Everything I Can't Wait to Show You

We build the story around the older sibling's real lessons, pride words, and family world. Their three favorite things to teach the baby become the curriculum. The moments where the baby just stares, cries, or falls asleep during the lesson are played for warm laughs. Then a tiny finger-grab changes everything. Specific details — the truck collection, the family song, the squeaky stair — make the comedy and the connection feel unmistakably like home. This is not a finished story with their name inserted. The story, characters, scenes, illustrations, and personal details are created from one family's brief for one recipient, making their exact book one-of-one.

Everything I Can't Wait to Show You is personalized for children ages 1–8. We adapt the writing to the recipient's age and reading stage. Younger children receive fewer words per page, shorter sentences, repetition, and a simpler story rhythm. Older children receive richer vocabulary, more story detail, and longer passages. The premise remains the same, but the language, pacing, sentence structure, and amount of text are adjusted to feel right for the child it is made for. It works especially well for toddlers and young children with a new baby at home, especially when you want to celebrate the older child's new role as a big sibling and first teacher.

The baby is home, and the older sibling has a mission: teach them everything. Trucks, rules, rituals — all of it. The baby's response? WAAAAAH. Blank stares. Sudden naps. The older sibling tries their very best (including their very best silly face). Nothing works. Then they give up the lessons, sit beside the baby, and a tiny hand reaches out. Real connection doesn't need a curriculum. The result is funny, warm, and specific to the household you describe.

Share the older sibling's favorite spots, routines, phrases, comfort objects, snack rituals, family jokes, pets, and the things they are eager to teach the baby. The rocking chair where stories happen, the hidden spoon drawer, the family nickname for bath time, or the pet waiting outside the nursery door can all become part of the guidebook. Specific details help the story honor both the older child's world before the baby and the one they are sharing now.

Yes. Siblings, parents, grandparents, friends, pets, and even favorite stuffed animals can be woven into the story when they matter to the recipient. We use the strongest details naturally, so the book feels like a real story rather than a list of names. Parents, grandparents, siblings, and pets can all appear as part of the baby's welcome and the older child's new circle of helpers.

We create their illustrated character from the photographs you upload, using recognizable details such as their hair, skin tone, facial features, and overall appearance. The result is a storybook interpretation of them—not a photograph pasted into the artwork.

Upload clear, recent photographs where their face, hair, and important features are easy to see. Natural light, front-facing views, and a few different angles work best. Avoid heavy filters, sunglasses, distant photographs, screenshots, or images where their face is covered.

Every Sundayfawn is protected by our love-it guarantee. If your book does not feel right, contact us and we'll work with you to make it right.

Your order includes: • An 8.5″ × 11″ hardcover storybook • A matte case-wrap cover • 38 full-colour pages • Premium 80 lb coated paper • The complete digital edition • A two-page photo keepsake featuring up to six real photographs of the people, pets, and memories behind the story.

Your complete digital edition is typically created in about twenty minutes. Printing typically takes three to five business days after submission. Delivery time after shipment depends on the destination and shipping method selected at checkout.