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Baby gifts
A baby gift they'll still be reading in twenty years
Most personalized baby gifts stop at a name on a blanket. A Love Tales baby book turns the family's own photos and birth story into a keepsake they'll actually reread.
4.6/5 · 2,356+ happy customers2,300+ families · 5 countries
Ships in 10 business daysPersonalized baby gifts
Every one ships as a premium 8.5″ hardcover on 170gsm paper, printed only after you approve the preview.
4 books
Baby pickPersonalized kids book
Their photos and the year they just had, turned into an illustrated story starring them.
From $44.99
A birthday gift that is actually about them.
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For new momPersonalized book for mom
Family photos and her actual story, illustrated as a gift she cannot buy herself.
From $44.99
Personalized Father's Day book
A hardcover about him, built from your photos and the moments only your family knows.
From $44.99
Friendship memory book
Your photos and inside jokes, illustrated as a keepsake only the two of you would recognize.
From $44.99
Your story, illustrated, in three steps
No design skills, no writing, no blank page. Answer a few questions and read the first chapters before you pay anything.
Question 3 of 10
Where did you first meet?
In a hospitality class in Toulouse
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Share your story
Answer 10 simple questions and upload 2 to 6 photos of you both.
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Receive your storybook
Read your 10 illustrated chapters in 10 minutes. Edit the text as often as you like and regenerate images up to 30 times.
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Appearance of the book
Want to hold your love story in your hands? Here's exactly what your printed keepsake will look and feel like.
Quality and details
Square format (8.5" × 8.5"): Perfect proportions for two-page spreads where both of you share the page.
Durable hardcover finish: Stays beautiful page after page, even after the hundredth re-read.
Vibrant color printing: Rich, true-to-illustration color that makes every scene glow.
Premium 170gsm Paper: Thick, smooth pages that feel substantial in your hands.
24 pages of your story: Ten chapters of personalized storytelling, beautifully bound.
Matte or glossy cover: Pick the finish that fits your love story.
What our customers say
Real reviews from couples who transformed their love story into a beautiful keepsake book
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TL;DR
- A custom illustrated keepsake from the parents' own photos and birth story, not another monogrammed blanket.
- Upload ultrasound through the first weeks home. Phone photos work.
- Works as a baby shower gift, a gift from grandparents, or a first baby book.
- About ten minutes to build, 20+ edits, money-back guarantee.
Personalized baby gifts that aren't another blanket
New parents get some version of the same three gifts: a monogrammed blanket, a onesie with a pun on it, a photo frame that never gets filled in. None of them tell the story of how this particular baby arrived. A personalized baby book does, because it's built from photos the parents already have rather than a generic template with a name swapped in.
That's the gap most new baby gift shopping falls into: plenty of items say the baby's name, few say anything about the baby.
A keepsake built from their first photos
You upload the photos you already have, from the ultrasound through the first weeks home, and Love Tales turns them into custom illustrations that follow your baby's actual story rather than a stock nursery scene.
Setting the book up takes about ten minutes. There's no blank page or design software involved, just your photos and a short set of prompts.
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Upload the photos you want illustrated, ultrasound images included.
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Add the details: names, birthday, a few lines on how you found out or what the birth was like.
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Preview the book and request changes. Every order includes 20+ edits, so nothing ships until it's right.
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Approve the final version. It prints and ships to your door.
The baby shower gift that gets remembered
A personalized baby book stands out at a shower because most gifts on the table solve the same problem, something to wear or something to display, while this one tells the specific story guests just heard the parents describe.
Baby showers produce a predictable pile of onesies, diaper cakes, and picture books the baby won't read for a year. If you're looking for a baby shower gift for mom that isn't duplicated three times over, a book built from her own photos is the one that gets opened last and talked about longest.
For new parents, grandparents, and godparents
The person buying this gift is rarely the baby. It's a parent who wants a record nicer than a phone camera roll, a grandparent shopping for newborn gifts with more weight than a toy, or a godparent looking for a first baby book that still means something at the christening and beyond.
What's included with every book
Every Love Tales baby book includes 20+ rounds of edits before you approve the final version, a build time of about ten minutes, and a money-back guarantee if the finished book doesn't meet your expectations.
- 20+ edits included: adjust text, photos, and details until the story matches your family.
- About 10 minutes to build: no design software, just your photos and answers to a short set of prompts.
- Money-back guarantee: if you're not happy with the result, you're covered.
Loved by thousands of families
Love Tales has built custom baby keepsakes for thousands of families.
Questions
Personalized baby gift questions, answered
It's a full illustrated book built from your own photos and your pregnancy or adoption story, not a name printed on a blanket or mug. Every page reflects your baby specifically, from the ultrasound through the newborn weeks, instead of a generic template with a name swapped in.
Give a baby gift that grows into a keepsake
A monogrammed blanket gets outgrown. A personalized baby book, built from the parents' own photos and their version of the story, is something the family rereads at the first birthday, the fifth, and long after. Start with the photos you already have. The rest takes about ten minutes.
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