Big Day BooksSee a sample

A picture book starring your child, ready tonight

Baby due, new school, a move, a first haircut: choose the moment and read it together before it happens.

See a sample
A book about Theo meeting his baby sister, due next month. Red hair, freckles.
Sample: what a parent types to start a book.

One big day, one book

Sample covers: each shows a child in the change they face this week.

Read Mia’s fictional preschool sample story

  • Sample cover: a girl with curly hair and round glasses waves from a preschool doorway.

    Mia Starts Preschool

  • Sample cover: a red-haired boy holds his newborn sister on a sofa.

    Theo and the New Baby

  • Sample cover: a laughing girl in a polka-dot cape holds a mirror in a barber chair.

    Ava’s First Haircut

Built from what only you know

Most storybooks are about no one in particular. Big Day Books is the only one that turns the change your child faces this week into a picture book starring them.

The moment
Starting preschool in September
Her name
Mia
How she looks
Curly dark hair, round glasses, or upload a photo
Real details
Maple Street Preschool, her brother Leo

Sample: the four answers a parent gives.

How it works

  1. Tell us the moment

    Pick the change your child is facing.

  2. Preview for free

    The cover and first two pages come first.

  3. Unlock the full book

    Payment unlocks the whole PDF.

What a book costs

$9

per book

A one-time purchase. No subscription at launch.