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Picture books in two languages, with your child’s name.

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PERSONALISED · IN TWO LANGUAGES

TheheroofthisstoryisMia.One of our ready-made characters, with their own name.

Choose one of our ready-made characters and add your child’s name, and it runs all through the book. Every spread speaks two languages: Spanish on the left, English on the right — so Nana can read along, and so can the teacher at school.

The photo book isn’t on sale yet. When it is, the photo will be used only to draw that book, never to train AI, and our copy will be deleted within 30 days of upload.

ES · EN
SOBRE SER VALIENTE EN LA OSCURIDADLa aventura de cumpleaños de MiaMia’s Birthday Adventure
PERSONALISED · IN TWO LANGUAGES

Delivery after printing, in working days: US 6 · UK 4–5 · Canada 8–10 · Australia 5–6 · New Zealand 3. A personalised book goes to print if you don’t ask for a change within 24 hours of the preview.

A ready-made character, their own nameThe hero carries your child’s name
Two languages, one bookSpanish on the left, English on the right
Printed book + PDFThe book by post, the PDF free by email
Ages 0–8The text is written for their age
WHAT’S THE OCCASION?

Who’s the book for, and why?

The story changes with the occasion: a birthday tells a different tale from a new baby’s first lullaby, and a different one again at Christmas. The day is on the cover and on the dedication page, too.

ES · EN

Mia’s Birthday Adventure

IN THE SHOP
In the shop in 18 languages, each with English. See which

Spanish–English · Tagalog–English · German–English · Turkish–English · Portuguese–English · Italian–English · French–English · Polish–English · Dutch–English · Samoan–English · Russian–English · Ukrainian–English · Greek–English · Vietnamese–English · Chinese (Simplified)–English · Chinese (Traditional)–English · Japanese–English · Korean–English

On the morning of Mia’s birthday there’s an invitation. The forest sent it, and the present is courage itself.

USUALLY GIVEN BY
Parents, aunts, godparents
WHEN
All year — no deadline
AGE
2–8
TWO LANGUAGES

Your language, and English.

Every spread tells the story twice: once in the language you speak at home, once in English, with one picture across both pages. A child reading along stops asking what a word means, and starts comparing.

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Die Katze vom Gemüseladen sprach nur Englisch. „It rolled to the bridge“, sagte sie und gähnte verschlafen. Leo kannte die Wörter von zu Hause und verstand sofort: Der Stern war zur Brücke gerollt. Die Katze streckte sich und kam mit. Jetzt gab es zwei Spuren im Schnee.

DEUTSCH

The greengrocer’s cat only spoke English. ‘It rolled to the bridge,’ said the cat with a sleepy yawn. Leo knew those words from home. The cat stretched and came along. Now there were two sets of tracks.

ENGLISH
A real spread from “Leo and the Lost Star”: picture and words as printed.

Pick your language

The first books are ready in Spanish, Tagalog, German and Turkish, each with English. The other languages are in preparation.

HEROES

Heroes who look like your child.

Pick the hero, we add your child’s name — on the cover and on every page. Our heroes are invented and drawn for our books; none of them is a real child.

  • Girl 1: shoulder-length dark brown hair, holding a lantern in the snowGirl 1In the shop
  • Girl 2: black hair in a low ponytail, holding a glowing starGirl 2Books in preparation
  • Girl 3: black curly hair in two puffs, wearing a red capeGirl 3Books in preparation
  • Boy 1: short black curls, holding a birthday cake beside a dinosaurBoy 1In the shop
  • Boy 2: short dark wavy hair, wearing a red capeBoy 2Books in preparation
  • Boy 3: dark tousled hair, holding a lantern in a snowy forestBoy 3Books in preparation
  • Baby 1: a baby in a blue swaddle with a toy whaleBaby 1In the shop
  • Baby 2: a baby with dark hair in a white hooded wrap and a little red capeBaby 2Books in preparation
  • Baby 3: a baby with soft black curls under a night skyBaby 3Books in preparation

Today each book comes with one hero to choose from; the others are joining book by book.

