A Baby's First Christmas Book
You'll Read Every December

Order the hardcover book by Friday, December 4 for delivery before Christmas in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and India. The PDF arrives instantly, so it works right up to Christmas Eve, and it comes free with every hardcover.

It is written for a baby or toddler up to two years old celebrating their first Christmas, and it is usually created by parents or grandparents. You tell us whether the baby is under six months, six to twelve months, one, or two, and the story and the illustrations are written for that stage.

Your baby's name, their age and gender, the Christmas theme and illustration style, your family's special Christmas tradition, the weather where you live, their favourite toy or comfort item, their Christmas Day outfit, a Christmas treat, your wish for them, who the book is from, and a dedication. Small, specific answers work best — the story is built from what you give us, and nothing is invented about your family.

The baby is drawn from the photo you upload, so they are created to resemble your child rather than being a generic figure with a name attached. A clear, well-lit photo without hats or sunglasses gives the best result. You see every page before you pay, and you can redraw an illustration or swap the photo if it isn't right.

Yes — if they are in the photo you upload and you tag them. Only the people you tag are ever illustrated, so a baby-only photo makes a baby-only book. Anyone you mention in your answers but don't tag can still be named in the story text.

No. This book is deliberately gentle and sensory — the lights on the tree, the crinkle of paper, snow at the window, and being cuddled by the people who love them. There is no quest and no journey to the North Pole. Santa appears once, the way a baby really meets him: a very first Christmas photo, sitting safely on his knee.

Yes — many are ordered by grandparents. Upload a photo with you and your grandchild together and tag who's who; everyone you tag is illustrated in the book. You can preview the whole book free, then write your own dedication before you order.

A baby's first Christmas passes quickly, and most of it is remembered in photos. A personalized first Christmas book turns it into a story: your baby's name, the traditions your family keeps, and the little things they love right now, illustrated from your photo. Preview it free, then choose a PDF for $14.99 or a hardcover for $49.99.

Most personalized gifts only add a name. This book is written around your answers — the theme you choose, the traditions you select, your baby's favourite toy — and illustrated from your photo, so the result feels made for your family rather than printed from a template.

Both. You tell us whether your baby is under six months, six to twelve months, one, or two, and the story and illustrations are written for that stage — a newborn is drawn and described as a newborn, a two-year-old as a two-year-old.

Outfits are outgrown and toys are replaced. A book stays on the shelf, comes out with the decorations each year, and becomes the story your child grows up hearing about their very first Christmas.

The best first Christmas gifts are the ones that outlast the season. A personalized illustrated storybook captures your baby's first Christmas — the lights, the traditions, the people holding them — in a keepsake you can read together every December.

Answer a few questions about your baby, upload one clear photo and tag who's in it, then choose a Christmas theme and an illustration style such as watercolor, cartoon or Pixar-inspired. The book is written around your answers. Preview it free, edit it, and pay only when you love it.

Creating and previewing your book is completely free — no account and no card needed. You read the whole book, page by page, and only pay if you want to keep it. A premium hardcover is $49.99 and the instant digital PDF is $14.99. Standard shipping is included in the hardcover price — the price you see is the total you pay. There is no subscription, and the version you approve is the version we print.

Printing takes 4–5 business days, then the book ships. Orders to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and India typically arrive in 8–12 business days from the day you order. For other destinations the estimate for your address is shown at checkout. The digital PDF has no printing or shipping wait — it is delivered electronically shortly after purchase, which is the one to choose for a last-minute gift.

The hardcover is approximately 8.5 × 8.5 inches, printed on premium matte paper and bound as a keepsake meant to survive being read at bedtime for years.

They are used only to illustrate your book. We do not sell them, we do not show them to anyone else, and we never use them to train AI models. Photos uploaded before you create an account are deleted automatically within 7 days. Once you have an account, uploads are held with your book so you can come back and finish it or order a reprint, and deleting your account deletes them. Email hello@celebrateally.com at any time and we will remove them sooner.

Email hello@celebrateally.com with your order number and we will sort it out. Cancelling: if your book has not entered production yet we will cancel it and refund you in full. Once it is at the printer we may not be able to stop it, but always ask and we will check. Damaged or misprinted: tell us within 30 days of delivery with a photo and we will reprint it free or refund you. You do not return the damaged book. Never arrived: if 30 days have passed since you ordered, choose a free reprint or a full refund — your call, no questions asked. Not happy with it: because you approve the finished book before paying, a printed book cannot usually be returned over a change of mind. But if the personalization or illustrations disappoint you, contact us within 30 days of delivery and tell us what to improve — we will correct it and send a replacement free, and if we cannot make it right we will refund you in full. You keep the original book either way.

Yes. You can order several copies of the same book — useful when grandparents want one too — and you can create as many different books as you like from one account. Each book is priced individually at $49.99 for a hardcover or $14.99 for a PDF, and each one is previewed and approved separately.