Personalised first swimming lesson book for toddlers

What happens in your child's Big Splash

1. Your child brings a towel to the warm, shallow pool.
2. A careful toe-tap makes little ripples.
3. Your child blows bubbles while a grown-up stays close.
4. With steady hands nearby, your child practises floating and kicking.
5. Your child makes one happy final splash before drying off.

How the first page could read

On a bright morning, your child packs a soft towel, a cosy swim nappy and a little pair of goggles. At the warm pool, a familiar grown-up holds your child's hand beside the shallow water. “Ready for your first splash?” they ask. Your child gives the water a careful toe-tap. Then tiny ripples circle their toes.

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

Why this story works

This gentle poolside story gives children aged 0–3 familiar moments to recognise: changing into swim things, touching the water, holding a grown-up’s hands and practising a float. The pace stays close to an early lesson, where pauses, giggles and small tries matter. Seeing your child as the swimmer makes the sequence easy to talk through before a class or revisit afterwards. The short, age-suited text leaves room to point at the towel, bubbles and kicking feet. It is made as a 32-page personalised picture book with 15 illustrated story spreads, using one photo of your child.

Reading it together

• Read the story before a pool visit and pause to name the towel, water, bubbles and toes.
• Copy the actions together on dry land by wiggling toes, blowing pretend bubbles and stretching out like a float.
• Let your child point to each small step, then talk about which part they would like to try at the pool.

Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour

Soft storybook watercolour gives the warm pool, gentle ripples and close-up toddler moments a calm, clear look. A sidekick idea: a little yellow rubber duck called Puddle. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.