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Random Giveaway: Personalized Children's Book

1/24/08 - By Anna Fader
picture-7.png I have to admit, I was skeptical when I ordered my Custom Made for Kids personalized book. We had received a personalized book before, and, while my daughter loved it, I ended up having to hide it because it was so very painful to read. It was the dumbest story I had ever read and the illustrations were embarrassingly bad. So I was overjoyed to discover that The First Adventures of Incredible You, is a huge leap over any other personalized book I've ever seen. What I like most about these personalized children's books is that you get to fill in not just your child's name, but over a dozen personal pieces of information about your child, so the book is really personal and a great memento of this special time.

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In your book you can name not only the important people in your child's life, but the special activity or place you might associate them with. In ours we got to include the names of our friends who moved to California, but are now remembered in our story for being the friends we played in Washington Market Park with. The First Adventures of Incredible You would be a great baby shower gift, going away present, birthday present, Valentine...or any time you want to get really soppy about. :) Check out the book with their virtual tour on Custom Made for Kids website. Click on the order button and you can see what information you get to enter, but the story is a surprise until you get it delivered, which is kind of fun. Use code mp10 when you order and get 10% off! GIVEAWAY: Get your very own custom book for someone special. Leave a comment on this post with your favorite special thing to do with kids in New York. We'll pick one comment randomly to win their own free book.
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About the Author

Anna Fader

Founder of Mommy Poppins

A fourth-generation Brooklynite, Anna started Mommy Poppins in 2007 to help families find the best things to do with kids in NYC, with a particular emphasis on sharing activities that are free, affordable, and enriching. The site, used by millions of families, has grown to become the ultimate resource for parents in the major US cities, plus travel guides for 100s of destinations.

Anna is a believer in the magic of summer camps, traveling with kids, and that you can raise kids on a budget and still have a rich life full of amazing memories. Anna's first Mommy Poppins book, The Young Traveler's Journal and Activity Book, published in 2025 and co-written with her daughter, Amelia Eigerman, brings that ethos to life, in addition to this website.

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