Soft Like That | A Personalized Story About Kindness and Sharing
Soft Like That | A Personalized Story About Kindness and Sharing
Big love needs soft hands.
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We illustrate their likeness from your photo using AI, in our soft watercolor style. We're open about how it works.
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A story that teaches your child how to love something gently.
Soft Like That is a 24-page personalized hardcover picture book where your child is the illustrated hero. Their face, their name, their story.
There's a new puppy at Wren's house, and Wren's heart goes so big it doesn't fit. So big that the squeeze comes out too hard, and the puppy wriggles away. Her mom comes down to the floor to show a quieter way: just one finger, soft like that. A story about learning that loving something means matching your touch to what a little creature can hold.
Young children often have exactly the right feeling and exactly the wrong delivery. The love is real; the hands just aren't calibrated to it yet. Learning to adjust their own intensity to meet another being where they are is the bridge between feeling and empathic action. We've turned that science into a story.
How it's personalized
· Your child's face, illustrated in soft watercolor from the photo you upload
· Their name on the cover and woven through the story
· Their puppy's name, on every page the puppy appears
· You choose the grown-up who helps: Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, and more, with a skin tone that matches your family
· Your own dedication printed at the front (or leave it blank and we'll write a warm one)
What's included
· 24-page hardcover picture book (8.5 × 8.5 in), printed in full color
· A dedication page in your words
· A note for grown-ups with three milestones to watch for this month
· The Character Compass page showing your child's journey
How it works
1. Place your order and upload a photo of your child
2. We illustrate your child into the story, gently and carefully
3. Your book is printed, bound, and delivered in 10 to 14 days
Soft Like That is part of the Stories With Me series: a growing series of personalized books across seven character traits, for ages 3 to 8. This book builds Kindness & Sharing: big love needs soft hands.
Best for ages 3-4. Made to be read aloud, again and again.
Questions? Email hello@storieswithme.com.
Part of Something Bigger
The series is growing.
Every Stories With Me book is built around one of seven character traits, the ones that shape who your child becomes between the ages of 3 and 8. Five are available now, and we're adding more across all seven. Start with the story that fits your child today, and collect the rest as they grow.
See the full journey →The series
More stories in the series
Each book builds a different character trait, and you get 30% off a second book, automatically at checkout.
