Personalised story for toddler moving house favourite toy: your child and the Missing Teddy Box

What happens in your child and the Missing Teddy Box

1. Your child arrives at the new house and spots the teddy-labelled box.
2. The box is opened, but teddy is nowhere inside.
3. Your child follows clues among pyjamas, books and kitchen boxes.
4. A helpful box mouse notices one label has been mixed up.
5. Your child finds teddy, ready for a cuddle in the new bedroom.

How the first page could read

At the new house, boxes stood in a row beside your child's bedroom door. One held socks, one held spoons, and one had a picture of a teddy on the side. But when your child looked inside, the teddy was not there. “Where could you be?” whispered 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

Moving day can make familiar things temporarily hard to find, especially the toy a toddler reaches for at bedtime or during a busy afternoon. This gentle mystery gives your child a clear job: look at labels, remember where teddy was last seen and check each sensible place. The new house is explored at toddler height, from the bedroom to the hallway of boxes, while ordinary details such as pyjamas and a favourite cup make it feel lived-in. The ending puts teddy safely beside your child's bed, bringing a familiar part of the old routine into the new room. With your child pictured in the illustrations, the search feels close to their own move.

Reading it together

• Read it while packing a small bag containing your child's own bedtime comfort toy and pyjamas.
• Pause at each clue and ask your child where they think teddy might be hiding next.
• After reading, let your child choose a safe, easy-to-remember place for their toy in the new bedroom.

Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour

Soft watercolour gives the boxes, new bedroom and well-loved teddy a calm, homely look. A sidekick idea: a tiny cardboard-box mouse who spots labels. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.