Always Loved Books

Personalised Christmas storybooks

A Christmas story with their name on every page

Your child becomes the little fox visiting Santa's workshop, with the grown-up they love right beside them. Gentle stories by Lisa Tweedie, a therapist who works with children and families.

From £19.99 · free UK delivery · printed to order for your child

Watercolour of a little fox and a grown-up fox showing Santa a painting of the moon

How it works

Made just for your child in three easy steps

1

Pick a book

Three books, each with two short, cosy stories. Hardback or softback.

2

Add their names

Type your child's first name and what they call their grown-up: Mummy, Daddy, Nanna, Grandad or any name you like.

3

We print it for them

Each book is printed to order in the UK and delivered free, usually in around 5 to 8 working days.

The Santa Teaches books

Three books, six gentle stories

Every story happens in Santa's workshop, and every one tells your little one they belong.

Caring for Me personalised book cover with the little fox and Santa

Caring for Me

You are always loved, on the good days and the wobbly ones.

  • You Are Always Loved: a little spill in Santa's workshop, and a warm reminder that you're loved on the good days and the wobbly ones.
  • Asking for Help: a box that's too heavy, and the happy, brave moment of asking for a hand.

Hardback £24.99 · Softback £19.99 · free UK delivery

Stop, Sorry and Starting Again personalised book cover with the little fox and Santa

Stop, Sorry and Starting Again

Everyone's yes and no matters, and good friends make up.

  • Boundaries: playing with the elves, and finding out that everyone's yes and no matters.
  • Making Amends: a tower that tumbles, and how good friends make up and start again.

Hardback £24.99 · Softback £19.99 · free UK delivery

Noticing and Caring personalised book cover with the little fox and Santa

Noticing and Caring

Wondering, asking and listening, and little kindnesses everywhere.

  • Empathy: noticing how a friend is feeling, then wondering, asking and listening.
  • Kindness: little kindnesses all around Santa's workshop, freely given.

Hardback £24.99 · Softback £19.99 · free UK delivery

Buy all three together and save 15%. The discount is added automatically in your Etsy basket.

What's inside

A keepsake they'll ask for again and again

Inside page: the child's name in the story
Their name all through the story, with their grown-up right beside them.
A personal letter from Santa to the child
A personal letter from Santa at the end, written to your child by name.
  • Your child's name all through both stories
  • Their grown-up's name too
  • A "Meet the friends" page with their names under the characters
  • A personal letter from Santa
  • Notes for grown-ups at the end
  • Soft watercolour pictures
  • 20 × 20 cm, 36 pages, matte cover
  • Printed to order on 170gsm silk paper
Watercolour of Santa writing a letter at his desk

Our story

"It began as a bedtime story I made up for my own little boy. I wanted him to feel loved, welcome and important, not just to me, but in the whole wide world."

Lisa Tweedie, author

Free for your little one

Santa's Kindness Certificate

Type your child's name and print it in seconds. Lovely on the fridge, in a Christmas Eve box or tucked inside a card.

Santa's Kindness Certificate with a child's name

Good to know

Questions

How long does delivery take?

Each book is printed just for your child, so please allow around 5 to 8 working days for printing and free UK delivery. Etsy shows an estimated delivery date before you order.

What ages are the books for?

They're written for little ones to share with a grown-up: short, simple stories with soft pictures, made to be read together at bedtime.

Hardback or softback?

They're the same book inside. The hardback (£24.99) is a sturdy keepsake; the softback (£19.99) is lighter and perfect for a stocking.

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