Personalised book for child moving between two homes: your child's Two Homes, One Story

What happens in your child's Two Homes, One Story

1. Your child packs a few familiar things into an overnight bag.
2. At the first home, your child spots the routine that starts the day.
3. A journey between doors brings a chance to talk about what comes along.
4. At the second home, your child makes space for the same treasured belongings.
5. Your child sees that both homes have room for their story.

How the first page could read

Your child’s little blue bag waited by the door. Inside were pyjamas, a toothbrush, and the soft rabbit that always sat beside the pillow. Today your child was going to the other home. “Have I got everything?” your child asked. A grown-up squeezed your child’s hand. “Let’s check 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

Moving between two homes can bring practical changes: which drawer holds pyjamas, where the favourite cup lives, and who reads the bedtime story on a particular night. This book gives your child, aged three to seven, a gentle, everyday plot centred on an overnight bag, repeat routines and caring adults in both homes. Rather than treating one house as the main setting, it shows two lived-in places connected by the child’s own belongings and choices. You can add little details from your child’s life, then see the cover before ordering. The short, age-appropriate text leaves room to pause over each illustrated spread and talk about the next handover or sleepover.

Reading it together

• Read it before a changeover day and let your child point out which items they would pack.
• Pause at each home in the story to name one routine that happens there, such as breakfast or bedtime.
• Keep the book in the overnight bag so it can be read in either home.

Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour

Soft watercolour scenes give each home a warm, lived-in feel while keeping the everyday details clear. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.