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Softback
22nd September - 23rd September
21st September - 22nd September
21st September - 22nd September
21st September
Hardback
22nd September - 24th September
21st September - 23rd September
21st September - 23rd September
21st September - 22nd September
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You'll love this because...
You can prepare your little boy for welcoming a new family member in our personalised big brother book.
Your child’s Name appears on the cover and throughout the book
Write a special Message on the title page
Option to add a Photo to the back page
Hand-drawn illustrations on every page
Add a luxury gift box for a thoughtful finishing touch, and to keep your book protected as time passes
Everyone knows how hard it can sometimes be for young children to welcome new siblings to the world, and we created this storybook to specially help them understand the changes that are coming, and to welcome these changes and embrace them positively. In a magical woodland setting filled with charming illustrations of enchanting forest animals, this simple rhyming tale will help your little boy understand just how exciting being a big brother can be!
Your son will be the star of the story as big brother bear, who unfolds all the cool things about being an older brother, such as teaching his little brother or sister to swim, building spaceships and making yummy midnight feasts. Every illustration in this heart-warming personalised big brother book features your little boy’s name for a lovely personal touch that shows just how exciting it is to welcome a new member to the family. You’ll love reading this special book together!
Big sisters are great too! Have a look at this book if you’re after something for a sister.
How to Personalise Your Big Brothers are Great Book
Personalise with any name up to 12 characters which will feature on the cover of the book and sprinkled throughout this magical tale. Add a personal message of two lines, up to 40 characters per line, which will appear on the title page.
You can also add a special photo of your boy that goes on the back page of the book, using our unique image upload tool to make the book one they can truly cherish.
Further InformationÂ
When entering your personalisation, please note that accents, emojis and other symbols can’t be used as our system doesn’t support these. Make sure to double check your spelling!
🌲 Our books are made from responsibly sourced paper from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper manufacturers. 🌎
In The Book wouldn’t be here without its terrific customers. That’s why we care about what you have to say.
We’re an open book when it comes to feedback! So let us know how your experience was? From finding the book you were looking for to making it personal, every little detail is important, so we can learn and perfect your shopping experience for the next time you return!
Louise Fortune12 Feb 2021
A perfect keepsake for life
Tess 1 Jun 2020
Beautiful book. Would recommend
Jaime W7 Feb 2019
The personalization of the child's name did not appear in the storyline. It was only found within the illustrations. The spine of the paperback book was also slightly curved when I removed it from the package. I purchased this book for a relatively cheaper price since I bought it as a holiday gift and used a coupon code so in a sense I got what I paid for.
In the Book Team28 Feb 2019
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you are disappointed with the Book received.
With the particular Book ordered the name is featured throughout the illustrations, this adds to the excitement of when the story is read for the Child to have a challenge and find their name hidden within the story. We do have a flip through Book of the complete story however we do take all your comments on board. We are sorry to hear this happened with the spine we can only imagine this happened in transit, if you wish send some images to the email below we could always take a look into this for you.
If you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact our US customer service team on 347 923 9119 or [email protected]
Kind Regards The In The Book Team
sandra forshaw28 Dec 2018
Easy for a young child to follow with god sized lettering
Barbara Matthews27 Dec 2018
This book has my grandson’s name on many pages, but his name is not incorporated into the story like I expected it to be. Honestly I am disappointed with this book.
In the Book Team15 Jan 2019
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you are disappointed with the Book received.
With the particular Book ordered the name is featured throughout the illustrations, this adds to the excitement of when the story is read for the Child to have a challenge and find their name hidden within the story. On the product page we do have a flip through Book of the complete story however we will pass this to the dedicated department for them to look into.
If you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact our US customer service team on 347 923 9119 or [email protected]
When I ordered the birthday book for my friends birthday I didn't expect it to be as good as it is, because sometimes when you order online one can be disappointed, not with this, very happy, the quality and size, also the delivery time was good, all in all . I would order again, thank you !
- Victoria Rodriques
Natalie16 Sep 2021
A really lovely gift
A really lovely gift and very well made. The hardback is great quality and it’s a really nice present for a first birthday. It arrived very promptly after ordering. A little on the expensive side though.
John McKay16 Sep 2021
Extremely disappointed in service…
Extremely disappointed in service given. Paid the extra delivery charge for "Urgent Delivery" as it was a 1st Birthday gift for our granddaughter, Not delivered as promised and a telephone call on the other hand 'delivery' day elicited an apology for non-delivery, blaming Covid19 ( which seems to be responsible for so much poor customer service), and informing that it would be delivered the next working day. Again no delivery as promised with the book eventuallydelivered the next day. Naturally I asked for the "extra delivery charge" to be refunded which of course will take 5-7 working days. We shall see. On this performance I am extremely unlikely to use this Company again
Greta Jones16 Sep 2021
I bought this as a gift for my niece…
I bought this as a gift for my niece and am really happy with it
Annette Elliott16 Sep 2021
Bought as a gift
Bought as a gift, delivery was prompt and packaging as expected
JayneB16 Sep 2021
Great gift for my ‘Toy Story’ mad grandson!
Great gift for my Toy Story mad grandson ~ lovely book ~ sweet little story featuring his name on the front cover & throughout the pages inside ~ good experience with ordering, payment & very prompt delivery ~ reason for 4 stars was that the cardboard packaging was damaged in one corner so the book has one slightly damaged corner but my grandson will love it regardless of it not being perfect!
