Personalised children's book: the guide
What a personalised children's book is, name or photo, what it costs, which age it suits and what to check before you order. Honest and short.
Guide
Answers to the questions that come before a personalised children's book: which dedication, which photo, from what age, and what to give a grandchild. Short and honest.
Book dedication for a child: 30 examples and three rules
Thirty dedications for a children's book by occasion: from grandparents, for a birth, a birthday, the first school day and Christmas, plus three rules for tone.
Which photo for a personalised children's book?
Which photo works for a personalised children's book: face from the front, daylight, no sunglasses, no hat. What works, what does not, what happens to the photo.
From what age to read aloud, and which book fits?
From when reading aloud makes sense, what a child of 1, 3, 5 and 7 expects from a picture book, and which personalised book suits which age.
A first-school-day gift from grandparents: what lasts
What grandparents give for the first school day: five ideas that last, what fits in the school cone, how much is usual and when to order.
A Christmas gift for a grandchild: personal, not plastic
Christmas gifts for grandchildren by age, from 1 to 8: what lasts, what the parents have not already bought, and when you need to order. With five personal ideas.
Make a children's book yourself, or have it made?
Making a children's book yourself: what it costs in time and money, which routes there are, and when a personalised book from a maker is the better choice.