Title: Sophia’s First Birthday
Custom Title: First Birthday Personalized Story Book
Author: N/A
Publisher: StoryBug
Pages: 26
Genre: Custom Birthday Book / Illustrated Children’s Book
Review by: Beth Adams
Pacific Book Review
Johannes Guttenberg, often cited as among the most influential figures in human history by perfecting the movable type printing press back in the 1400’s, must be rolling over in his grave! What makes Sophia’s First Birthday stand out is its personalization. Each and every printing of “ —–‘s First Birthday” uses an inserted name of your child, multiple use of your child’s name in the galley text of the narration, along with custom illustrations throughout the book showcasing a comic caricature of your child’s facial attributes interacting with the story’s elements, creating a truly one-of-a-kind book that feels intimate and personal. How unique and cool is that?
To customize the creation of this individual book, the purchaser goes onto the storybug.com website and answers a few questions such as: child’s name, skin tone, eye color, hair color, etcetera. Then the software customizes the book seamlessly using the child’s name – plus creates a computer-generated artistic composite drawing showing the actions of the storyline being focused on the main character – your child! The printed version is done with best-in-class quality of cover stock, pages of vibrant colors, and it is hard-cover bound to last years. The result is a one-of-a-kind customized book which represents the state-of-the-art of on-demand printing.
Since “Sophia” is my daughter’s name, I was given a certificate to generate the book titled, Sophia’s First Birthday. It has Sophia’s name and image on the cover and throughout the book. The book begins with a dedication page in which I was able to add my personalized message, which offers parents or grandparents a way to scribe a lovely remembrance to their child – thus creating a family keepsake. Sophia, in the book, is mischievous and cunning, cute and adorable, as she is hiding in plain sight while others are looking for her. This story element will be both captivating and humorous to the youngsters being read their book. Then near the end everyone sings ‘Happy Birthday to Sophia,’ then she finally opens the presents. How much fun it is to enjoy the child’s first birthday party over-and-over again-and-again.
The “…. First Birthday” is only one of a series of titles which follow the customized individualism of this author’s creative format. Other titles with, of course, the customized name and image, include: Child’s books, Superhero, Dad (Father’s Day) & Mom (Mother’s Day), Bedtime Stories, Christmas, Truck and Unicorn stories, and many others.
As unique as a deliverable book is with your child’s name throughout, the use of computer software and high-quality printing make this the perfect gift! It does take a few days for the process to print and deliver the finished product, so leave yourself a little extra time to be sure to receive your custom book in time for their big event.
This book is a perfect gift for a first birthday, not just as a beautiful read, but as a treasured memory that can be revisited in years to come. It also serves as a sweet way for parents to share their love and excitement for their child in a format that will grow with them.
