for a day
About dadYou are in charge. Dad does as he is told.
Choose this story 2Everything dad can do
About dadAnd the one thing he really cannot.
Choose this story 3The thing we do together
About dadThe one thing that belongs to just the two of you.
Choose this story 4The first Father's Day
About dadFor a dad who has only just become one.
Choose this story 5Dad is away this week
About dadWork, far away, and a promise for every evening.
Choose this story 6For both of them
About two fathers or a stepdadWhen there is more than one father figure.
Choose this storyShow all 7 stories Show fewer stories
Grandad is someone's father too
About grandadOn Father's Day, one of them is often skipped.
Choose this storyOr write your own story
Know exactly which moment belongs in it? The Saturday morning routine, the holiday where everything went wrong, the time he sorted it out. Write it in a few sentences.
Write my ownWhat one of these Father's Day books looks like
A book we actually made, not a mock-up. It follows the story "Being dad for a day" from above: Tycho is in charge for a day, dad plays along, and by evening neither of them can manage another thing.
Tycho Is in Charge
Tycho, 7, from "Being dad for a day" 
"Echt heel leuk! Onze dochters vonden het fantastisch. Je kan heel eenvoudig je eigen boekje maken en de kwaliteit is echt heel goed."
JB
Geverifieerde koper
"Komend jaar titel 'Lievelings oom' weer veiliggesteld! Leuke boekje en nette afwerking!"
Adriaan
Geverifieerde koper
"Boekjes worden heel mooi. Ons zoontje herkende zich zelf en mama echt in het boekje!"
Evelien
Geverifieerde koper
Questions about the Father's Day book
When is Father's Day?
In the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada and India it is the third Sunday in June. In Germany and Austria it falls on Ascension Day, and in Australia and New Zealand not until the first Sunday in September. The date moves every year, so check it before counting back for delivery.
Can I order it on behalf of a baby?
Yes, and many people do. The story 'The first Father's Day' was written for exactly that: told from the point of view of a baby with no words yet, about the nights, the first walk and the first time the baby really looks at him.
Does this work for two fathers or a stepdad?
Yes. There is a storyline for families with two fathers or with a stepdad, about what each of them does differently, without the shape of the family becoming the subject.
What age is it for?
The stories work from about two to eight, and for a first Father's Day they work for a baby too. With the youngest you are the one reading aloud; from about six children read it themselves.
How quickly does it arrive?
Making the book and viewing the preview is instant. As a hardcover it is printed after your approval and delivered within eight working days.
What does it cost?
Making the book and viewing the full preview is free. The current price for the premium hardcover is at the top of this page, plus shipping.
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hardcover, 21 x 21 cm