A keepsake storybook for a baby's first Christmas, with the baby, parents, and grandparents drawn from your photos. Order by December 1 for book-rate delivery before Christmas, or by December 8 with expedited shipping.
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A baby won't remember their first Christmas. This book does it for them: the tree, the stocking with their name, the grandparents meeting them in the snow, written as a story and drawn from your photos so the faces are your family's.
The same page at every reading level. Pick one to see how the story reads.
Look, Leo! A red stocking! It says LEO. Grandpa hangs it up. Up, up, up! Mommy holds Leo close. Twinkle, twinkle, tree! Merry Christmas, Leo!
Grandpa held up a tiny red stocking. It had Leo's name in white letters. "This one is new," Grandpa said. He hung it next to the others. Mommy carried Leo over to see. The tree lights blinked and glowed. Leo reached for the soft red sock. Now there was one more stocking!
Grandpa climbed onto the step stool with something small and red tucked under his arm. It was a brand-new stocking, and stitched across the top in white letters was a name the mantel had never held before: LEO. Mom carried Leo close so he could see. The tree lights blinked gold and green. Leo stretched one hand toward the soft red fabric, and Grandpa laughed. "Next year," he said, "you can hang it yourself."
Every December the mantel held six stockings, each one faded a little more than the last. This year Grandpa added a seventh, small and bright red, the letters of Leo's name still stiff with new thread. Mom lifted Leo toward the glow of the tree so he could watch it hang. He reached for it with the solemn focus of someone claiming his place, and the whole room understood that the family's Christmases had quietly begun counting again.
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Start with one of these, or describe your family's first Christmas with the baby:
From a single photo to a professionally printed book — about 15 minutes of your time.
Upload photos
Pick your style
Approve characters & story
Approve illustrations
Printed & shipped
You choose how it's written. First Adventure keeps it to a few simple words a page for reading aloud this December. Keepsake Narrative writes the same Christmas for an older reader, so at ten or twelve it's the book they read to find out what their first Christmas was like, and who was there.
Grandparents give it too: a book with them and the new grandchild in it, for the shelf at both houses.
“It’s a very special keepsake, and their kindness made the experience even more meaningful.”
Leslie P.
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“I used Genie in a Book as a gift to various family members – they all loved it!”
Patrick A.
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“My only regret is not getting three copies so each daughter could have their own, because I see this as something they will want to keep and take with them when they leave the nest!”
Lauren E.
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Choose how their custom story comes to life.
Personalized Coloring Book
A full storybook they can color.
Same custom story and cover, printed in black & white on coloring-friendly paper.
Paperback Storybook
A full-color story to read together.
The same custom story and illustrations in a lightweight, softcover format.
Hardcover Keepsake
The keepsake families choose most.
A premium, durable hardcover made to be loved and saved for years.
You review your book before it's printed.
No printing happens until you approve every page.
Timing, newborn photos, a December due date, who can be in it, Santa or nativity, the dedication, and reading levels.
Add photos of the baby and the family, and make a Christmas book they'll read about themselves someday.
Create baby's first Christmas bookOrder by December 1 for book-rate delivery before Christmas · Expedited orders by December 8
