TaleForMe
A present for a three-year-old that is not more plastic
Short pages, a repeated line to join in with, and their own name on every spread.
Three is the age where a child recognises their own name in print and finds it genuinely thrilling. It is also the age where most presents end up under the sofa by February.
A book made for them lands differently, and keeps landing — three-year-olds ask for the same story every night for a month.
Written for how three-year-olds actually listen
Simple sentences, strong rhythm, one idea per page and a refrain they can shout. Eighteen to twenty spreads — long enough to be a real book, short enough to finish before they wriggle off your lap.
Put their whole world in it
At three, the cast list is small and fiercely important: Mum, Dad, the big sister, the cat, and one particular toy. All of them can be in the story by name.
Questions
Will a three-year-old sit through it?
The book is sized for the age you give us — a three-year-old’s book is shorter and simpler than a seven-year-old’s.
Hardcover or digital for this age?
Digital for now — printed hardcovers are coming soon. When they open, choose the hardcover for this age: three-year-olds are hard on paperbacks, and the thick matte pages survive being loved.
Make their book
Five minutes, nothing to pay, and you read the opening pages before you decide.