Personalised book about school show and tell: your child Brings a Show-and-Tell Treasure

What happens in your child Brings a Show-and-Tell Treasure

1. Your child chooses a treasure to share at school.
2. The treasure travels safely in your child's school bag.
3. Your child sits on the classroom carpet and listens.
4. Your child tells the class about the special treasure.
5. Everyone applauds before lunchtime begins.

How the first page could read

On show-and-tell morning, your child tucked a small treasure safely into their bag. At school, the classroom buzzed with quiet talk and colourful jumpers. Your child found a place on the carpet, held the treasure close and watched as the teacher explained that everyone would have a turn to share.

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 32-page story gives a four-to-seven-year-old a familiar, manageable school moment: choosing one object, carrying it into class, waiting on the carpet and speaking when called. Your child is not asked to be the loudest child; the plot makes room for looking, listening and taking a turn. The show-and-tell treasure can reflect a little detail supplied by the parent, making the classroom scene feel anchored in something the child knows. With uniform, a teacher, classmates and lunchtime in the background, it offers useful words for talking about what sharing at school might look like. It ends with your child having shared, heard others and put the treasure safely away.

Reading it together

• Ask your child what they would choose as their own show-and-tell treasure before you begin reading.
• Pause when classmates share their items and invite your child to guess what each one might say.
• Read the final spread before a school day to talk through taking turns in class.

Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour

Soft storybook watercolour gives the classroom, uniform and special treasure a warm, familiar feel. A sidekick idea: a patient classroom mouse who listens from the book corner. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.