A New Star in Our Sky
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30 pages, 20 x 20 cm, your child drawn from your photo on every illustrated page.
Hardcover €47.90 · Softcover €37.90
Your child is the first hero, and up to 4 more: brother or sister, mum or dad, grandparent, another grown-up, pet. €8.00 per extra hero
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Every book is checked page by page before it's printed.
For the big brother or big sister: real jobs, special time, and room for every star.
What's inside
- 30 pages, 4 of them colouring pages to fill in
- 20 × 20 cm hardcover (softcover too)
- Thick silk paper (170 g)
- A page for grown-ups: tips and questions to talk about
- Your child drawn from your photo on every illustrated page
What makes it different
- Drawn from your photo on every illustrated page, not a cartoon with a name pasted in
- In a Greek book, the name takes its right form in every sentence (του Γιώργου, τον Γιώργο)
- Every book is checked page by page before it's printed
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Helps with
A new baby
A new baby in the family: feeling left out, jealous and loving, all at once.
The tool your child practises in the story
Big sibling jobs and special time
Offer one or two small, real jobs each day, like choosing a sock, singing to the baby or fetching a toy, and thank your child for them. Keep ten minutes of special time every day, with no baby and no phone, and let your child choose what you do. Call it by its name so it is something to look forward to, and keep it even on busy days.
For grown-ups
What this story is about
A new baby has come home, and your child feels left out, jealous and loving, all at once. The story welcomes every one of those feelings. Your child says the feeling out loud and asks for what would help, and two small things do: real big sibling jobs, and a little special time every day, just with you.
Three ways to talk about it
- Name the feeling without fixing it: "It sounds like you miss having me all to yourself. That makes sense."
- Let your child say hard things about the baby without being told off. Every feeling is allowed; hurting is not.
- Notice out loud when your child helps, and how the baby responds: "Look, the baby listens to your voice."
Three questions to ask
- What was the prickly feeling in the story? Have you ever felt it too?
- Which big sibling job would you like to do for our baby?
- What would you like us to do in our special time?
Practise the tool together: Big sibling jobs and special time
Offer one or two small, real jobs each day, like choosing a sock, singing to the baby or fetching a toy, and thank your child for them. Keep ten minutes of special time every day, with no baby and no phone, and let your child choose what you do. Call it by its name so it is something to look forward to, and keep it even on busy days.
If your child's jealousy or sadness is very strong, lasts for weeks, or shows up as trouble with sleep, eating or the toilet, it is worth talking to your paediatrician or a child psychologist.
From a photo to the book
One phone photo is all we need. Here is Freya's photo and the cover we made from it.
Invented example: Freya is a made-up child, not a customer. The photo was made for this example; the book was made from it the same way we make yours.
Look inside
Twelve illustrated spreads: the picture on the left, the story on the right. These sample pages show an invented child called Freya.
Every night, Freya patted the bed. "Count with me!" One paper star for everyone in the family. Big ones. Middle ones. And one just the right size: "That one's MINE." Then, one night, along came a tiny new paper star. "Soon we'll need one more. A baby is coming!"
Next morning: "Would you like to choose the baby's socks?" Plain ones? Or the ones with little moons? The moons, of course! "A job just for me!" On went one sock. On went the other. Kick! Off flew a moon sock, and it landed, plop, right on Freya's head. The baby gurgled. It sounded a lot like a laugh.
The lamp went off, and the ceiling began to glow. All the big stars. The middle ones. The just-right one. And the tiny new one, right beside it. "Goodnight, little star," whispered Freya. From the next room came a sleepy sigh. As if to say: goodnight.
Spread 1 of 3
Inside the book
Twelve illustrated spreads: the picture on the left, the story on the right. This sample uses an invented family to show the illustration style.
Every night, Mia patted the bed. "Count with me!" One paper star for everyone in the family. Big ones. Middle ones. And one just the right size: "That one's MINE." Then, one night, along came a tiny new paper star. "Soon we'll need one more. A baby is coming!"
Who can be a hero
Your child, and more heroes if you like
Your child is the first hero, and up to 4 more: brother or sister, mum or dad, grandparent, another grown-up, pet.
Your child welcomes a new baby, with big sibling jobs and special time.
- Hardcover: €47.90
- Softcover: €37.90
+ €6.90 shipping · free from 2 books
Personalise this book
Styles
Soft 3D
AvailableRounded, softly lit 3D characters with big expressive eyes. Faces stay recognisable: hair, glasses, smile.
Storybook gouache
AvailableMatte, hand-painted colours with visible brush texture and soft edges, like a classic picture book.
Watercolour
AvailableLoose, soft washes of colour with fine ink lines and the texture of real paper.
Pencil and watercolour
AvailableColoured pencil over light watercolour washes, warm and drawn by hand.
Paper collage
AvailableLayers of cut and torn coloured paper, with grain and edges you can almost touch.
Clay
AvailableSculpted from soft modelling clay, like a handmade stop-motion film.
Vintage storybook
AvailableThe look of mid-century picture books: flat shapes, muted colours, a soft printed grain.
Fantasy painting
AvailableRich, painterly fantasy scenes full of glowing light.
Anime-inspired
AvailableClean line art, cel shading and large, expressive eyes.
Pop anime 3D
AvailableCel-shaded 3D with big sparkling eyes and bright, glowing colours.
Bold comic
AvailableThick ink lines, flat bright colours, halftone dots and dynamic angles.
Cute chibi
AvailableTiny bodies, big heads and soft pastel colours.
Formats and prices
Prices include VAT.
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