Gifts by age
A gift for a five year old
Five is the age where a child starts to imagine what someone else is thinking, and where the first letters become recognisable. A book with their own name in it lands twice over: as a story, and as something they can nearly read themselves.
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Age-aware
text length follows the age
What works for a five year old
Around this age comes the realisation that someone else can think or feel something different from you. It sounds abstract, but it changes which stories land: falling out and making up, someone being left out, doing something in secret.
Their own name is usually the first word a child recognises, before they can read. Around five they will point it out in the text and follow along over the shoulder of whoever is reading.
Friendship becomes the big subject: who is your best friend, who is allowed to join in. Stories where the child solves something together with someone else work better at this age than stories where they are the lone hero.
What it does not need: too many pages. A five year old will happily sit still for a story, but not for half an hour. A book that can be finished in one go is exactly right.
Different child, different age?
What a child can handle, and enjoys, changes with every year.
Gift for a 3 year old
What changes at that age, and which story fits it.
Gift for a 4 year old
What changes at that age, and which story fits it.
Gift for a 6 year old
What changes at that age, and which story fits it.
Gift guide
Every occasion in one place: birthdays, goodbyes, holidays.
Examples
Real books that were actually made, not mock-ups.
What is the gift for?
Pick the occasion and a fitting story is waiting in the form. You enter the age there, so the length and tone move with it.
The best birthday
For a birthdayA day that starts with balloons and ends somewhere else entirely.
Choose this occasion 2Thank you, teacher
For saying goodbye to a teacherA book to give to the person who made the difference all year.
Choose this occasion 3Ready for secondary school
For leaving primary schoolYears in one school, and then you are outside with your bag.
Choose this occasion 4The first day at school
For starting schoolNew bag, new class, and a knot in your stomach.
Choose this occasion 5The certificate you earned yourself
For a certificate or first achievementNobody can do this bit for you.
Choose this occasion 6The Christmas that went differently
For ChristmasSnow, candlelight, and something that should not be there.
Choose this occasionShow all 10 occasions Show fewer occasions
A book for dad
For Father’s DayAbout the things he does and never mentions.
Choose this occasion 8A book for mum
For Mother’s DayA whole day of pretending to be the mother.
Choose this occasion 9Staying at grandma and grandad’s
For grandparentsDifferent rules, a different bed, and the best stories.
Choose this occasion 10Get well soon
For someone who is illA book for anyone who cannot go outside for a while.
Choose this occasionOr write your own story
Know something only this child has: a soft toy, a habit, a running joke? Write it down in a few sentences and that becomes the book.
Write it myself"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
Frequently asked questions
Can a five year old read the book themselves?
Usually not quite, but nearly. They generally do recognise their own name, and that is often the nudge that makes them want to decipher the rest. Reading aloud is still the starting point.
Which story suits a five year old?
Something with someone else in it: solving something together, being new somewhere, or daring what did not work before. The occasions are on this page; you can write the story yourself in the form.
How does the book know how old the child is?
You enter the age when you make it. Sentence length, word choice and how the child is drawn all move with it: a three year old gets shorter sentences than a six year old, and looks genuinely younger on the illustrations.
What does it cost and how quickly does it arrive?
Making the book and viewing the full preview is free. As a premium hardcover it is printed after your approval and delivered within eight working days. The current price is at the top of this page.
What if the book is not what I hoped for?
Then you do not order it. You see the complete book in a free preview before anything is printed, and you can adjust text and illustrations until it is right.
Make the gift
Pick an occasion or write your own story. You see the whole book before anything is printed.
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hardcover, 21 x 21 cm