15 Best Personalized Baby Books Starring Your Child
There are shelves upon shelves of amazing books with characters kids love. But imagine your little one’s delight if they saw themselves on the page? Personalized books for kids are a wonderful way to introduce little ones to the joy of reading (and they make great gifts!). In fact, many companies specialize in personalized baby books. The options are endless—add your kid’s name to a classic fairy tale, create a made-to-order photo book or craft a unique story with your child as the main character. There are even customizable books for siblings and whole families too.
So as you’re building your collection of educational, inspiring and entertaining children’s reads, throw in a few super-special personalized books for babies, toddlers and kids. Below, find some of the best personalized baby books, perfect for sprinkling a little extra magic into storytime.
Best-selling personalized kids’ book
First on our list of the best custom children’s books is a bestseller from Wonderbly. This unique story is based on the letters of your child’s name. Your kiddo will be brought on a quest to find their missing name, meeting quirky characters along the way who each hold a clue. The personalization options really set this book apart. Customize your child’s adventurer, and for each letter of their name, pick a character that represents a different moral you’d like them to learn.
Age: 0 to 8 years old | Personalization options: Add a name, build a character and include a dedication on the first page
Customized ABC book
Next up in our roundup of custom children’s books? This adorable career-themed tale. The pages depict all sorts of possible professions in alphabetical order—alongside charming illustrations of baby, of course. It’s a genius way to teach them their letters while also introducing baby to all the things they can be when they grow up.
Age: 0 to 6 years old | Personalization options: Add a name, build a custom character and include a dedication on the second page
Search-and-find custom book for kids
Next on our list of custom books for kids is an interactive (and totally innovative) story for older children. Consider this a personalized version of Where’s Waldo—your child will spend hours of fun exploring six eye-catching universes, as they try to find their character in the pages. What’s more, this customizable book is available in several languages, including Spanish, French and Italian.
Age: 4 to 10 years old | Personalization options: Add a name, build a custom character and include a dedication on the first page
Inspiring kids’ storybook
The best personalized books for babies aren’t just engaging—they’re impactful too. This book, which comes with a bespoke cover, is all about doing good deeds. It sends the message that acts of kindness are so very valued, making this customizable book priceless.
Age: 2 to 8 years old | Personalization options: Customize with child’s first name (up to 12 characters)
Unique custom children’s book
This sweet tale about sharing is the perfect remedy to sibling squabbles. Based on the theme of teamwork, this book will help your kiddos learn that sharing is caring. Personalize the story with up to four names, characters and birthdays to create a unique custom children’s book.
Age: 0 to 8 years old | Personalization options: Add up to four names, write a personalized dedication and include your child’s birth date (optional)
Personalized kids’ book about pets
Don’t stop at human loved ones! Pets are part of the family too, which is where this sweet personalized baby book comes in. The story incorporates your child’s name and their pets; it’s bound to help baby bond with your cat or dog right from the get-go.
Age: 0 years + | Personalization options: Add child’s name and pet’s name
Personalized new sibling storybook
Becoming a brother or sister is a big change. Ease the transition with this thoughtful personalized baby book with both kids’ names. Who knows, your little ones may even read it together some day!
Age: 2 to 5 years old | Personalization options: Add children’s names and custom characters, select a book title of your choice and add a dedication to the first page
Interactive custom book for kids
Searching for a customizable book that will make your little one laugh? Then look no further than this award-winning personalized book for babies. The adventure-filled story, involving a friendly monster named Larry and a gigantic red button, is sure to become a favorite in no time. Thanks to its hardcover design, it will last for many storytimes to come.
Age: 3 to 6 years old | Personalization options: Add a photo, a name on the cover and within the book as well as a dedication message
Educational custom kids’ book
Here’s more proof that custom children’s books make excellent teaching tools. This courageous story helps kids understand and overcome feelings of fear. The drawings show the main character (your child) getting to know the “Little Monster of Fear.” And there are more books where that came from. Playstories has a whole customizable book series that helps kids deal with big emotions.
Age: Up to 5 years old | Personalization options: Add your child’s name and create a custom character
Dad and baby personalized book
Here’s a book that celebrates the bond between Dad and baby, right in time for Father’s Day! Written by two real-life dads, this tale describes how parent and child grow together, through good times and bad. You can generate two custom characters that get older as the book progresses. How cute is that?
Age: 0 years + | Personalization options: Add a name and custom character (with age progression) for father and child
Beautifully illustrated book for baby
Personalized baby books don’t get sweeter than this one. The love-themed story will remind your kiddo that they’re the apple of your eye. Plus, each beautifully illustrated page has a cute animal pun dedicated to your child.
Age: 0 years + | Personalization options: Add your child’s photo and up to two names
Personalized bedtime story
If your goal is to gently lull baby to sleep, try this adorably illustrated bedtime story. The personalized baby book features soothing scenes. As a thoughtful touch, your little one’s smiling face can shine alongside the bright stars in this story, and a personalized message can be included.
Age: 1 to 3 years old | Personalization options: Add the child's name and name of the sender, a photo that appears twice throughout the story and a dedication on page three
Bespoke fairytale book
On the hunt for classic books with your little one’s name? Now you can customize a fairy tale to include your kid’s name and character. Add your toddler to the story and watch their imagination grow as they build houses alongside the pigs and battle the Big Bad Wolf! Trust us, you’ll enjoy this one just as much as they do.
Age: 0 to 5 years old | Personalization options: Add your child’s name and create a custom character
Personalized adventure book
Take your child on a magical adventure with this personalized baby book. The tale centers on the hero (AKA your kid) who finds a key to an enchanted forest and goes on a mission to save the animals that live there. Aside from a great yarn, this book has awesome personalization options. It’s available in multiple languages and Librio’s cool configurator helps you create a realistic illustration from over 8,000 possible combinations.
Age: 1 to 7 years old | Personalization options: Add your child’s name and build a custom character
Personalized nighttime routine book
Installing a bedtime routine can be an arduous task, but this personalized baby book is here to help. The farmyard-themed tale takes your child through every step from bathtime and teeth brushing to putting on their PJs and enjoying a lullaby.
Age: 0 to 5 years old | Personalization options: Add your child’s name, build a custom character and include a dedication
We get it—there’s shelves upon shelves of great kids’ books yet it can still be tricky to find unique stories that capture your child’s attention. Fortunately, personalized baby books exist and we’re here to help you find the best options on the market.
To streamline your decision-making process, our goal is to do the bulk of the research for you, so you don’t have to spend hours scrolling through online retailers. We do this by considering a list of criteria when sourcing books, including personalization options, age range, illustration quality, content and more. This way you can count on getting the best bang for your buck, while also gaining an unforgettable bedtime story.
To decide which personalized baby books are best, we leverage our familiarity with leading baby brands to make sure items are from reliable manufacturers. We read user reviews to get the low-down on how these books resonated with young families and didn’t consider anything with less than an average four-star rating. And since many of us are also parents, we rely on our writers’ and editors’ experience reading these books to their own kids.
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