Finding a newborn gift that truly touches the heart is rare. Newborn clothes are too small within two months, soft toys pile up, toys wait for baby to grow into them. This personalised baby book, though, travels through the years: read aloud to soothe your little one at bedtime, then read together again once they start recognising the pictures, then again later when they want to know where they came from.
A welcome story, written at cot height
In Welcome to the World, your little one's arrival is told as a gentle journey: the home that was waiting, the light falling on them for the first time, the arms that welcomed them, the lullaby that becomes theirs. Their name is woven into every single page, never just tacked on at the end of a generic text. Our editorial team crafts a story that celebrates the moment without ever feeling saccharine — no fairies, no glitter, just the slow, real beauty of everyday family life.
This newborn gift book can be given before baby arrives (mums and dads-to-be love reading it to the bump) or in the first few months (it quickly becomes the bedtime ritual). It also works beautifully as a christening gift or a first birthday present.
A keepsake built to stay on the shelf
Every copy is printed in a generous A4 landscape format (29.7 × 21 cm) with a sturdy hardcover that stands up to countless bedtime rereads and small hands still learning to turn pages. The illustrations are composed by our creative team using the details you share about your baby and your family set-up — one parent, two parents, older siblings if there are any.
- Baby's name woven into every page, never just tacked on
- 28 or 48 pages, depending on the version you choose
- A4 landscape hardcover (29.7 × 21 cm), the same for every version
- Thick board pages, perfect for little hands
- An emotional arc of welcome → recognition → belonging, shaped by our editorial team
- A cover where baby takes centre stage in their new home
The perfect moment to give it, and how it works
The personalised baby book suits several occasions: from grandparents, aunts, uncles or close friends to new parents (the ultimate new-baby gift); from parents themselves to their little one, to mark this new arrival; or for a christening or first birthday (an original christening gift that's a lovely change from the usual keepsakes).
You share a few details in just a few minutes — baby's name, your family set-up, and optionally a photo of the parents if you'd like them to appear in the illustrations. Our creative team takes care of the rest: a story written just for your family, illustrations composed in a soft, gentle palette, and beautifully finished layout. Delivery time: 10–15 working days for the printed edition, or a PDF within 24 hours for a last-minute newborn gift (perfect for the big day itself, with the printed book following on afterwards).
Put your book together in just a few minutes — it's the one original baby gift that will keep telling the story of their arrival for years to come.
Would you rather tell the story of what came before them?
Welcome to the World tells the story of their arrival. If you'd rather tell them everything that came before — how you met, your first home together, the wait — that's *Our Story, Before You*: a bespoke book written from your own story, ending on the day they were born. Many families give one at birth and the other for the first birthday.
