Personalised relay race book for child: your child's Relay Race

What happens in your child's Relay Race

1. Your child is chosen for the class relay team but worries about the baton handover.
2. At practice, the team learns when to call, reach and run on.
3. A teammate shares that everyone feels nervous before a race.
4. The baton wobbles during the big relay, and your child keeps moving.
5. The team finishes together, proud of every runner’s effort.

How the first page could read

The whistle is still in the coach’s hand when your child looks along the relay line. One teammate stretches, another practises a careful reach for the baton. Your child swallows. “What if I drop it?” The track seems very long. Then the team gathers close beside your child.

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 personalised relay race book for child aged 6–9 gives your child a clear, recognisable sports-day moment: waiting with a baton, worrying about a handover and discovering what teammates can do for one another. The plot does not depend on winning. Instead, it follows the small practical choices that make a relay work: watching, calling, reaching and carrying on after a wobble. With your child drawn from a photo, the story can make the nervous runner feel like the centre of the action while leaving room for every member of the team. It is a useful read before sports day, or after a race that did not go exactly to plan.

Reading it together

• Read the opening together before sports day and ask your child what they think makes a good teammate.
• Pause at the baton handover to practise a simple call-and-reach motion with a rolled-up sock.
• After reading, ask your child to name one effort from each runner that helped the team finish.

Suggested art style: Animated film

The animated film style gives the running, baton passes and team reactions clear energy and movement. A sidekick idea: a steady teammate who practises handovers with your child. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.