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A version drawn from your child’s photo is coming later.

HOW IT WORKS

Three steps, then it’s on your doorstep.

  1. 01ONE MINUTE

    Pick the book.

    Choose the occasion, the age, the two languages and which one goes on the left.

  2. An open spread from one of our booksLeo
    02TWO MINUTES

    Choose a character, add the name.

    Pick one of our ready-made characters and add your child’s name — and, if you like, a dedication for the first page.

  3. 033–10 WORKING DAYS, BY COUNTRY

    Check the preview, then watch the post.

    The preview PDF comes by email; if you don’t ask for a change within 24 hours, the book is printed and sent to you, with a free PDF copy by email. Delivery, in working days: US 6 · UK 4–5 · Canada 8–10 · Australia 5–6 · New Zealand 3.

THEMES

Five worlds, for every occasion.

A birthday, Christmas, a new baby or a new sibling: every book is set in one of these five worlds. A few are on sale today; the rest are in preparation.

How stories begin: Once upon a time… · むかしむかし… · Érase una vez… · Il était une fois… · Es war einmal… · Bir varmış, bir yokmuş… · Жили-были…

The school language is everywhere already. The home language often stays at home.

Children growing up between two languages hear one of them at school, on the street and on every screen, and most of the books that come into the house speak only that one. Pip Leaf puts the home language on the same page: one book, two languages, one child. Whoever reads it aloud, at bedtime or on a video call, finds their own words there.

WHY PIP LEAF EXISTS
LANGUAGES

Which languages, and where?

Every book has two languages; which two depends on your family. The personalised book carries your child’s name; the ready-made book is for any child. If something isn’t on sale yet, we say so.

  • Spanish – English

    Personalised bookTheir name, with a ready-made character
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  • Tagalog – English

    Personalised bookTheir name, with a ready-made character
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  • German – English

    Personalised bookTheir name, with a ready-made character
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    Ready-made bookNo name to add, for any child
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  • Turkish – English

    Personalised bookTheir name, with a ready-made character
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    Ready-made bookNo name to add, for any child
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PRICES

Pay once. No subscription.

Prices depend on the delivery country and are shown in its currency. Shipping is added before you pay; you see the full total first.

Prices for US, in USD.

Printed books ship from this site to US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In the EU our books will be on Etsy and Amazon, coming soon.

With a ready-made characterNo photo needed: choose one of our heroes and add the name. The preview PDF comes by email; if you don’t ask for a change within 24 hours, the book goes to print.
Ready-made bookNo name to add, for any child: the finished book, with its own hero and name.
PDF
With a ready-made character
US$14.95
Ready-made book
US$9.95

Download it, read it on a tablet or print it at home.

  • 32 pages, print-ready PDF
  • Both languages side by side
  • Sent by email
Softcover
With a ready-made character
US$34.95
Ready-made book
US$14.95

Light and sturdy, for every evening.

  • 32 pages, matt cover
  • Both languages side by side
  • Can go to a different address
  • Free PDF copy by email
Hardcover
With a ready-made characterCOMING SOON
US$48.95

For giving, and for years on the shelf.

  • 32 pages, hardback, dedication page included
  • Both languages side by side
  • Can go to a different address
  • Free PDF copy by email
Every printed book comes with a free PDF copy by email, so family far away can read the same book.Drawn from your child’s photo: coming later.In the preview of a personalised book, changes to the details you gave us — name, dedication, character, language order — are free. If a printed book arrives damaged or with a printing fault, we send a new copy or refund you.

What parents ask us.

Yes. On every spread the same text appears once in Spanish and once in English; the picture runs across both pages as one. For a personalised book, you choose which language goes on the left when you order.

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Tonight, let Mia be the hero of the story.

Two languages, one book, one payment.

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