Personalised adoption story book for child UK: your child's New Family Day

What happens in your child's New Family Day

1. Your child finds a note announcing New Family Day.
2. The family shares favourite breakfast foods and stories.
3. Your child chooses a game for everyone to play.
4. Each person adds a small tradition to the day.
5. Your child creates a New Family Day page to keep.

How the first page could read

This morning, your child woke to the soft clink of cups in the kitchen and a note on the table. Today was New Family Day: a day for sharing the little things everyone liked. Your child wondered which stories, snacks and silly games might become favourites together.

Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.

Why this story works

Your child's New Family Day gives parents a calm, everyday setting for a story about adoption: a kitchen table, a favourite snack, a shared game and the small questions that can arise while people get to know one another. It keeps the focus on the family as they are now, without suggesting that every household looks the same. Add little details that feel familiar, so the pages can reflect routines and family touches your child knows. For ages 3 to 7, the gentle plot leaves room to pause, name who is in the family and talk about what each person enjoys doing together.

Reading it together

• Pause at each family member's favourite activity and ask your child what they would choose.
• Use the final tradition-making moment to talk about a routine your family already shares.
• Read it again before a family day at home and invite your child to spot the details that feel familiar.

Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour

Soft watercolour suits the warm home setting, everyday details and gentle pace of the story. A sidekick idea: a button-eyed rabbit carrying a tiny notebook. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.