The Day Everyone Learns His Name Deserves a Book With His Face
A christening celebrates who he is. This gift shows him, page after page.
His name is on the invitations. It is iced onto the cake, printed in the order of service, and about to be spoken aloud in front of every person who loves him. A christening is, at its heart, the day a family gathers to celebrate exactly who this new person is.
So give him a gift that does the same thing. Delilah & Mia turns one photo of your grandson into an original illustrated storybook where he is the hero: not a generic baby with his name attached, but his face, his hair, his own small self at the center of a gentle adventure.
By nightfall, the banners come down and the leftovers go home in foil. The book is what remains. Digital copies are ready to download in minutes for $14.99, but for a day like this most grandparents order the printed 32-page edition and switch on the dedication page, where you can write about the name itself: who chose it, who carried it before him, what you hope it comes to mean.
You have watched this family grow one christening at a time. This is your chance to write him into the story, literally.
Free. No card. Your photo stays private.
Your photo stays private
Painted from your photo
Made by a family
Printed to last
Why Grandparents Choose It for His Christening
A christening is the rare party thrown for someone who will remember none of it. Every gift, therefore, is really a message to the boy he'll become, and most gifts mumble. A storybook with his own face in the artwork says it plainly: you were celebrated before you could walk.
As grandparents you also hold the longest view in the room. You know which gifts from your own children's christenings survived. The keepsakes that lasted were personal, printed, and impossible to confuse with anyone else's. This is all three.
- He's on every pageOne photo of your grandson becomes original illustrated artwork with his real features throughout.
- Fine-tune before payingThe free two-page preview includes three free redraws in total to get his likeness right.
- 32 keepsake pagesPrinted editions can carry an optional dedication page, letter, and photo page.
- Free to startThe illustrated cover preview costs nothing and needs no credit card.
How a book gets made
The first two steps are free. Nothing to install, no card to enter.
Choose Their Adventure
Select a storyline your grandchild will love. No tech skills needed, we make it simple.
Upload a Photo
Just one clear photo is all it takes. Our AI handles the rest, illustrating them into every page.
Add a Grandparent's Touch
Switch on a dedication page and write a message in your own words. Ships as a premium hardcover right to your door.
Story ideas they will love
For a boy whose name is being celebrated, choose a story where someone small matters to everyone around him.
The Forest of Gentle Giants
Enormous, kind-eyed creatures watch over the forest's smallest resident. All the comfort of a guardian tale without a single heavy-handed line.
The Bear Family Reunion
Every bear in the valley gathers to meet the littlest cub. If that sounds like his christening reception, that's rather the point.
The Dandelion Wish Meadow
A meadow of dandelions carries small wishes into the sky as he explores. Light as air and lovely for read-alouds.
Pick how you want it
Every book starts with the same free cover. Print orders include the digital book.
Digital book
The full 12-page book as a download. Read it on any screen tonight.
Choose digitalSoftcover and digital
A printed softcover, shipped to your door, plus the digital book.
Choose softcoverHardcover and digital
A rigid library-quality hardcover, shipped, plus the digital book.
Choose hardcoverPrinted books arrive in about two weeks and can carry up to six personal pages. The digital book is ready the moment it finishes.
Planning the Gift Around His Name
- 1
Tell the story of his name
Use the dedication to record who chose his name, who bore it before him, and what it means. A christening celebrates the name; your gift can explain it.
- 2
Volunteer for the bedtime shift
If the family is staying together after the ceremony, claim the first bedtime and read him the book that night. The party honors the day; the reading starts the habit.
- 3
Order when the date is set
Printed books take 5-7 business days to produce before shipping even begins. Locking in your order early leaves slack for the unhurried fine-tuning this gift deserves.
Common questions
Can the story include a blessing or a church scene?
No. The 12 illustrated pages are a gentle secular adventure, on purpose. It keeps the book honest (the occasion is sacred; a bedtime story is a bedtime story) and welcome at every reading. Blessings belong on the printed edition's dedication page, in your words.
How is the printed book different from the digital one?
The digital edition is the 12-page illustrated story, ready to download in minutes for $14.99. Printed editions print it as a 32-page keepsake, with optional pages: a dedication, a printed personal letter, a photo page, and a 'Story Behind the Story' page.
He's only weeks old. Should we wait until he's older?
The newborn version of this book is the one everyone ends up treasuring, because that face is gone in months. And there's no age requirement on the reader: his parents will read it to him from night one.
Can we show it at the christening even if the hardcover isn't ready?
Yes. Buy the digital edition, and it is ready to download instantly to read on a tablet at the reception. The hardcover can follow a week or so later as the keepsake.
The dedication is from grandparents, aunts, and cousins. Possible?
The dedication page is one customizable space, so write it collectively. Many families sign it 'from Grandma, Grandpa, and everyone who was there the day you were named.'
What if we're slow with technology?
The process is one photo and a Google sign-in. Upload the photo, see the free cover preview, click through a short preview, and choose a format. If you can email a picture to a friend, you can make this book.
From our family to yours
Our company is named after two children (our own), so we understand what a family is really doing when it prints a name on a cake and gathers everyone to say it out loud. Names are how love gets specific. We make books for grandparents who feel that, and who want the newest name in the family to grow up knowing it mattered from day one.
Sean Delilah and Mia's dad
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