Your child's personalised garden party birthday book
On their birthday morning, your child takes charge of a garden party, choosing flowers, arranging the table and making a welcome sign. As guests arrive at the gate, your child discovers that the best part of the plan is sharing it with everyone who comes through.
- Ages 3-7
- Their own home town
- Storybook watercolour
See the cover free before you pay.
What happens in your child's Birthday Garden Party
- Your child wakes up with a plan for the garden party.
- They pick colourful flowers for the table.
- Your child lays out cushions, cups and a birthday banner.
- A breeze sends the place cards fluttering around the garden.
- Your child welcomes each guest at the gate for the birthday celebration.
How the first page could read
This morning, your child woke with a birthday plan. The garden gate needed a welcome sign, the table needed bright flowers, and there were cushions to arrange beneath the tree. With a basket on one arm and a list in hand, your child stepped outside to begin.
Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.
Why this story works
For children aged three to seven, birthdays are full of small, exciting jobs: choosing decorations, helping with food and waiting for visitors to arrive. This story puts your child at the centre of those preparations, with a clear sequence from the first plan to greeting guests at the gate. The garden setting gives illustrators plenty of child-friendly details to personalise, from flowers and bunting to a favourite colour on the party table. It is a calm, cheerful birthday read for the days before a party, for a birthday morning, or for returning to afterwards and spotting the little details your child helped choose.
Reading it together
- Read it together before the birthday and ask your child which party job they would choose first.
- Use the flower, table and gate scenes to talk through the order of plans for your own celebration.
- On the birthday, pause at the guest-arrival page and let your child practise a welcome for family or friends.
Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour
Soft watercolour brings the flowers, garden light and party-table details to life with a warm storybook feel. A sidekick idea: a helpful robin carrying stray place cards. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.
Make your child's Birthday Garden Party
Add one photo and answer a few questions. This story is picked for you, and you’ll see the cover before you decide.
Start with a photoWhat’s in the book
HardcoverPaperback- pages
- 32pages
- full-page pictures of your child
- 15full-page pictures of your child
- square book (21.6 × 21.6 cm)
- 8.5" × 8.5"square book (21.6 × 21.6 cm)
- years, words matched to their age
- 2–8years, words matched to their age
- Front cover with their name in the title
- Title page with their portrait and your dedication
- 15 spreads: a picture on one page, the story on the other
- “The End” page made especially for them
- Printed: premium full-colour paper, paperback or hardcover
- Digital: PDF and online flip-book reader
Questions
How will your child appear in this garden party birthday book?
You provide one photo of your child, then answer a few questions about their name, age, chosen art style, adventure and little details. Picture to Story uses this information to create a 32-page personalised picture book with your child as the child planning and hosting the garden party.
Can I check the cover before ordering this birthday story?
Yes. After you add the details for your child's garden party story, you can see the cover free before paying. The finished book includes 15 illustrated story spreads, with words per page shaped to suit the child’s age, and is available digitally or in printed paperback and hardcover formats.
Can I see the book before I pay?
Yes. Your child’s cover and the first page of the story are made while you answer the questions, usually in under a minute, and you see them before checkout. You only pay if you love it.
How long does it take?
The digital book is usually ready about 10 minutes after you order. Printed books take 3 to 5 working days to print, then 3 to 7 days to post in the UK and US.